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MRK
Description
Description
Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. The company is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey and currently employs 75,000 full-time employees. Its Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The firm sells its human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care pr...
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NYSE/NASDAQ
High Price Growth
Performance
Performance
$130.87
USD
Ⲡ$75.19 (135.05%)
27th July 2026, 10:54 p.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
Ⲡ67.50% Growth
5 years capital growth
Ⲡ3.02% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$623.13 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
2.64%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
3.02%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
N/A
ESG
ESG
78.29
Environmental score
92.66
Social score
53.39
Governance score
Pearler community insights
Pearler community insights
General statistics
17 investors hold MRK
58 weeks average time between investments
$756 average holding per investor
5 hours since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
50k - 100k
33%
100k - 150k
28%
Less than 50k
22%
150k - 200k
11%
More than 200k
6%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
59%
26-34 years old
35%
18-25 years old
6%
Legal gender of investors
47% male
53% female
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