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BGR vs MGF

Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR) and MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BGR and MGF operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BGR is the larger of the two at $2.29B, about 24.6x MGF ($93.2M).
  • Over the past year, BGR is up 36.2% and MGF is down 8.0% - BGR leads by 44.2 points.
  • MGF has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for BGR).
PerformanceBGR+36.21%MGF-8.04%
2025-05-06+0.00%2026-05-05
MetricBGRMGF
Company
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Price
$16.89+0.84%
$2.86-1.38%
Market cap
$2.29B
$93.2M
1M return
+1.93%
-2.05%
1Y return
+36.21%
-8.04%
Sector
Finance
Finance
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2004
1987
News (4w)
1
6
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.

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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