FT vs CRVS Comparison

Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-end management investment company focused on providing high current income while preserving capital. Its secondary objective is to achieve income growth through dividend increases and capital appreciation. The fund invests in two asset classes: high-yield bonds and utility stocks. It applies fundamental research to build a diversified high-yield bond portfolio and targets utility companies with attractive dividend yields and a history of increasing dividends.

Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing product candidates that precisely target proteins that are critical to immune cell maturation and function. It believes its proprietary product candidates have broad potential to address immune mediated diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancers. Its product candidate, soquelitinib, is designed to bind specifically to a protein, interleukin 2 inducible T cell kinase (ITK), involved in T cell activation, T cell receptor signaling and T cell differentiation and function. The company operates in one primary business activity and operate as one reportable segment.