HPI vs MSBI 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.

Midland States Bancorp Inc is a diversified financial holding company. The company provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, and insurance and financial planning services. The Banking segment, which generates the majority of the revenue, provides financial products and services to consumers and businesses, including commercial, commercial real estate, mortgage, and other consumer loan products; commercial equipment financing, etc. The Wealth Management segment consists of trust and fiduciary services, brokerage, and retirement planning services. The Corporate segment includes the holding company's financing and investment activities, administrative expenses.