BLW vs HPI Comparison

Blackrock Ltd Duration Income Trust is a diversified investment fund with an investment objective to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Fund's portfolio normally has an average portfolio duration of less than five years. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide a high-level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in securities that may be undervalued relative to similar securities in the marketplace. The fund's principal investment strategies include investing a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities. Its portfolio composition consists of U.S preferred securities, common stocks, foreign preferred securities, corporate bonds, and short-term investments.