SHBI vs BGB Comparison

Shore Bancshares Inc is a financial holding company. It offers personalized banking, insurance, and investment services to families and businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region. It operates in two business segments - community banking and mortgage banking. Community banking is conducted through the Bank and involves delivering a broad range of financial services, including lending and deposit-taking, to individuals and commercial enterprises, it also includes treasury and administrative functions. Mortgage banking is conducted through the Bank's secondary marketing department and involves originating first and second-lien residential mortgages for sale in the secondary market.

Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund is a closed-end term fund. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income. The secondary objective of the fund is to seek the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans. The fund also invest in second-lien loans and high yield bonds and employs financial leverage, which may increase risk to the Fund. The Fund has a limited term and absent shareholder approval to extend the life of the Fund.