HPS vs AVNS Comparison

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its 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 the objectives by investing a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. The portfolio composition of the company consists of the U.S. preferred securities, foreign preferred securities, common stocks, corporate bonds, and the short-term investments.

Avanos Medical Inc is a United States-based company that develops and sells medical devices and related services globally. Its operating and reportable segment provides medical device products to healthcare providers and patients. The company has now changed two franchises: has combined Chronic Care and Pain Management franchises into a single commercial organization focused on the Digestive Health and Pain Management and Recovery product categories that generate its revenue from its Chronic Care franchise and in North America.