REAL vs MMT Comparison

The RealReal is the largest pure-play luxury resale platform in the US, generating $1.8 billion in 2024 gross merchandise volume and addressing a niche (personal luxury resale) that had previously been serviced by inefficient upscale boutiques and local pawn shops. The company generates revenue via consignment and first-party sales on its online marketplace, and through a small volume of direct sales. With a hands-on approach that actively sources inventory and authenticates every item on its platform, The RealReal is able to justify much higher take rates than peers, working out to roughly 36% of net merchandise value in 2024, which excludes returns, cancellations, and first-party sales.

MFS Multimarket Income Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. The fund invests a majority of its net assets in fixed-income securities, corporate bonds of the U.S and foreign issuers, U.S Government securities, foreign government securities, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities of U.S and foreign issuers, and debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries. The portfolio of investments comprises of different sector investments such as aerospace, airlines, automotive, chemicals, electronics, and others.