HIO vs EVN Comparison

Western Asset High Income Oppor Fd Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's primary objective is to seek high current income and the secondary objective is capital appreciation. It invests a majority of its net assets in high-yield corporate debt securities and the rest in common stock equivalents, including options, warrants, and rights. The company invests in securities of companies from various sectors such as energy, technology, utilities, industrials, communications, finance, and capital goods among others.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is a United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The trust's portfolio of investments majorly consists of debt instruments of governments, municipal organizations the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and has also some exposure to corporate bonds and other instruments.