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MAIN vs MHF

Side-by-side comparison of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (MHF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MAIN and MHF operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MAIN is the larger of the two at $5.04B, about 31.6x MHF ($159.5M).
  • Over the past year, MAIN is down 16.6% and MHF is up 1.6% - MHF leads by 18.2 points.
  • MAIN has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while MHF has been quiet.
  • MAIN has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 0 for MHF).
PerformanceMAIN-16.59%MHF+1.63%
2025-07-22+0.00%2026-07-22
MetricMAINMHF
Company
Main Street Capital Corporation
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
Price
$53.64-0.98%
$6.87-0.72%
Market cap
$5.04B
$159.5M
1M return
+6.34%
-0.87%
1Y return
-16.59%
+1.63%
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2007
1988
News (4w)
10
0
Recent ratings
12
0
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.

MHF

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests primarily in intermediate and long-term municipal debt securities issued by state and local governments including U.S. territories and possessions, political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The fund seeks to invest in investment grade debt securities rated in one of the four highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. was formed on November 28, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.

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