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BXSL vs MGF

Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) and MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BXSL and MGF operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BXSL is the larger of the two at $4.98B, about 53.9x MGF ($92.3M).
  • MGF has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for BXSL).
  • BXSL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for MGF).
MetricBXSLMGF
Company
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Price
$24.82-0.78%
$2.83+0.00%
Market cap
$4.98B
$92.3M
1M return
-
-
1Y return
-
-
Sector
Finance
Finance
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2021
1987
News (4w)
4
15
Recent ratings
25
0
BXSL

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”), is a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 26, 2018, and structured as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company. On October 26, 2018, the Company elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Company elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company also intends to continue to comply with the requirements prescribed by the Code in order to maintain tax treatment as a RIC. The Company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through originated loans and other securities, including syndicated loans, of private U.S. companies, specifically small and middle market companies, typically in the form of first lien senior secured and unitranche loans (including first out/last out loans), and to a lesser extent, second lien, third lien, unsecured and subordinated loans and other debt and equity securities..

MGF

MFS Government Markets Income Trust

MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It primarily invests in investment grade debt instruments. The fund also invests in mortgage backed, U.S. government agencies, international sovereigns, U.S. treasuries, cash and other net assets, emerging markets debt, high grade corporates, and residential mortgage backed securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index. MFS Government Markets Income Trust was formed in May 28, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.

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