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May 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
It was just about one year ago that QE3 made its debut, and mortgage REITs, particularly agency-only players like Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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September 19 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
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 - Comments
Mortgage agency REITs have been badly hammered in the past three months.
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September 12 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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September 11 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are tons of indicators market participants can use to watch stocks. Some of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 9 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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September 5 - News - Comments
If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, outdated financial tools of a period lost to current times.
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September 4 - News - Comments
Stocks to Watch (Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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September 3 - News - Comments
To many market players, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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September 3 - News - Comments
Despite the continued volatility in interest rates and the resultant pressure on the book values, insiders at some of the highly followed mortgage REITs are busy increasing their...
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August 29 - News - Comments
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of metrics market participants can use to analyze Mr. Market.
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August 27 - News - Comments
It's been a rough and tumble season for mortgage REITs as QE3 taper fears and rising interest rates ravage the sector.
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August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Mortgage REITs got clobbered again on Monday, making Friday's drubbing look like a walk in the park.
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August 20 - News - Comments
Today, let's look at Analytic Investors, founded in 1970 and based far from Wall Street, in Los Angeles.
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August 7 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
“The second quarter of the current year was characterized by extreme volatility in both interest rates and mortgage rates,” said the CIO of American Capital Agency Corp.
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August 3 - News - Comments
Stocks that pay high dividends are becoming favorites among individual investors.
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August 2 - News - Comments
The mortgage REITs earnings season has kicked off with CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS) reporting its results.
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July 29 - News - Comments
When Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE:HTS) declared second-quarter earnings earlier this week, it was not a pretty sight, as earnings per share missed the mark by $0.04.
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July 29 - News - Comments
American Capital Agency Corp.
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July 26 - News - Comments
Previously, Barclays was bearish on the entire Agency mREIT sector, leaving every Buy rating downgraded.
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July 25 - News - Comments
After getting beaten to a pulp again last Friday, mortgage REITs ticked upward on Monday, even as a mass downgrading of the sector took place by Wunderlich Securities.
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July 10 - News - Comments
To most investors, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, outdated financial tools of years past.
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July 5 - News - Comments
Colonial Properties Trust Inc (NYSE:CLP) was in 8 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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June 27 - News - Comments
CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS) hiked its quarterly dividend in the second quarter of the current year.
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June 18 - News - Comments
The mortgage REITs sector witnessed a rally late last week with all the major mREITs posting gains.
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June 17 - News - Comments
The recent gyrations in the mortgage REIT sector have knocked down even big players like Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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June 13 - News - Comments
What a difference a day makes.
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June 5 - News - Comments
Is ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) a buy, sell, or hold? Investors who are in the know are turning less bullish.
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May 28 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
The mortgage REIT industry is a favorable sector for income seeking investors, because of its high dividend yields.
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May 21 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
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 - Comments
An article on Bloomberg reveals that the Fed might consider increasing the pace of its easing.
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May 2 - News - Comments
Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:CMO) disclosed its performance for the first quarter of the current year.
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April 29 - News - Comments
This article will present a portfolio of three financial stocks that offer elevated dividend yields and, if they are included with equal weights in a portfolio, yield 9%.
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April 23 - News - Comments
Cypress Sharpridge Investments reported its first quarter results on April 17 with an earnings beat.
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April 22 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to analyze Mr. Market. A couple of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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April 19 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to monitor their holdings. Two of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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April 19 - News - Comments
The timing of the Fed’s third round of quantitative easing is among the top discussed topics today.
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April 17 - News - Comments
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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April 8 - News - Comments
Mortgage REITs have not been the most recommended investment in recent times. Thanks to the various programs conducted by the Fed to stimulate the US economy.
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March 28 - News - Comments
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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March 26 - News - Comments
Despite the Federal Reserve’s QE3 program, mortgage REITs -- particularly those that invest primarily in agency-only paper backed by Fannie and Freddie -- have not imploded, ...
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March 25 - News - Comments
This article brings to you the latest dividend declaration and dividend cuts by some of the most famous dividend stocks within the US mortgage REITs sector.
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March 19 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
So far, 2013 has been sweet to stocks, with the month of March being especially delightful.
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March 11 - News - Comments
As much of the Fed's quantitative easing strategy, or QE3, has involved placing large amounts of capital into agency mortgage backed securities, what will happen to REITs when...
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March 7 - News - Comments
In recent months, mortage REITs have looked like an increasingly risky bet for investors.
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March 6 - Insider Trading - Comments
Dynex Capital Inc (NYSE:DX) is operating as a mortgage REIT since 1988 with an objective of providing higher risk-adjusted returns to its shareholders primarily through dividends...
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February 22 - News - Comments