Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $7.56 +0.03 (+0.40%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUND vs. MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, and MYDShould you be buying Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sprott Focus Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), and BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Sprott Focus Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Invesco Municipal Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MQY or FUND? 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MQY or FUND? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$16.07M50.11N/AN/AN/ASprott Focus Trust$2.30M97.78N/AN/AN/A Is MQY or FUND a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Does the media favor MQY or FUND? In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Neutral Sprott Focus Trust Positive Which has more volatility & risk, MQY or FUND? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MQY or FUND more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A N/A N/A Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MQY or FUND? Sprott Focus Trust received 45 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Sprott Focus Trust an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Sprott Focus TrustOutperform Votes15568.28% Underperform Votes7231.72% SummarySprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sprott Focus Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FUND and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FUND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSprott Focus TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$225.33M$7.14B$11.73B$8.62BDividend Yield8.12%6.78%5.66%4.17%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0519.96Price / Sales97.7824.7226.86157.63Price / CashN/A7.5117.6034.64Price / BookN/A0.922.894.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$248.14M7 Day Performance2.72%1.00%1.53%2.39%1 Month Performance3.99%1.79%1.45%6.05%1 Year Performance-0.66%2.69%540.37%13.60% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.56+0.4%N/A-0.9%$225.33M$2.30M0.00N/APositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.95-0.3%N/A-10.1%$800.19M$16.07M0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.42+0.3%N/A-5.7%$708.88M$11.53M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓VMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.07+0.4%N/A-7.9%$611.69M$24.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.61-0.2%N/A-3.0%$546.22M$22.00M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.81+0.3%N/A-2.5%$535.81M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.48-0.2%N/A-6.1%$514.12M$21.00M0.00147,000News CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.16+0.2%N/A-7.6%$506.88M$20.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑IQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.31+0.4%N/A-4.3%$492.35M$20.51M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.18-0.1%N/A-0.8%$487.53M$18.10M0.00N/APositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$9.96+0.4%N/A-7.3%$464.71M$8.74M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors VMO Competitors IIM Competitors MMU Competitors VGM Competitors VKQ Competitors IQI Competitors VCV Competitors MYD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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