Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $12.90 -0.06 (-0.42%) Closing price 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.91 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAI vs. IFN, MCI, TYG, EVN, HQL, MVF, SAR, LEO, JOF, and MYNShould you be buying Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund include India Fund (IFN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. Its Competitors India Fund Barings Corporate Investors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IFN or PAI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndia FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is IFN or PAI a better dividend stock? India Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IFN or PAI? 10.8% of India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, IFN or PAI? India Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IFN or PAI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets India FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to IFN or PAI? In the previous week, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than India Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund and 3 mentions for India Fund. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat India Fund's score of 0.62 indicating that Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment India Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWestern Asset Investment Grade Income Fund beats India Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 PAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$123.26M$3.94B$12.72B$21.58BDividend Yield4.81%6.00%5.42%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A244.0630.17Price / SalesN/A21.2030.9954.74Price / CashN/A18.6522.2024.62Price / BookN/A1.312.354.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance1.06%0.07%0.42%0.88%1 Month Performance1.85%3.37%3.91%5.45%1 Year Performance0.90%3.50%542.56%15.94% Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.91-0.4%N/A+0.8%$123.26MN/A0.00204,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIFNIndia FundN/A$14.97-0.4%N/A-18.0%$466.78MN/A0.0021,000MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$22.83+0.4%N/A+18.7%$461.79MN/A0.00N/ATYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.49+0.2%N/A+12.0%$456.44MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.950.0%N/A-1.3%$434.36MN/A0.00N/AHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.98-1.3%N/A-9.7%$409.12M-$10.95M0.00N/AInsider TradeMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.94+0.1%N/A-8.1%$397.34MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓SARSaratoga Investment1.3218 of 5 stars$24.21-1.2%$24.25+0.2%+6.4%$390.98M$49.06M9.803,211Dividend AnnouncementLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$6.19+0.1%N/A-5.5%$384.96MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.82-0.5%N/A+35.8%$382.89M$8.75M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.90+0.2%N/A-7.8%$378.54MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IFN Competitors MCI Competitors TYG Competitors EVN Competitors HQL Competitors MVF Competitors SAR Competitors LEO Competitors JOF Competitors MYN 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 (NYSE:PAI) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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