Is AGNC Investment Stock a Buy Now?
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) gets a lot of investor attention because of its shockingly high 14% dividend yield. To put that yield into perspective, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is only yielding about 1.2%, and the average real estate investment trust (REIT) has a yield of 3.9%.
Yet the one group that probably shouldn't buy AGNC Investment is dividend investors. Here's what you need to know before you buy this ultra-high-yield mortgage REIT.
AGNC Investment buys mortgages that have been pooled together into bond-like securities. It generally attempts to enhance its returns by using leverage, which is usually backed by its portfolio of mortgage securities.
Source Fool.com


