EMF vs EARN Comparison

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in emerging country equity securities. It invests in various sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Beverages, Broadline Retail, Metals &Mining, Banks, Food Products, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, insurance, Entertainment, and others.

Ellington Credit Co is focused on corporate collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). It focuses on acquiring, investing in, and managing secondary CLO mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The company relies on risk management, including disciplined liquidity management and selective use of credit hedges, to preserve book value during times. The company primary investment objectives are to generate attractive current yields and risk-adjusted total returns for shareholders. It invest in multiple parts of the CLO capital structure, principally mezzanine debt and equity tranches. Rather than focusing only on short-term current yield, it select investments that it believe will provide a strong total return to drive a sustainable earnings stream over a long-term horizon.