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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
$8.09
-0.6%
$7.94
$7.02
$8.91
$111.16M1.153,320 shs9,549 shs
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
$24.01
+1.0%
$24.23
$18.30
$25.56
$118.13M1.1914,553 shs8,273 shs
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
$3.05
-0.7%
$3.12
$2.91
$3.31
$99.43M0.28100,932 shs63,331 shs
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
$8.28
-0.4%
$8.25
$6.90
$8.48
$108.30M0.8131,368 shs38,596 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
-0.01%-0.49%+5.04%+0.87%+812,999,900.00%
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
0.00%-0.83%+0.13%+2.59%+6.86%
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
0.00%-0.97%-0.97%+0.33%-5.25%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
+0.06%-0.98%+3.36%+1.09%+10.65%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
$6.93M16.05N/AN/AN/A
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
$0.526.43%-26.88%N/A1 Years
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
$0.050.21%N/AN/AN/A
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
$0.247.87%+4.28%N/AN/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
$0.556.64%-9.87%N/A1 Years

Latest ECF, PFO, KF, and MGF Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/22/2024
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
monthly$0.04837.2%7/24/20247/24/20247/31/2024
4/19/2024
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
monthly$0.04837.2%6/21/20246/21/20246/28/2024
4/18/2024
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
Monthly$0.04837.22%6/21/20246/21/20246/28/2024
5/16/2024
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
Quarterly$0.136.42%6/13/20246/13/20246/21/2024
5/1/2024
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
monthly$0.01967.7%5/14/20245/15/20245/31/2024
5/22/2024
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
$0.04836.91%5/22/20245/23/20245/31/2024
4/1/2024
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
monthly$0.027.7%4/16/20244/17/20244/30/2024
3/1/2024
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
monthly$0.02018%3/12/20243/13/20243/28/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. stock logo
ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
N/A13.75 million13.68 millionN/A
The Korea Fund, Inc. stock logo
KF
The Korea Fund
N/A4.92 million1.99 millionNot Optionable
MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock logo
MGF
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
N/A32.60 million32.60 millionNot Optionable
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. stock logo
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
N/A13.08 millionN/ANot Optionable

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Company Descriptions

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund logo

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund

NYSE:ECF
Ellsworth 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 Fund logo

The Korea Fund

NYSE:KF
The 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 Trust logo

MFS Government Markets Income Trust

NYSE:MGF
MFS 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 Fund logo

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund

NYSE:PFO
Flaherty & 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.