FFA vs RWT Comparison

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide high level of current income and gains and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities.

Redwood Trust Inc is a specialty finance company focused on several distinct areas of housing credit. The company delivers customized housing credit investments to a diverse mix of investors through securitization platforms, whole-loan distribution activities, and its publicly traded securities. The company has four reportable segments: Sequoia Mortgage Banking, CoreVest Mortgage Banking, Redwood Investments, and Legacy Investments. Maximum revenue is generated from the Sequoia Mortgage Banking segment, comprising a mortgage loan conduit that acquires residential consumer loans from third-party originators for subsequent sale to whole loan buyers, securitization through its SEMT private-label securitization program, or transfer into its Redwood Investments portfolio.