MRK vs CCIA Comparison

Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.

Carlyle Credit Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to generate current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, that are collateralized by a portfolio consisting mainly of below-investment-grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors.