Genesee & Wyoming
NYSE:GWRGenesee & Wyoming Inc. owns and leases freight railroads. It operates through three segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations, and U.K./European Operations. The company transports various commodities, including agricultural products, autos and auto parts, chemicals and plastics, coal and coke, food and kindred products, lumber and forest products, metallic ores, metals, minerals and stone, petroleum products, pulp and paper, waste, and other commodities. It owns or leases 122 freight railroads, including 105 short line railroads and 2 regional freight railroads located in the United States, 8 short line railroads located in Canada, 3 railroads located in Australia, 1 railroad located in the United Kingdom, 1 railroad in Poland and Germany, and 2 railroads in the Netherlands with a total of approximately 16,200 miles of track. The company also operates 6,200 additional miles of track that is owned or leased by others. In addition, it operates deep sea maritime containers and provides bulk haulage, including coal, aggregates, cement, and infrastructure services. Further, the company provides rail service at approximately 40 ports; rail-ferry service in North America, Australia, and Europe; and contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut.
Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund
NYSE:IRRVoya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Voya Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of North America. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the energy, natural resources, and basic materials industries. It primarily invests in growth and value stocks of companies. The fund also invests through derivatives linked to the equity securities such as call options. It employs fundamental analysis with proprietary stock selection screens, focusing on such factors as cash flows, earnings, price-to-book ratios, superior capital allocation, and strong competitive position, and operations to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index. It was formerly known as ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund. Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund was formed on October 24, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.
Mesa Royalty Trust
NYSE:MTRMesa Royalty Trust owns net overriding royalty interests in various oil and gas producing properties in the United States. The company has interests in properties located in the Hugoton field of Kansas; and the San Juan Basin of Northwestern New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado. Mesa Royalty Trust was founded in 1979 and is based in Houston, Texas.
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II
NYSE:PMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It seeks to invest primarily in municipal bonds, variable rate notes, variable rate demand notes, and U.S. treasury bills. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II was formed on June 28 2002 and is domiciled in United States.