RCS vs. VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, NQP, PPT, and RFI
Should you be buying PIMCO Strategic Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PIMCO Strategic Income Fund include 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), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund vs. Its Competitors
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (NYSE:RCS) and INV VK MUN OPP (NYSE:VMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK MUN OPP has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. INV VK MUN OPP pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%.
13.5% of PIMCO Strategic Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, INV VK MUN OPP had 1 more articles in the media than PIMCO Strategic Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for INV VK MUN OPP and 3 mentions for PIMCO Strategic Income Fund. INV VK MUN OPP's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat PIMCO Strategic Income Fund's score of 0.14 indicating that INV VK MUN OPP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
INV VK MUN OPP beats PIMCO Strategic Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RCS) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff