HPF vs EMX 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.

EMX Royalty Corp and its subsidiaries operate as a royalty and prospect generator engaged in exploring for and generating royalties from, metals and minerals properties. The company is a precious, and base metals royalty company. The Company augments royalty generation with royalty acquisitions and strategic investments. EMX's royalty and mineral property portfolio consists of properties in North America, Europe, Turkiye, Latin America, Morocco and Australia.