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IAF vs MAIN
Side-by-side comparison of abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc. (IAF) and Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both IAF and MAIN operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MAIN is the larger of the two at $5.47B, about 42.6x IAF ($128.4M).
- MAIN has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for IAF).
- MAIN has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 0 for IAF).
abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc.
Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited. The fund is managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of Australia. The fund makes its investments in firms operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up and top-down stock picking approach with focus on factors like growth prospects, competitive positions in domestic and export markets, technology, research and development, productivity, labor and raw material costs, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, quality of management, and government regulation to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index. It also uses proprietary research to create its portfolio. The Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc. was previously known as The First Australia Fund, Inc. Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. was formed in September 30, 1985 and is domiciled in the United States.
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.
Latest IAF
- SEC Form N-PX filed by abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc.
- Certain Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Declare Distribution Dates and Amounts
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc.
- Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Maguire Steven William Douglas
- ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS U.S. CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
- Certain Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Declare Distribution Dates and Amounts
- Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details
- Certain Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Declare Distribution Dates and Amounts
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc.
Latest MAIN
- EVP AND COO Morris Jesse E sold $2,049,250 worth of shares (35,000 units at $58.55), decreasing direct ownership by 13% to 232,568 units (SEC Form 4)
- Main Street Announces New Portfolio Investment
- Director Foster Vincent D acquired $253,014 worth of shares (4,867 units at $51.98), increasing direct ownership by 0.22% to 1,676,609 units (SEC Form 4)
- CEO, SMD Hyzak Dwayne L. acquired $74,187 worth of shares (1,427 units at $51.98), increasing direct ownership by 0.28% to 508,275 units (SEC Form 4)
- PRESIDENT, CIO AND SMD Magdol David L. acquired $17,553 worth of shares (335 units at $52.35), increasing direct ownership by 0.08% to 441,023 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, GC, SECRETARY Beauvais Jason B acquired $17,932 worth of shares (345 units at $51.98), increasing direct ownership by 0.18% to 196,530 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Lane Brian E. acquired $42,907 worth of shares (825 units at $52.04), increasing direct ownership by 2% to 53,086 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Griffin Jon Kevin acquired $45,564 worth of shares (875 units at $52.05), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 74,663 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Jackson John Earl acquired $57,919 worth of shares (1,113 units at $52.05), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 85,495 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Solcher Stephen B acquired $33,643 worth of shares (646 units at $52.06), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 52,628 units (SEC Form 4)