Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $6.90 -0.21 (-2.95%) As of 10:07 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUND vs. MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, MUA, NQP, DOGZ, PPT, PMO, and RFIShould you be buying Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sprott Focus Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Sprott Focus Trust vs. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Dogness (International) Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FUND or MQY? 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FUND or MQY a better dividend stock? Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Does the media favor FUND or MQY? In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust and Sprott Focus Trust both had 4 articles in the media. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 1.30 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sprott Focus Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust received 45 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Sprott Focus Trust an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSprott Focus TrustOutperform Votes15568.28% Underperform Votes7231.72% BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Which has more volatility & risk, FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FUND or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprott Focus Trust$2.30M91.96N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$43.54M19.67N/AN/AN/A Is FUND or MQY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprott Focus TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A SummarySprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Sprott Focus Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FUND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSprott Focus TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$211.91M$7.61B$11.01B$7.49BDividend Yield8.24%6.78%5.42%4.04%P/E RatioN/A3.6821.9818.07Price / Sales91.9615.8525.2886.83Price / CashN/A7.5117.6234.64Price / BookN/A0.912.663.99Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$247.18M7 Day Performance-3.40%-0.90%-2.52%-4.25%1 Month Performance-2.87%-2.27%496.68%-6.87%1 Year Performance-10.45%1.34%533.49%-3.73% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$6.90-3.0%N/A-11.7%$205.65M$2.30M0.00N/AInsider TradePositive NewsGap DownMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.75flatN/A-3.8%$858.66M$43.54M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.96+0.3%N/A-2.3%$745.63M$38.59M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.28+0.5%N/A+1.3%$561.48M$60.65M0.00147,000News CoverageMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.52-0.1%N/A-1.8%$490.94M$24.27M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.83+0.8%N/A-2.8%$418.54M$46.97M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.20+0.7%N/A-2.7%$416.89M$32.93M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDOGZDogness (International)0.3242 of 5 stars$28.47+1.9%N/A+255.0%$362.45M$14.85M0.00320Gap DownPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.61+0.1%N/A+2.7%$347.05M$32.69M0.00N/APositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.18+0.1%N/A+2.6%$323.68M$69.50M0.00801Positive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.07+0.8%N/A+0.4%$322.17M$17.51M0.00N/ADividend Announcement Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors MMU Competitors MYD Competitors MUA Competitors NQP Competitors DOGZ Competitors PPT Competitors PMO Competitors RFI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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