DIN vs GUG Comparison

Dine Brands Global Inc owns and franchises thousands of restaurants under the Applebee's and International House of Pancakes names. Almost all company restaurants are located in the United States and franchised. Royalty revenue, which the company gets from franchisees based on franchisees' sales, accounts for roughly three-quarters of total company revenue. The company also earns revenue by leasing restaurant sites to franchisees. The company has four reportable segments Franchise operations, (an aggregation of Applebee's and IHOP franchise operations), Rental operations, Financing operations, and Company-operated restaurant operations. The majority of revenue is derived from the Franchise operations segment.

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.