CMCO vs GUG Comparison

Columbus McKinnon Corp is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of intelligent motion solutions, including motion control products, technologies, automated systems, and services that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position, and secure materials. Its key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyors, actuators, rigging tools, light rail workstations, and digital power and motion control systems. The company's targeted market verticals include general industries, process industries, industrial automation, and e-commerce/supply chain/warehousing among others. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States and the rest from Germany, Canada, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company invests in both fixed-income and other debt instruments selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities, and may also invest in equities. It uses tactical asset allocation models to determine the optimal allocation of its assets between fixed-income and equity securities. A majority of its investments are made in corporate bonds and the rest in senior floating rate interests, asset-backed securities, preferred stocks, and other securities.