WDI vs RWT Comparison

Western Asset Diversified Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek high current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, across fixed income sectors and securities in seeking to deliver a well-diversified portfolio.

Redwood Trust Inc is a specialty finance company focused on several distinct areas of housing credit. The company delivers customized housing credit investments to a diverse mix of investors through securitization platforms, whole-loan distribution activities, and its publicly traded securities. The company has four reportable segments: Sequoia Mortgage Banking, CoreVest Mortgage Banking, Redwood Investments, and Legacy Investments. Maximum revenue is generated from the Sequoia Mortgage Banking segment, comprising a mortgage loan conduit that acquires residential consumer loans from third-party originators for subsequent sale to whole loan buyers, securitization through its SEMT private-label securitization program, or transfer into its Redwood Investments portfolio.