MRBK vs FT Comparison

Meridian Corp is a bank holding company based in the United States. Through its banking subsidiary, it operates as a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank providing personal and business lending and deposit services. It operates in three reportable segments, including Bank, Wealth, and Mortgage. Meridian generates maximum revenue from the Bank segment, which consists of commercial and retail banking. It generates interest income from its lending (including leasing) and investing activities and is dependent on the gathering of lower-cost deposits from its branch network or borrowed funds from other sources for funding its loans. Geographically, it operates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, as well as in the Central Maryland market and southwest Florida, U.S.

Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-end management investment company whose primary investment objective is to provide high current income consistent with preservation of capital. Its secondary objective is growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. The company invests mainly in two asset classes: high-yield bonds and utility stocks. Its high-yield bond portfolio consists of a diversified portfolio of bonds selected through fundamental research, while its utility stock portfolio focuses on companies with attractive dividend yields and a history of increasing their dividends.