HPF vs ASG Comparison

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is the United States based closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. The fund's principal investment strategies include to invests a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. Its portfolio composition consists of U.S preferred securities, common stocks, foreign preferred securities, corporate bonds, capital preferred securities and short-term investments.

Liberty All Star Growth Fund Inc is the United States based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The company portfolio of investments consists of different industries such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, industrial, information technology and others.