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One of our strong buy ratings from 2020 needs an update. GPMT destroyed the bears. GPMT was priced for disaster. It never happened. Unless someone was shorting GPMT. That person would have a disaster. Spreads between assets and hedges in agency and non-agency mREITs (ignores comme...

Several mortgage REITs are trading around book value. Thanks to changes in the spreads on agency MBS, book value has also increased substantially. The remaining risk/reward profile is significantly less appealing. The 3 REITs we highlight here have done a better job at protecting ...

We see another BDC where the price is pushing up close to trailing book value. The share price has hardly ever exceeded trailing BV in the last 6 years. So that doesn’t look like a good starting point. The book value per share has generally trended downward since early 2015...

The rally in many high-yield investments is getting out of hand. We’re seeing price-to-book ratios flying well above their normal levels. The increasing prices should cause significant concern, but it appears many investors are feeling complacent about risk after an easy ma...

On 4/26/2021, AGNC reported results for the first quarter of 2021. AGNC reported comprehensive income of $738 million and a non-tangible BV as of 3/31/2021 of $18.72 per common share. In this article, I will discuss my previous account projections versus actual results. I will also di...

We’ve got a few larger positions in our portfolio. They are generally in shares where the price is quite steady. One of those positions is in ARR-C. The shares carry a fixed-rate dividend at 7%, which is a material return in a relatively expensive market. The monthly divide...

The stock market today doesn’t have as many bargains. Plenty of amateurs may be hunting for high yields. What do they like besides dividends? Hopefully, some rhymes. It's an opportunity to get educated about mortgage REITs, share issuance, and the impact of interest rates. ...

I am projecting AGNC will report a combined notable unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities and investment securities measured at FMV for the first quarter of 2021 (MBS investments). Lower coupon generic 15- and 30-year fixed-rate agency MBS coupons had notable price decrease...

The market is getting more expensive. There’s no way around it. Investors should be cautious, but most are apathetic. There are still a few mortgage REITs trading at favorable discounts with some upside built in. There aren't many, so buying blindly is an exceptionally poor pla...

This series projects AGNC’s income statement for the first quarter of 2021. These projections help readers understand how some of the fixed-rate agency mREIT sector performed (valuable insight). I am projecting AGNC will report a notable increase in net spread income for the fi...