HPS vs THM 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.

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd is a mining company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company holds interests in an exploration project, namely the Livengood Gold Project. It is located in the northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the Tolovana mining district within the Tintina gold belt. The project property consists of land leased from the Alaska Mental Health Trust, several smaller private mineral leases, Alaska state mining claims purchased or located by the company, and the patented ground held by the company.