AAIC News and Press, Arlington Asset Investment Corp Class A (new) From 01/15/23

Summary We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the first week of January and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds had a terrific start to the year, supported by lower Treasury yields and higher stocks. Many beaten-down stocks fell o...

Summary We own shares in all three picks. Up to 33% upside to book value. Some peers trade above book value. Dividends were steady. The only dividend reduction in the batch was less than 5%. Get ready for charts, images, and tables because they are better than words. The...

Summary These three REITs got much too cheap in October 2022, but they rallied too hard. Take the money and run! Shares are up 33% to 52%. They deserved a rally, but not that much. We're not always bearish. We recommended one of these shares within days of the 52-week low. G...

Summary We're contrasting two sets of investments where one is demonstrably better than the other. Market prices are not efficient. Sometimes investors leave a nice chunk of change on the table. We look for those opportunities to optimize investments so we can be positioned for some...

Summary This article compares NLY’s recent dividend per share rates, yield percentages, and several dividend sustainability metrics to 19 mREIT peers. This includes an analysis of NLY’s quarterly estimated REIT taxable income, estimated core earnings, and normalized core e...

Summary We're highlighting two shares with yields over 13%. Each share trades at a discount to their net asset value and a discount to their usual price-to-NAV ratio. I already own one of these shares and Scott owns both. Get ready for charts, images, and tables because they...

Summary Dividend yields: 7.8% to 15%. Dramatic discounts to net asset value. Price to NAV range: .36 to .86. Recent plunge created new opportunities. We just bought more in one of these picks. Get ready for charts, images, and tables because they are better than words. T...

Summary Many investors find it necessary to maintain a lower-beta allocation in their portfolio to use for the purpose of lifecycle events or as ballast in the portfolio. Investors who have a critical need for a specific amount of capital in the future should stick to Treasury securitie...

Summary Four picks. Three big yields. 9.8% to 17.3%. The one over 17% clearly has more risk. Discounts range from 27% to 61%. That creates dramatic upside in the shares. We own shares in each of these picks. Granite Point Mortgage Trust [[GPMT]] is another reasonable choic...

Summary These shares offer significant capital gains to go along with big dividend yields. We've been swapping between shares in the sector to achieve much better results than the sector. Most of our position started and ended in the same share. If you can turn 2,677 shares into 3,4...