CIM vs VHI Comparison

Chimera Investment Corporation is a real estate investment trust engaged in investing in a portfolio of mortgage assets on a leveraged basis. These investments include a variety of government-sponsored agency residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS, non-agency RMBS, agency commercial mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, and other real estate-related securities. Agency mortgage-backed securities represent the share of this portfolio, while subprime residential mortgage loans and non-agency RMBS also make up substantial shares.

Valhi Inc is a holding company that provides chemicals, security products, waste management systems, and real estate development and management through its subsidiaries. It operates its business in three segments, which are Chemicals, Component Products, and Real Estate Management and Development. The company derives maximum revenue from the Chemicals segment. Chemicals Segment is a producer and marketer of value-added titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2). TiO2 is used to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability to a wide variety of products, including paints, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics. Geographically the company operates in the United States, Germany, Canada, Norway, and Belgium, where the majority of revenue comes from the United States.