RVT vs TEAF

Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc.

Royce Value Trust Inc. is a close ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Royce & Associates, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund spreads its investments across diversified sectors. It invests in value oriented stocks of small cap and micro cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 2000 Index. Royce Value Trust Inc. was formed on July 1, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

Tortoise Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund

Tortoise Essential Assets Income Term Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. It invests in equity and fixed income markets. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating in the essential asset sectors, which includes education, housing, healthcare, social and human services, power, water, energy, infrastructure, basic materials, industrial, transportation and telecommunications sectors. The fund primarily seeks to invest in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, as well as in corporate and government issues debt securities. Its corporate debt investment include high yield securities of any maturity. The fund also invests in private equities. It employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with a focus on such proprietary financial, risk and valuation models to create its portfolio. The fund was formerly known as Tortoise Essential Assets Income 2024 Term Fund, Inc. Tortoise Essential Assets Income Term Fund was formed in 2017 and is domiciled in the United States.