SATS vs PDI Comparison

Satellite television provides the bulk of EchoStar's revenue. The firm serves about 6 million US customers, about 10% of the traditional television market. It launched an internet-based television offering under the Sling brand in 2015 and serves about 2 million customers on this platform. EchoStar has agreed to sell this business to television rival DirecTV. The firm's focus is now on the wireless market. EchoStar has amassed an extensive portfolio of spectrum licenses and is building a nationwide wireless network. It acquired Sprint's prepaid business and serves about 7 million customers, primarily under the Boost brand. EchoStar's legacy businesses provide satellite telecom services and equipment to businesses and consumers, including about 1 million internet customers.

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to seek current income. Its secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation. The fund invests world-wide in a portfolio of debt obligations and other income-producing securities with varying maturities and related derivative instruments. Its investments include mortgage-backed securities, investment grade, and high-yield corporates, corporate and sovereign bonds, other income-producing securities, and related derivative instruments.