LADR vs BXMX Comparison

Ladder Capital Corp is an internally-managed real estate investment trust that is in commercial real estate finance. The company originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate-related assets, focusing on senior secured assets. The company's investment activities include: (i) Primary business of originating senior first mortgage fixed and floating rate loans collateralized by commercial real estate with flexible loan structures; (ii) owning and operating commercial real estate, including net leased commercial properties; and (iii) investing in investment-grade securities secured by first mortgage loans on commercial real estate. The company has three reportable segments include loans: which derives maximum profit; securities; and real estate.

Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund is a diversified closed-ended management investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to seek attractive total returns with less volatility. The fund invests its managed assets in a diversified equity portfolio that seeks to substantially replicate price movements of the S&P 500 Index. It also uses an index options strategy of writing (selling) index call options in seeking to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all-equity portfolio. Its revenue is generated mainly from interest and dividend income.