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BMEZ vs FFC

Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) and Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incor (FFC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BMEZ and FFC operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • FFC is the larger of the two at $912.1M, about 4.9x BMEZ ($187.9M).
  • Over the past year, BMEZ is down 1.2% and FFC is up 5.5% - FFC leads by 6.7 points.
  • FFC has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while BMEZ has been quiet.
PerformanceBMEZ-1.19%FFC+5.53%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricBMEZFFC
Company
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incor
Price
$14.09-0.91%
$16.04-0.37%
Market cap
$187.9M
$912.1M
1M return
+0.57%
+3.15%
1Y return
-1.19%
+5.53%
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2020
2003
News (4w)
0
1
Recent ratings
0
0
FFC

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incor

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc. is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in investment grade preferred securities consisting of hybrid or taxable preferreds. It employs quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Merrill Lynch 8% Capped DRD Preferred Stock Index, Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index, and Merrill Lynch Adjustable Preferred Stock 7% Constrained Index. It was formerly known as Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund Incorporated. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc. was formed on May 23, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

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