MPV vs GIFI Comparison

Barings Participation Investors is a diversified closed-ended management investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a current yield and an opportunity for capital gains. Its principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations including bank loans and mezzanine debt instruments. The company invests in various sectors such as aerospace and defense; automotive; building materials; consumer products and others.

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc is a U.S. based company that is a fabricator of complex steel structures and marine vessels. The company also provides installation, hook-up, commissioning, repair, and maintenance services with specialized crews. The company operates through segments namely Fabrication division which fabricates structures such as offshore drilling and production platforms and other steel structures for customers in the oil and gas industries; the Shipyards division manufactures newly built and repairs various steel marine vessels in the United States; the Services division provides interconnect piping services on offshore platforms, welding, and inshore structures and also provides maintenance and industrial facilities. Majority revenue is from services segment.