HPI vs PFL 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.

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to seek high current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. The company seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of floating and fixed-rate debt instruments.