SCMC yields 0.91% · MRK yields 2.81%● Live data
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SCMC seeks competitive total return and current income by investing in bonds and other debt obligations. The funds broad investment approach may include government and corporate debt, fixed and floating rate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, loans, munis, insurance-linked securities, Yankee bonds, hybrid securities, and notes. The actively managed fund may invest in bonds of any credit quality from both US and non-US issuers, denominated in any currency from developed and emerging markets. It may also invest in ETFs and other investment companies, including affiliated funds. The fund can invest in debt securities of any maturity without limit. In addition, the fund may invest in derivatives (futures, forwards, swaps, and options) which may be used for hedging non-USD assets or to express currency views.
Full SCMC Calculator →Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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