ECPG vs WIW

Encore Capital Group Inc

Encore Capital Group, Inc., a specialty finance company, together with its subsidiaries, provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a range of financial assets worldwide. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value, as well as manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and works toward financial recovery. It is also involved in the early stage collections, business process outsourcing, contingent collections, trace services, and litigation activities; and provision of debt servicing and other portfolio management services to credit originator for non-performing loans. Encore Capital Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC. It is managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets across the globe. It primarily invests in investment grade inflation-linked securities with an average effective duration of between zero and 15 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked 1-10 Year Index and the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked All Maturities Index. Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund was formed on February 24, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.