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BX vs MMU
Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (MMU): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BX and MMU operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BX is the larger of the two at $107.65B, about 199.9x MMU ($538.6M).
- BX has been more active in the news (10 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for MMU).
- BX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for MMU).
Blackstone Inc.
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The fund considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. The Blackstone Group Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities that provide income exempt from federal income tax. It invests primarily in investment grade municipal securities. The fund employs intensive proprietary research to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as Managed Municipals Portfolio Inc. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. was formed on June 26, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BX
- Large owner Blackstone Holdings Iv L.P. bought $7,126,860 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (272,642 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: Large owner Blackstone Holdings Iv L.P. bought $20,125,000 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (769,893 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Legal Officer Finley John G sold $6,620,111 worth of shares (45,000 units at $147.11), decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 516,017 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Payne David sold $1,379,685 worth of shares (9,500 units at $145.23), decreasing direct ownership by 13% to 64,448 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Porat Ruth bought $62,445 worth of shares (455 units at $137.20), increasing direct ownership by 0.89% to 42,189 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Blackstone Inc.
- Chief Administrative Officer Sawhney Vikrant sold $4,066,488 worth of shares (30,000 units at $135.55), decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 869,669 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Parrett William G acquired 1,500 shares and disposed of 1,500 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 30,029 units (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Blackstone Holdings Ii L.P. disposed of 6,593,919 units of Class B Common Stock, converted options into 6,593,919 shares and sold $648,849,996 worth of shares (29,695,652 units at $21.85) (SEC Form 4)
- Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results
Latest MMU
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of September, October and November 2026
- SEC Form N-14 8C filed by Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
- Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. Announce Board Approval of Proposed Merger Plan
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of June, July and August 2026
- Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of February 28, 2026
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Stout Kim
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of March, April and May 2026