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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:FTNYSE:HYINYSE:MCRNYSE:PML On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeFTFranklin Universal Trust$7.41-0.4%$7.36$6.68▼$7.80$186.20M0.743,243 shs22,310 shsHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$11.650.0%$11.67$11.05▼$12.44N/AN/A60,392 shs59,549 shsMCRMFS Charter Income Trust$6.25+0.2%$6.17$5.57▼$6.58N/AN/A78,377 shs33,547 shsPMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II$7.43-0.5%$7.70$7.12▼$9.52N/AN/A210,177 shs196,580 shs13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying now.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceFTFranklin Universal Trust-0.05%-1.00%+2.84%-1.91%+7.99%HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund-0.84%-1.60%+1.40%-3.32%+0.53%MCRMFS Charter Income Trust-0.08%-0.72%+3.74%-2.35%-0.64%PMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II+0.07%-2.99%+0.78%-12.92%-10.46%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationFTFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMCRMFS Charter Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceFTFranklin Universal Trust 0.00N/AN/AN/AHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund 0.00N/AN/AN/AMCRMFS Charter Income Trust 0.00N/AN/AN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II 0.00N/AN/AN/ACompare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookFTFranklin Universal Trust$35.08M5.31N/AN/AN/A∞HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$29.60MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMCRMFS Charter Income Trust$30.45MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II$1.21MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateFTFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMCRMFS Charter Income TrustN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthFTFranklin Universal Trust$0.516.88%-1.90%N/AN/AHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$1.149.79%N/AN/AN/AMCRMFS Charter Income Trust$0.548.64%+3.90%N/AN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II$0.354.71%-12.52%N/AN/ALatest FT, PML, MCR, and HYI DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/19/2025HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.09509.6%8/22/20258/22/20259/2/20255/16/2025HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.09509.6%8/22/20258/22/20259/2/20255/5/2025PMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IImonthly$0.03956.1%5/12/20255/12/20256/2/20255/8/2025FTFranklin Universal Trustmonthly$0.04256.9%5/19/20255/19/20255/30/20255/2/2025MCRMFS Charter Income Trustmonthly$0.04398.7%5/13/20255/13/20255/30/20254/3/2025PMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IImonthly$0.03955.8%4/11/20254/11/20255/1/20254/8/2025FTFranklin Universal Trustmonthly$0.04257.3%4/17/20254/17/20254/30/20254/2/2025MCRMFS Charter Income Trustmonthly$0.04488.7%4/15/20254/15/20254/30/20253/24/2025HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$0.09509.52%3/24/20253/25/20254/1/20253/3/2025PMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIMonthly$0.03955.55%3/13/20253/13/20254/1/20253/7/2025FTFranklin Universal Trustmonthly$0.04256.8%3/17/20253/17/20253/31/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipFTFranklin Universal TrustN/AHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/AMCRMFS Charter Income TrustN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipFTFranklin Universal Trust7.79%HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/AMCRMFS Charter Income TrustN/APMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableFTFranklin Universal TrustN/A25.13 million23.17 millionNot OptionableHYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/ANot OptionableMCRMFS Charter Income TrustN/AN/AN/ANot OptionablePMLPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIN/AN/AN/ANot OptionableFT, PML, MCR, and HYI HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesWhy I'm Fading The PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund And Its 12.03% Distribution YieldMay 15, 2025 | seekingalpha.comPIMCO Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Common Share DistributionsFebruary 3, 2025 | globenewswire.comStrategies For Growing Income In 2025: Part 1January 29, 2025 | seekingalpha.comPIMCO Municipal Income Fund IIJanuary 27, 2025 | uk.investing.com(PML) Long Term Investment AnalysisJanuary 27, 2025 | news.stocktradersdaily.com(PML) Investment ReportJanuary 17, 2025 | news.stocktradersdaily.comPIMCO Municipal Income IIJanuary 12, 2025 | morningstar.com(PML) Trading SignalsJanuary 6, 2025 | news.stocktradersdaily.com(PML) Technical Pivots with Risk ControlsDecember 27, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comPML: A Buy Case Is Emerging For This Muni CEF (Rating Upgrade)December 23, 2024 | seekingalpha.comWhen the Price of (PML) Talks, People ListenDecember 17, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comThe Difference Between Good And Bad CEFsNovember 26, 2024 | forbes.com(PML) Trading AdviceNovember 25, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comHow the (PML) price action is used to our AdvantageOctober 2, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comPIMCO Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Common Share DistributionsOctober 1, 2024 | globenewswire.com(PML) Trading ReportSeptember 11, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comWhen (PML) Moves Investors should ListenAugust 16, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comHow to Take Advantage of moves in (PML)August 3, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comPIMCO Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Common Share DistributionsJune 3, 2024 | globenewswire.comPIMCO Municipal Income Fund II (PML)April 30, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop HeadlinesView All 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This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund NYSE:HYI$11.65 0.00 (-0.01%) Closing price 03:53 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.64 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd and Western Asset Management Company Limited. It invests fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in high-yield corporate fixed income securities with varying maturities. It invests in below investment grade fixed income securities. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on July 20, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.MFS Charter Income Trust NYSE:MCR$6.25 +0.01 (+0.16%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.25 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.MFS Charter Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. It invests primarily in corporate bonds of U.S. or foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, foreign government securities, mortgage-backed, and other asset-backed securities of U.S. or foreign issuers, or debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries. The fund employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a combination of the Barclays U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond 2% Issuer Capped Index, MFS Charter Income Trust Blended Index, Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index, Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index, Citigroup World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index, and JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. MFS Charter Income Trust was formed on July 20, 1989 and is domiciled in the United States.PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II NYSE:PML$7.42 -0.04 (-0.47%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.47 +0.04 (+0.61%) As of 05:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.PIMCO 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. 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