AGNCM News and Press, AGNC Investment Corp. Depositary Shares rep 6.875% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock From 06/22/22

Today, I want to highlight a sector that could cause investors considerable pain: residential mortgage REITs. As with any form of investment, the more debt you use, the greater the potential for gain… or loss. Always ask yourself, "Is the thrill of victory worth the agony o...

The sector climbed significantly on Tuesday, but one stood above the rest. Management internalization may have been a factor, but commentary about current book value per share was probably a big boost. Management’s estimate as of June 15th came in very close to our estimate...

We have held the view that AGNC was a risky pick, as investors have only focused on yield, rather than total returns. Declines in book value continue to force AGNC to deleverage, showing just how important that tangible book value number is. The company remains sensitive to mortga...

The war in Ukraine is no longer the major market mover as record inflation has now taken that spot. Markets are very nervous and record inflation readings paired with an aggressive Fed and negative consumer sentiment are starting to hammer stocks and hopefully lead to a prolonged bear...

It has been an absolute bloodbath for big-dividend Mortgage REITs and Bond CEFs, this week in particular. We share data on over 100 big-dividend opportunities, and then highlight two in particular that are interesting and worth considering. Leverage and interest rate hikes are a d...

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the second week of June and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds had a tough week on the back of an upside surprise in the CPI reading. We take a look at how investors can utilize different p...

Panic in the high yield space continued with outstanding bargains on several shares in the sector. Make no mistake, Q2 2022 is a rough quarter. We will see several companies reporting a drop in book value. The ability to generate earnings is not as depressed as many investors may ...

Part 1 of this article compares NLY’s recent investment composition, leverage, hedging coverage ratio, quarterly BV, economic return (loss), and current valuation to 19 mREIT peers. My buy, sell, or hold recommendation, current BV projection (BV as of 6/10/2022 and 6/14/2022), ...

How the market environment will develop in the medium term is highly uncertain due to an unusual post-pandemic recovery, an unusually high level of inflation and a Fed hiking path. We discuss how income investors can aim to build an All-Weather portfolio - a portfolio that combines di...

Mortgage REITs were slaughtered. Index values down over 9% and some of the best mortgage REITs are down even more. One of the biggest decliners is a mortgage REIT that increased book value in each of the last 3 quarters while interest rates were rising. They also increased book va...