AGNCM News and Press, AGNC Investment Corp. Depositary Shares rep 6.875% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock From 08/11/22

Inflation and the better than feared earnings season dominate market movements. Markets remain very volatile following record inflation readings paired with an aggressive Fed and negative consumer sentiment. Inflation is softening in July and markets have started to rally again. U...

Agency-focused mortgage REIT common and preferreds continue to attract interest from income investors due to their high yields. Agency mREIT preferreds have held up quite a bit better than common shares this year. We take a look at the two biggest agency mREITs, AGNC and NLY, to s...

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the last week of July and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. July was a great month for preferreds which were able to almost fully offset their June losses. We discuss the relative performance of Fixe...

Following Wednesday's earnings announcement, shares of Medical Properties Trust fell further (now down more than 30% ytd), despite the fact that its dividend payment keeps growing (it now yields 7.2%). We share data on over 50 big-dividend REITs (that are down big) to provide perspect...

What makes a 10% dividend yield better? The potential for growth. This is one mortgage REIT with the potential to increase dividends. That increase could come soon, or it could take a few quarters to play out. How often do I predict an increase for a 10% yield? It's extremely rare. ...

Mortgage REITs ripped over the last 45 days. There are several stocks investors should be dumping into strength. I’ll share 3 of them here. Each trades at a premium to our current estimated book value. It’s prime time for them to be issuing new shares. Even as I ...

We're approaching the halfway point of another newsworthy real estate earnings season with roughly 55 equity REITs representing 50% of the total market capitalization having reported results. Among the 43 REITs that have provided full-year Funds From Operations ("FFO") guidance, 30 RE...

U.S. equity markets ripped higher this past week after GDP data showing a second-straight quarter of contraction sent long-term benchmark interest rates plunging to their lowest levels since April. Delivering its first back-to-back weekly gains since March, the S&P 500 rallied 4.3...

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the third week of July and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds were supported by a continued rally in stocks and Treasuries. It can make sense for some mREITs to redeem their sub-$25 preferr...

Mortgage REITs, such as AGNC Investment Corp, often capture the attention of income-focused investors because they can offer such large dividend yields, in this case 11.5% (paid monthly). However mortgage REITs are very different than property REITs and in the case of AGNC there are 3...