BEN vs JGH

Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Hyderabad, India.

Nuveen Global High Income Fund

Nuveen Global High Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in U.S. high-yield bonds, non-U.S. high-yield bonds from developed and emerging markets, corporate debt securities, U.S. and foreign government debt securities, mortgage and asset-backed securities, preferred securities, secured and unsecured loans, and convertible debt securities. It seeks to invest in below investment grade securities rated BB/Ba or lower. The fund uses a diversified global high-income strategy, which blends high-yield bonds and other income producing securities from around the world, and across the capital structure and credit spectrum, to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Global High Yield Index. Nuveen Global High Income Fund was formed on August 5, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.