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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:ECFNYSE:MGFNYSE:PFONYSE:SWZ On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$8.89-3.1%$9.66$7.55▼$10.14$121.64M1.0741,002 shs118,641 shsMGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust$3.15-0.6%$3.11$2.95▼$3.39$102.66M0.3172,733 shs34,579 shsPFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund$9.13-1.0%$9.19$7.89▼$9.54N/A0.8633,777 shs11,368 shsSWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund$9.28+0.3%$8.91$7.49▼$9.33$120.56M0.7529,032 shs10,757 shs20 High-Yield Dividend Stocks that Could Ruin Your RetirementAlmost everyone loves strong dividend-paying stocks, but high yields can signal danger. Discover 20 high-yield dividend stocks paying an unsustainably large percentage of their earnings. Enter your email to get this report and avoid a high-yield dividend trap.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund+1.10%-1.40%-3.58%-4.28%+15.06%MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust+0.32%+1.93%+0.79%+2.26%+0.32%PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund+0.49%+0.11%-0.32%+1.54%+10.41%SWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund+0.16%+2.16%+3.46%+22.46%+18.39%Remove AdsCompare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASWZThe Swiss Helvetia FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund 0.00N/AN/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust 0.00N/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund 0.00N/AN/AN/ASWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund 0.00N/AN/AN/ACompare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M4.60N/AN/AN/A∞MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust$6.74M15.24N/AN/AN/A∞PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund$24.27MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund$-2.60M-46.42N/AN/AN/A∞Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/A5/13/2025 (Estimated)MGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund-$27.40MN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$0.535.96%-37.18%N/AN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust$0.247.62%+41.25%N/AN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund$0.545.91%-10.70%N/AN/ASWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund$0.555.93%N/AN/AN/ALatest MGF, SWZ, PFO, and ECF DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/2/2025MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trustmonthly$0.01957.5%4/15/20254/15/20254/30/20251/24/2025PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.05056.6%4/23/20254/23/20254/30/20251/22/2025PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.05056.6%4/23/20254/23/20254/30/20253/24/2025SWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund--$3.006.4%4/15/20254/3/20254/14/20253/3/2025MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trustmonthly$0.01937.5%3/18/20253/18/20253/31/20251/22/2025PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fundmonthly$0.05056.6%3/24/20253/24/20253/31/20253/7/2025SWZThe Swiss Helvetia FundQuarterly$0.14586.43%3/18/20253/18/20253/31/20252/13/2025ECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundQuarterly$0.135.18%3/17/20253/17/20253/24/20252/3/2025MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trustmonthly$0.01927.8%2/18/20252/18/20252/28/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund35.88%MGFMFS Government Markets Income Trust54.77%PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund12.90%SWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund41.12%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund0.55%MGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/APFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/ASWZThe Swiss Helvetia Fund0.03%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A13.68 million13.68 millionN/AMGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/A32.59 million32.59 millionNot OptionablePFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/ANot OptionableSWZThe Swiss Helvetia FundN/A12.99 million12.99 millionNot OptionableMGF, SWZ, PFO, and ECF HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSwiss Helvetia Closed FundMarch 31 at 11:18 PM | uk.investing.comShort Interest in The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. (NYSE:SWZ) Increases By 48.3%March 31 at 9:26 PM | marketbeat.comTHE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. REVISES PAYMENT DATE FOR SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION OF $3.00 PER SHAREMarch 27, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comThe Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. (NYSE:SWZ) Announces $3.00 DividendMarch 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comTHE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. DECLARES SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION OF $3.00 PER SHAREMarch 24, 2025 | prnewswire.comThe Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.15 (NYSE:SWZ)March 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comThe Swiss Helvetia Fund (NYSE:SWZ) Stock Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?March 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comTHE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION OF $0.1458 PER SHAREMarch 7, 2025 | gurufocus.comTHE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION OF $0.1458 PER SHAREMarch 7, 2025 | prnewswire.comSWZ: Will Be Converting To A 'Hedge Fund' Style CEFFebruary 25, 2025 | seekingalpha.comThe Swiss Helvetia Fund Announces Results of Special MeetingFebruary 21, 2025 | globenewswire.comHow the (SWZ) price action is used to our AdvantageJanuary 28, 2025 | news.stocktradersdaily.comThe Swiss Helvetia Fund Announces Special MeetingJanuary 27, 2025 | globenewswire.comPhillip Goldstein sells $38,320 in Swiss Helvetia Fund stockJanuary 21, 2025 | msn.comThe Swiss Helvetia Fund Announces Special MeetingJanuary 10, 2025 | globenewswire.com(SWZ) Investment AnalysisDecember 28, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comTrading (SWZ) With Integrated Risk ControlsDecember 18, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comLong Term Trading Analysis for (SWZ)December 7, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comTHE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION AT NEW RATE OF $0.1458 PER SHAREDecember 6, 2024 | prnewswire.comTrend Tracker for (SWZ)November 26, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.com(SWZ) Technical Pivots with Risk ControlsNovember 5, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeMGF, SWZ, PFO, and ECF Company DescriptionsEllsworth Growth and Income Fund NYSE:ECF$8.89 -0.28 (-3.05%) As of 12:21 PM EasternEllsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets. The fund primarily invests in convertible securities. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. was formed on June 27, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.MFS Government Markets Income Trust NYSE:MGF$3.15 -0.02 (-0.63%) As of 11:19 AM EasternMFS 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.Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund NYSE:PFO$9.13 -0.09 (-0.98%) As of 12:22 PM EasternFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the financial services sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 10, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.The Swiss Helvetia Fund NYSE:SWZ$9.28 +0.03 (+0.32%) As of 12:07 PM EasternThe Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of Switzerland. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on factors such as capital appreciation, income, economic and industry trends, quality of management, financial condition, business plan, industry and sector market position, dividend payout ratio, and corporate governance to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index. It was previously known as The Helvetia Fund, Inc. The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. was formed in October 24, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States. 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