FUND vs. MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, PPT, and RCS
Should you be buying Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sprott Focus Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), INV VK MUN OPP (VMO), Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), INV VK TR INV (VGM), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), INV VK CA VALU (VCV), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
Sprott Focus Trust vs. Its Competitors
Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.
Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by institutional investors. 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust and Sprott Focus Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's score of 1.73 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%.
Summary
Sprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
