NPFD vs SRDX Comparison

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and total return. The fund invests a majority of its assets in variable-rate preferred securities and other variable-rate income-producing securities. The rest of its investments can be made in contingent capital securities or contingent convertible securities, convertible securities, corporate debt securities, U.S. government securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, fixed-rate preferred securities, senior loans and loan participations and assignments, sovereign debt instruments, debt securities issued by supranational agencies, and/or taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds.

Surmodics Inc is a provider of performance coating technologies for intravascular medical devices and chemical and biological components for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) immunoassay tests and microarrays. The company's reportable segments are; Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostics. Maximum revenue for the company is derived from its Medical Device segment which is involved in the manufacturing and licensing of performance coatings, including surface modification coating technologies and drug-delivery coating technologies. This segment also manufactures vascular intervention medical devices, including drug-coated balloons, mechanical thrombectomy devices, and radial access balloon catheters and guide sheaths. Geographically, the company derives key revenue from its domestic market.