PMO vs ARDC Comparison

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. It seeks to provide as high a level of current income free from federal income tax as Putnam Management believes is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests in healthcare, utilities, transportation, tax bonds, local debt, state debt, and education.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Inc is a closed-ended, diversified management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to provide an attractive level of total return, through current income and, secondarily, through capital appreciation. The Fund invests in a broad, dynamically managed portfolio of senior secured loans (Senior Loans) made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade; corporate bonds (Corporate Bonds) that are high yield issues rated below investment grade; other fixed-income instruments of a similar nature that may be represented by derivatives; and securities of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).