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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) - North America 401(k) Savings Plan
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS  
Schedule of Plan's Assets Fair Value Hierarchy

December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Mutual Funds

$

305,689,698

$

-

$

-

$

305,689,698

Fresenius Medical Care AG Shares

 

14,236,904

 

-

 

-

 

14,236,904

Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts (a)

 

107,058,423

 

763,788

 

-

 

107,822,211

Interest-Bearing Cash

 

17,906,546

 

-

 

-

 

17,906,546

Total Investments at Fair Value

$

444,891,571

$

763,788

$

-

 

445,655,359

Total Investments at Net Asset Value*

 

3,193,820,709

Total Investments

$

3,639,476,068

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December 31, 2024

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Mutual Fund

$

30,397,222

$

-

$

-

$

30,397,222

Fresenius Medical Care AG Shares

 

15,861,109

 

-

 

-

 

15,861,109

Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts (a)

 

77,290,279

 

1,132,428

 

-

 

78,422,707

Interest-Bearing Cash

 

17,201,163

 

-

 

-

 

17,201,163

Total Investments at Fair Value

$

140,749,773

$

1,132,428

$

-

 

141,882,201

Total Investments at Net Asset Value*

 

3,034,545,303

Total Investments

$

3,176,427,504

* In accordance with subtopic 820-10, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

(a) - Investments in brokerage accounts of Plan participants choosing the “Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts” investment option. Such investments consist of a variety of classes of common stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds and other investments as directed by Plan participants.

Schedule of Plan's investments with a reported NAV

Other

Redemption

Fair Value

Fair Value

Redemption

Redemption

Notice

Investments

December 31, 2025*

December 31, 2024*

Frequency

Restrictions

Period

BlackRock Equity Index Fund

  ​ ​ ​

$

1,767,860,942

  ​ ​ ​

$

1,550,604,658

  ​ ​ ​

Daily

  ​ ​ ​

None

  ​ ​ ​

None

BlackRock Russell 2000 Index Fund

 

27,260,948

 

290,846,641

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

BlackRock Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund

 

252,055,360

 

344,787,918

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

BlackRock U.S. Debt Index Fund

 

242,596,704

 

253,874,802

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

BlackRock MSCI ACWI EX U.S. Index Fund

 

492,346,514

 

441,356,082

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

BlackRock U.S. Treasury Inflation Protection Securities Fund

 

18,355,108

 

30,746,298

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

BlackRock Emerging Markets Index Non-Lendable Fund

 

-

 

122,328,904

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

T. Rowe Price International Discovery Administrative

94,738,348

-

Daily

None

None

Columbia Dividend Income Institutional

119,055,694

-

Daily

None

None

Schroder International Alpha Fund

67,582,951

-

Daily

None

None

Cohen & Steers U.S. Realty Fund Class A

514,697

-

Daily

None

None

Pioneer Bond Fund

56,789,004

-

Daily

None

None

GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity CIT Fund

54,664,439

-

Daily

None

None

$

3,193,820,709

$

3,034,545,303

 

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* The fair value of the investments has been estimated using the net asset value of the investment as a practical expedient.