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Yes, Carlos, long-term holders of AGNC were well rewarded for their loyalty. If you bought at the start of 2009, you would have not only received a 19% annual payout based on year end prices, but also comparable average rates of equity appreciation. 3-year total return averages are 38.21%
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According to Morningstar: the 2009 year end yield for AGNC was 19.4% the 2010 year end yield for AGNC was 19.49% the 2011 year end yield for AGNC was 19.94%
Yes, the yield has fluctuated and mREITs did have a volatile second half to 2011, but AGNC had essentially maintained a 19+% yield for several years....until now.
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If there is a particular inaccuracy you feel exists, please let me know and I will address it. I see you are unhappy with my merely noting the potential that Chinese and Indian demand could grow. Is there a specific number of possible reasons that you might prefer?
I expected a comment on thorium too, which has been a long-time theoretical uranium demand killer.
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Mortgage REITs do not generally produce a K-1 or have UBTI that would trigger the concerning tax issue to which you refer. That is mostly a concern for MLPs these days. I do believe that REITs are smart to hold in IRAs, as are most high yield investments (and especially those that are taxed as income)
Further, NLY's dividends are highly related to their underlying business. UBTI should be related to a special transaction that is not within the normal course of business. If an oil distributor sells some expensive heavy machinery it is no longer using and then distributes the proceeds, for example, that might be UBTI because they are not in the business of selling heavy machinery.
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Jake, the dogs are a fixed group, set at the start of each year. Chevron was a 2011 dog, but it is not a 2012 Dog due to its strong performance in 2011 (up 16.6%) and moderate dividend (compared to the group).
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Yes, I calculated it to slightly over $13.12, above my expectation of around $13. Good for CYS and its shareholders. A mere ten cents per share becomes substantial when you are talking about several million shares.
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I did not mean to imply that the successor will do a poor job, but that the market may discount his potential, moving the equity down upon Szymanczyk's departure (whether or not justified).
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In a retail brokerage account, you should find that 15% of the dividend will be withheld, for Canadian dividends, and that your tax statement should list the total foreign withholding tax.
You get credit for the withheld taxes (or already paid taxes) when you do your taxes.
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One other thing to note regarding MO is that its CEO, Michael Szymanczyk, is retiring in May. He ran the US division for 12 years before the split, and has run Altria for the last 4 years. Those are some big shoes to fill, and his absence could hit the equity
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I agree that this exogenous announcement is a short-term positive for mREITs, but do recall that the Fed made a very similar announcement this summer. Though they did shoot up immediately following those comments, most non-agency and hybrid mREITs then declined between August and December. I hope what I just wrote isn't construed as looking a gift-horse in the mouth.
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I did not mean to imply CIM was making a mistake in their dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, or DRSPP, as defined in their annual report (page 67: http://bit.ly/wpwLs2). In fact, the DRSPP is not run by CIM or even FIDAC, but externally by The Bank of New York Mellon.
What I pointed out was that the reinvested shares were calculated and distributed at an inopportune price for holders relative to shortly before and after the last pay date. I believe that is a fact.
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Distribution rules depend on multiple factors.
American Capital Agency's Dividend Slip May Spook Investors But Appeared Inevitable [View article]
American Capital Agency's Dividend Slip May Spook Investors But Appeared Inevitable [View article]
the 2009 year end yield for AGNC was 19.4%
the 2010 year end yield for AGNC was 19.49%
the 2011 year end yield for AGNC was 19.94%
Yes, the yield has fluctuated and mREITs did have a volatile second half to 2011, but AGNC had essentially maintained a 19+% yield for several years....until now.
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I expected a comment on thorium too, which has been a long-time theoretical uranium demand killer.
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Further, NLY's dividends are highly related to their underlying business. UBTI should be related to a special transaction that is not within the normal course of business. If an oil distributor sells some expensive heavy machinery it is no longer using and then distributes the proceeds, for example, that might be UBTI because they are not in the business of selling heavy machinery.
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You get credit for the withheld taxes (or already paid taxes) when you do your taxes.
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Chimera's Recent Uptrend Could Peak With Its Dividend Payout [View article]
Chimera's Recent Uptrend Could Peak With Its Dividend Payout [View article]
Chimera's Recent Uptrend Could Peak With Its Dividend Payout [View article]
What I pointed out was that the reinvested shares were calculated and distributed at an inopportune price for holders relative to shortly before and after the last pay date. I believe that is a fact.