The Fed’s confused signals have sent the stock prices of many mortgage REITs plunging down. As a result, their dividend yields have increased significantly.
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June 12 - News
However, the mREIT industry has been left in the dust.
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June 11 - News
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) provides you with an upside of 25% and a dividend yield of 10%.
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June 10 - News
The US housing and labor markets are feeding investors with all sorts of mixed signals, and now it’s the Fed’s turn.
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June 10 - News
The Fed’s intentions of tapering Agency MBS purchases have increased interest rate volatility, causing the mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs) to skydive amid concerns...
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June 10 - News
Most income-oriented investors are hardly convinced about the safety of their investments in stocks, given the highly volatility in trading.
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June 6 - News
The latest weekly Mortgage Bankers Association survey is out with some sigh of relief for the pure-play mREITs.
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June 6 - News
In light of the sell-off in Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (mREIT) over the past month, now might be a good time to take a look at three ideas within the sector.
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June 6 - News
Over the past five years, economists have been waging a fierce battle over if and when fiscal stimulus is an appropriate tool to fight the deleterious effects of the ongoing crisis...
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June 6 - News
The carnage in the mortgage REIT sector that began in May has extended into June, as investors flee and the trusts watch their stock prices and book values plummet.
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June 5 - News
A screen for high-yield stocks will send you to two very different levered business models: business development companies and mortgage REITs, both of which are known for double...
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June 5 - News
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE:IVR) is a mid-cap mortgage REIT that makes money from capital gains and rent, but also interest.
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June 4 - News
Mortgage REITs have been getting savaged lately as chatter about an early end to the Federal Reserve's QE3 program causes shares of American Capital Mortgage Investment Crp (NASDAQ...
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June 4 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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May 31 - News
In part one of this series I looked at some solid dividend paying stocks with a rich history that will provide a solid backbone to any portfolio.
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May 30 - News
Agency mortgage REITs are trusts that invest in mortgage backed securities that are backed by the government.
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May 30 - News
To the untrained eye, there are many indicators for American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) traders to watch, but it's useful to take note of a stock's short interest.
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May 29 - News
One of the most common comparisons for income purposes is between American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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May 29 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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May 29 - News
To most market participants, hedge funds are seen as underperforming, old financial vehicles of the past.
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May 28 - News
With the government buying $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities every month, in addition to $45 billion in long-term treasuries, QE3 continues to have a huge impact on ...
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May 28 - News
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC, disclosing many of their long equity holdings as of ...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)’s first-quarter results caused a lot of concern among investors.
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May 24 - News
While the U.S. financial sector has been one of the top performers over the past one year, mortgage REITs have been in the red zone for quite some time now.
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May 23 - News
It has been well documented that the Fed's newest asset purchase program has depressed the yields on MBS, squeezing income for highly leveraged mREITs that rely on the interest...
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May 23 - News
mREITs continue to feel the pressure as the Federal Reserve’s continual asset buying depresses the yields on their mortgage assets, squashing interest received by the companies...
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May 23 - News
Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO) is one of the hybrid REITs in the US, and has large investments in both Agency and non-Agency residential mortgage backed securities.
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May 22 - News
Mortgage REITs have remained a favorite investment vehicle for many investors’ for a very long time due to their elevated (double digit) dividend yields.
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May 22 - News
The prevailing ultra low interest rate environment has left investors with little option to enhance their regular income.
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May 21 - Insider Trading
Investors in mortgage REITs haven't had a lot to cheer about since last September, when the Federal Reserve instituted its latest round of quantitative easing.
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May 20 - News
May has been a rather drab month for mortgage REITs, and the entire sector has been in a slump since industry heavy American Capital Agency Corp.
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May 17 - News
The ability to forget and repeat mistakes is well recorded in the history of humanity.
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May 16 - News
A real estate investment trust is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate.
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May 15 - News
Don't be fooled by the elevated dividend yields being offered by most of the mortgage REITs. These elevated returns are not without associated risk.
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May 14 - News
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) reported yet another story of spread and book value compression.
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May 14 - News
Today let's look at Robeco Investment Management, which is a U.S.-focused subsidiary of major Netherlands-based financial institution Rabobank and which has three primary divisions...
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May 13 - Hedge Funds
Just as we examine companies each week that may be rising past their fair value, we can also find companies potentially trading at bargain prices.
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May 8 - News
Several mortgage REITs reported first-quarter results last week, among them Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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May 6 - News
Last summer, Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Edward DeMarco made a fatal mistake: He flatly refused to consider principal reduction on underwater mortgage loans backed by...
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May 3 - News
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) reported first-quarter earnings yesterday afternoon, and the results are mixed, to say the least.
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May 2 - News
In a zero percent interest rate environment, hungry-for-yield investors are willing to look into any security which offers them an extra percentage point in dividends.
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May 2 - News
An article on Bloomberg reveals that the Fed might consider increasing the pace of its easing.
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May 2 - News
On Thursday, American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 1 - News
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) will be reporting first-quarter earnings soon, when investors will get a glimpse of how 2013 has been treating the mega mortgage REIT...
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April 29 - News
The significant financial market downturn beginning in 2008 instilled a fear that has bred a constant vigil of heightened wariness.
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April 28 - News
After around 70 years of investing, Warren Buffett has undoubtedly emerged as one of the great investors all of time, but also one of the pickiest.
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April 25 - News
Editors's Note: Related Tickers: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), American Capital Agency Corp.
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April 23 - Hedge Funds
Cypress Sharpridge Investments reported its first quarter results on April 17 with an earnings beat.
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April 22 - News
Real estate seems to be on the mend. The best way to play this is with four promising stocks that cover different aspect of the property market.
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April 18 - News
