EOD vs MRBK Comparison

Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund's secondary objective is the long-term growth of capital. The fund allocates its assets between two separate investment strategies or sleeves. Under normal market conditions, the fund allocates approximately 80% of its total assets to an equity sleeve comprised of common stocks.

Meridian Corp is a bank holding company. Through its banking subsidiary, it operates as a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank providing personal, business lending, and deposit services. It operates in three reportable segments including Bank, Wealth, and Mortgage. The company generates maximum revenue from the Bank segment which consists of commercial and retail banking. It generates interest income from its lending (including leasing) and investing activities and is dependent on the gathering of lower-cost deposits from its branch network or borrowed funds from other sources for funding its loans.