AINV News and Press, Apollo Investment Corporation From 04/15/21

Stocks continued their record performance in March with virtually all sectors going up. I am continuing my monthly investment plans while awaiting a market correction or possibly a real crash once market euphoria has come down. My dividend income amounted to $467, up 22% sequentia...

The rally in the mortgage REIT was incredible. It lived up to everything we projected and then delivered a little bit more on top. AGNC delivered 39% in 10 months. With such a large rally in the sector, and in the market overall, there are fewer opportunities. Investors should be will...

NEW YORK, April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) (the “Company”) announced today that it will report results for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, after market close on Thursday, May 20, 2021. The Company will also...

NLY and NRZ rallied and reached the neutral ranges. If shares dipped without a decline in fundamentals, they could be appealing again. The emphasis in analysis of mortgage REITs should rely on book value more than the shape of the yield curve. Investors cannot reasonably forecast ...

Part 1 of this article compares ARCC’s recent quarterly change in NAV, quarterly and trailing twelve-month economic return, NII, and current valuation to thirteen BDC peers. Part 1 also performs a comparative analysis between each company’s investment portfolio as of 9/3...

We’ve loaded up on mortgage REIT preferred shares. As the common shares kept pushing higher, lower risk gets appealing. The preferred shares are higher in the capital stack than the common shares, which enabled them to bounce back after the pandemic panic. We’ve been...

Investors are thrilled about the steeper yield curve. A steeper yield curve is generally positive for mortgage REITs, and the impact to fundamentals is smaller than many investors may think. When the yield curve was flat and mortgage REITs traded at huge discounts to book, many in...

Mortgage REIT preferred shares offer big dividend yields and some offer steady payouts. The preferred shares from AGNC carry some of the lowest risks and AGNCP has been attractively priced. We took the opportunity to significantly increase our position in AGNCP at $23.70 on 3/15/2...

The major stock averages had a strong week across the board, despite Treasury yields that hit levels not seen in more than a year.The S&P 500 (SP500) (SPY) ended the week 2.7% higher, with the Nasdaq (COMP) (QQQ) gained 3.1%, the Russell 2000 (RTY) (IWM) jumped 7.4% and the Dow (DJI) (DIA...

Stocks performed strongly in February with cyclicals and energy stocks rallying strongly. I am continuing my monthly investment plans while awaiting a market correction or possibly a real crash once market euphoria has come down. My dividend income amounted to $350, up 19% sequent...