COLM vs JPC Comparison

Columbia Sportswear Co makes outdoor and active-lifestyle apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories that it sells under four primary brands: Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna. The majority of sales are in the United States, but the company also has remarkable sales in its three other geographic segments: Latin American and Asia-Pacific; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Canada. The majority of sales are through wholesale channels, including sporting goods and department stores, but the company also operates its own branded stores in each of its geographic segments. Columbia sources products from around the world and uses contract manufacturers outside the United States, predominantly in Asia to manufacture its various products.

Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide high current income and total return. It invests its managed assets in preferred securities, and in other types of securities, primarily income-oriented securities such as corporate and taxable municipal debt and common equity.