ERH vs GPMT Comparison

Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income. The company allocates a majority of its total assets to a sleeve that places a focus on common, preferred, and convertible preferred stocks of utility companies and the rest of its total assets to a sleeve of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade (high yield) debt.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc focuses on directly originating, investing in, and managing senior floating rate commercial mortgage loans and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments. The company constructs its investment portfolio on a loan-by-loan basis, emphasizing rigorous credit underwriting, selectivity, and diversification, and assesses each investment from a fundamental value perspective relative to other opportunities available in the market. It typically provides intermediate-term bridge or transitional financing for a variety of purposes, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancing, and a range of business plans, including lease-up, renovation, repositioning and repurposing of the property.