HPS vs KIO 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.

KKR Income Opportunities Fund operates as a closed-end registered management investment company. The Fund's main objective is to generate a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The company invests in a portfolio of loans and fixed-income instruments of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. The company will invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in loans and fixed-income instruments or other instruments, including derivative instruments, with similar economic characteristics under normal market conditions.