FPF vs MESO Comparison

First Trust Inter Dur Pref& Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. Further, it has a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests in the traditional preferred securities, hybrid preferred securities, floating rate & fixed-to-floating rate preferred securities, debt securities, convertible securities, and contingent convertible securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Its investment portfolio includes industries such as Banks, Insurance, Capital Markets, Electric Utilities, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, Food Products, and others.

Mesoblast Ltd is a biotechnology company. It uses its proprietary technology platform to develop and commercialize allogeneic cellular medicines to treat complex diseases resistant to conventional standards of care and where inflammation plays a central role. The company's product candidates include; Ryoncil (remestemcel-L) for the treatment of steroid refractory acute graft versus host disease as well as for the treatment of moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome; Revascor (rexlemestrocel-L) for the treatment of chronic heart failure; and Rexlemestrocel-L for chronic low back pain. The company is managed as one operating segment, being the development of cell technology platform for commercialization.