MHD vs WASH Comparison

Blackrock Muniholdings Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The fund mainly invests its managed assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment. Its investment portfolio is mainly comprised of long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The fund can also invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc through its subsidiaries offers banking and financial services to individuals and businesses. It offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking, and wealth management and trust services, through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. It operates in two segments. The Commercial Banking segment includes lending activities, commercial loans, residential real estate loan deposit activities, and others. The Wealth Management Services segment consists of investment management, financial planning, personal trust, and estate services including services as trustee, personal representative, custodian and guardian, and settlement of decedents' estates.