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BGR vs IGD

Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR) and Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (IGD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BGR and IGD operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BGR is the larger of the two at $2.18B, about 4.5x IGD ($486.8M).
  • IGD has been more active in the news (2 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for BGR).
MetricBGRIGD
Company
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund
Price
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-
Market cap
$2.18B
$486.8M
1M return
-
-
1Y return
-
-
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2004
2005
News (4w)
1
2
Recent ratings
0
0
BGR

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock International Limited. It invests in public equity markets across the globe, with an emphasis on the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the energy and natural resources sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through equity derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. It was formerly known as BlackRock Global Energy and Resources Trust. BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust was formed on December 23, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.

IGD

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Voya Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Voya Investments, LLC and NNIP Advisors B.V. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies having a market capitalization of $1 billion or more. The fund also invests through call options on selected indices, individual securities, and/or exchange traded funds. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index and the Chicago Board Options Exchange BuyWrite Monthly Index. It was formerly known as ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund. Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund was formed on March 28, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.

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