Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF) Competitors $7.39 +0.02 (+0.27%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.37 -0.02 (-0.27%) As of 09/12/2025 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. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MHF vs. IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, NQP, PPT, RCS, and RFIShould you be buying Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund include 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), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Invvlu Mu Incm Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inv Vk Tr Inv Inv Vk Mun Tr Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Inv Vk Ca Valu Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Invvlu Mu Incm (NYSE:IIM) and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (NYSE:MHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, IIM or MHF? Invvlu Mu Incm has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, IIM or MHF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInvvlu Mu IncmN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Municipal High Income Fund$3.01M53.11N/AN/AN/A Is IIM or MHF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Invvlu Mu IncmN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in IIM or MHF? 20.7% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to IIM or MHF? In the previous week, Invvlu Mu Incm had 3 more articles in the media than Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Invvlu Mu Incm and 1 mentions for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Invvlu Mu Incm's score of 0.98 indicating that Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Invvlu Mu Incm 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is IIM or MHF a better dividend stock? Invvlu Mu Incm pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. SummaryInvvlu Mu Incm beats Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MHF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 MHF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$159.61M$3.91B$12.82B$21.68BDividend Yield2.76%6.13%5.40%3.48%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.5929.69Price / Sales53.1131.4330.8470.28Price / CashN/A18.3422.3625.00Price / BookN/A1.232.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance0.68%1.40%1.03%0.65%1 Month Performance7.26%2.65%2.37%3.07%1 Year Performance1.09%3.30%539.26%14.34% Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$7.39+0.3%N/A+1.1%$159.61M$3.01M0.00N/APositive NewsIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.74-0.4%N/A-4.1%$552.60MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.88-0.1%N/A-5.7%$539.65MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsVGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.54-0.1%N/A-5.9%$517.08MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.12-0.3%N/A-8.6%$504.42MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓IQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.43+0.1%N/A-4.7%$498.71MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.18-0.3%N/A-6.7%$487.28MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.93-0.3%N/A-10.1%$407.96MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.69-0.1%N/A+0.4%$354.76MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.20-0.5%N/A-3.4%$335.65MN/A0.00N/ARFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.95-1.2%N/A-8.9%$318.95MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IIM Alternatives MMU Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives IQI Alternatives VCV Alternatives NQP Alternatives PPT Alternatives RCS Alternatives RFI Alternatives 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 (NYSE:MHF) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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