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VolumeToday's VolumeECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$8.09-0.6%$7.94$7.02▼$8.91$111.16M1.153,320 shs9,549 shsKFThe Korea Fund$24.01+1.0%$24.23$18.30▼$25.56$118.13M1.1914,553 shs8,273 shsMGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust$3.05-0.7%$3.12$2.91▼$3.31$99.43M0.28100,932 shs63,331 shsPFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund$8.28-0.4%$8.25$6.90▼$8.48$108.30M0.8131,368 shs38,596 shs10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that will drive in any economic environment.Get This Free ReportPrice PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund-0.01%-0.49%+5.04%+0.87%+812,999,900.00%KFThe Korea Fund0.00%-0.83%+0.13%+2.59%+6.86%MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust0.00%-0.97%-0.97%+0.33%-5.25%PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund+0.06%-0.98%+3.36%+1.09%+10.65%Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (Ad)New Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. Everyone's going to cash… Wall Street legend says: "A little-known vehicle outside of banks could double… triple… or even quadruple your life savings if you know where to find it right now." We urge you to move your cash into this vehicle in 2024. More here.MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AKFThe Korea FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAnalyst RatingsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AKFThe Korea FundN/AN/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/AN/ASales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$6.93M16.05N/AN/AN/A∞KFThe Korea FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AProfitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AKFThe Korea FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ADividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$0.526.43%-26.88%N/A1 YearsKFThe Korea Fund$0.050.21%N/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust$0.247.87%+4.28%N/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund$0.556.64%-9.87%N/A1 YearsLatest ECF, PFO, KF, and MGF DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/22/2024PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.04837.2%7/24/20247/24/20247/31/20244/19/2024PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.04837.2%6/21/20246/21/20246/28/20244/18/2024PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundMonthly$0.04837.22%6/21/20246/21/20246/28/20245/16/2024ECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundQuarterly$0.136.42%6/13/20246/13/20246/21/20245/1/2024MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trustmonthly$0.01967.7%5/14/20245/15/20245/31/20245/22/2024PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund$0.04836.91%5/22/20245/23/20245/31/20244/1/2024MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trustmonthly$0.027.7%4/16/20244/17/20244/30/20243/1/2024MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trustmonthly$0.02018%3/12/20243/13/20243/28/2024(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund35.88%KFThe Korea Fund69.99%MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust54.77%PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund12.90%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund0.52%KFThe Korea Fund59.52%MGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AMiscellaneousCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A13.75 million13.68 millionN/AKFThe Korea FundN/A4.92 million1.99 millionNot OptionableMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/A32.60 million32.60 millionNot OptionablePFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/A13.08 millionN/ANot OptionableECF, PFO, KF, and MGF HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesMay 22, 2024 | marketbeat.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:PFO) Declares Dividend of $0.05May 20, 2024 | marketbeat.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:PFO) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.05May 18, 2024 | marketbeat.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:PFO) Stake Lifted by Matisse CapitalApril 29, 2024 | marketbeat.comPFG Investments LLC Makes New $921,000 Investment in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:PFO)April 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (XPFOX)April 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPFD, PFO, FFC, FLC and DFP Announce May, June and July DividendsFebruary 3, 2024 | seekingalpha.comCEF Weekly Review: Take Care With Total NAV ReturnsDecember 11, 2023 | msn.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund declares $0.045 dividendAugust 29, 2023 | msn.comPFO: Very Attractive Price, But I Am Not ImpressedJune 23, 2023 | uk.finance.yahoo.comFFC - Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc.June 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDFP - Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc.April 9, 2023 | thestreet.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund IncorporatedSeptember 19, 2022 | reuters.comFlaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund IncSeptember 15, 2022 | reuters.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund IncJuly 23, 2022 | seekingalpha.comFlaherty&Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund cuts dividend by 10%July 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comPFD, PFO, FFC, FLC and DFP Announce August and September DividendsFebruary 13, 2022 | nasdaq.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated (PFO)January 20, 2022 | seekingalpha.comFlaherty&Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund declares $0.067 dividendDecember 2, 2021 | investing.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Inc Oppty Fund Inc (PFO)New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeCompany DescriptionsEllsworth Growth and Income FundNYSE:ECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets. The fund primarily invests in convertible securities. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. was formed on June 27, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.The Korea FundNYSE:KFThe Korea Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Korea. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as price-to-earnings ratios, dividend yields, and earnings-per-share growth to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. It uses 'Grassroots Research' to make its investments. The Korea Fund, Inc. was formed on August 29, 1984 and is domiciled in the United States.MFS Government Markets Income TrustNYSE:MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It primarily invests in investment grade debt instruments. The fund also invests in mortgage backed, U.S. government agencies, international sovereigns, U.S. treasuries, cash and other net assets, emerging markets debt, high grade corporates, and residential mortgage backed securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index. MFS Government Markets Income Trust was formed in May 28, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundNYSE:PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the financial services sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 10, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States. 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