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BWG vs MAIN

Side-by-side comparison of BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (BWG) and Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BWG and MAIN operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MAIN is the larger of the two at $5.04B, about 26.5x BWG ($190.1M).
  • Over the past year, BWG is down 5.2% and MAIN is down 15.6% - BWG leads by 10.4 points.
  • MAIN has been more active in the news (10 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for BWG).
  • MAIN has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 0 for BWG).
PerformanceBWG-5.20%MAIN-15.58%
2025-07-21+0.00%2026-07-21
MetricBWGMAIN
Company
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.
Main Street Capital Corporation
Price
$7.93+1.41%
$54.17-0.74%
Market cap
$190.1M
$5.04B
1M return
-1.25%
+6.26%
1Y return
-5.20%
-15.58%
Sector
Finance
Finance
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2012
2007
News (4w)
1
10
Recent ratings
0
12
BWG

BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. was formed on March 28, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States.

MAIN

Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancing. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. The firm typically invests in lower middle market companies generally with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It makes majority and minority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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