Invests in equity securities, including common stocks. Invests in preferred stocks. Now — the numbers.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 61% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
It pays out $9.50 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 2/100.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.