HPI vs AMBC Comparison

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary investment 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. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in securities that may be undervalued relative to similar securities in the marketplace. The fund's principal investment strategies include investing a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities. Its portfolio composition consists of U.S preferred securities, common stocks, foreign preferred securities, corporate bonds, and short-term investments.

Ambac Financial Group Inc is a financial services holding company. It operates in two principal businesses segments: Insurance Distribution and Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance. Insurance Distribution segment includes Managing General Agents, Underwriters and other appointed and delegated underwriting businesses (collectively MGAs or MGA/Us), an insurance broker, and other distribution and underwriting businesses. Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance includes five carriers (collectively, Everspan). Key revenue is generated from Insurance Distribution.