Billionaire investor Bill Ackman told CNBC on Wednesday he’s bullish on the U.S.
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July 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Wesley Capital Management is a New York-based long/short equity hedge fund that primarily invests in real estate securities.
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May 9 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Andy Redleaf's Whitebox Advisors was in the news earlier this year when it announced the closure of its mutual fund operations after seeing significant redemptions by investors...
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May 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Nothing makes the day of a fixed income investor the way that finding a reasonably-priced, ultra-high dividend stock does.
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December 14 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, News
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) represent great investment opportunities, mainly because they pay most of their profits as dividends, which is why they sport solid dividend...
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September 27 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, Lists, News
At the moment, there are dozens of gauges market participants can use to monitor Mr. Market. Some of the best are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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September 16 - News
At the moment, there are plenty of metrics shareholders can use to monitor publicly traded companies. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 13 - News
This week at the Barclays Capital Global Financials Conference, droves of CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs trotted on stage to address a room full of eager analysts.
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September 13 - News
To the average investor, there are dozens of gauges shareholders can use to track publicly traded companies.
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September 11 - News
Editor's Note: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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September 11 - News
Mortgage REITs invest in mortgage-backed securities (MBSes) using short-term financing.
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September 11 - News
With the Federal Reserve scheduled to meet this month to decide on the fate of its monetary policy, many analysts and central bank observers are speculating that it may finally...
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September 9 - News
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are viewed as useless, outdated financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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September 8 - News
If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be useless, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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September 5 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), American Capital Ltd.
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August 30 - News
Warren Buffett is famous for advising investors to "be greedy when others are fearful." This advice is apropos for the current mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust (mREIT) industry...
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August 29 - News
Editor's Note: Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE:IVR), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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August 28 - News
Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded shares of Two Harbors Investment Corp. from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report released on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports.
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August 26 - News
Today let's look at Appaloosa Management, founded by investing giant David Tepper and known for investing in the debt of companies in distress.
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August 26 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), American Capital Ltd.
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August 21 - News
Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO) doesn't really get the respect it deserves from most mREIT-focused bloggers.
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August 21 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO), American Capital Ltd.
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August 19 - News
After a brutal earnings season during which most mortgage REITs reported second-quarter declines in book value, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) swam against the...
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August 16 - News
Though heavy investor involvement in the single-family housing market has helped fuel a sort of housing boom, real estate investment trusts created on the new foreclosure-to-rental...
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August 12 - News
If you are a dividend investor, Arlington Asset Investment Corp (NYSE:AI) should be on your radar.
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August 12 - News
A few weeks ago, an Agency mREIT, CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), reported a worse than expected book value decline when it disclosed its second-quarter performance.
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August 5 - News
Mortgage REITs have been income-oriented investors’ favorite for long due to their elevated dividend yields.
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August 5 - News
In July, Freddie Mac closed a $400 million mortgage-backed bond offering of a new product called Structured Agency Credit Risk.
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August 5 - News
Today, let's look at Eagle Asset Management, a massive money management arm of Raymond James Financial.
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August 2 - Hedge Funds
It's always a good idea to pay attention to what the world’s largest private-equity firm is doing with its business.
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July 24 - News
The continued speculation regarding the timing of the Fed’s tapering of MBS purchases has led to significant interest rate volatility since the start of this year.
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July 5 - News
The confusion around the unwinding of QE persists as the Fed again links its unwinding intentions to macroeconomic improvements.
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July 1 - News
Today, let's look at Fred Alger Management, founded in 1964, and managing mutual funds, pension funds, and more.
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
The already pressured Agency mortgage REITs sector came under more pressure after the Financial Times reported that QE3 tapering is likely to be signaled by the Fed.
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June 19 - News
Our research on hedge funds has suggested that small cap stocks are a leading source of alpha; among our findings, we’ve concluded that the most popular small cap stocks among...
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
Is Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) a buy right now? The best stock pickers are getting less bullish.
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June 17 - News
This selling has been compounded in the last few weeks as the yield on US government debt has started to rise back up to realistic levels, which has spurred investors to dump ...
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June 17 - News
The mortgage REITs sector witnessed a rally late last week with all the major mREITs posting gains.
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June 17 - News
In the eyes of most investors, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, outdated investment tools of years past.
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June 13 - News
The key to the mortgage REIT sector right now is the preservation of book value.
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June 13 - News
Since the launch of the third round of quantitative easing in September last year, the mortgage REITs sector has seen tremendous compression in profitability and dividend cuts...
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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
What a difference a day makes.
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June 5 - 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
Bloomberg reports that mortgage rates have climbed to their highest in a year despite the Fed’s continuous efforts to curtail them through its MBS buying program.
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June 4 - News
Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO) was in 24 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. TWO has seen an increase in hedge fund sentiment lately.
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May 31 - News
Mortgage-backed real estate investment trusts [mREITs] usually yield higher compared to other income stocks.
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May 30 - 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
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
It didn't take hybrid mortgage REIT Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO) long to spring back -- with vigor -- after the spectacularly lousy earnings reports from agency-only...
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May 9 - News