- American Capital Agency (NASDAQ:AGNC) and American Capital Mortgage (NASDAQ:MTGE) as of yesterday disclose a 4.53% stake in Hatteras Financial (NYSE:HTS) vs. their combined 8.5% stake from late January.
- AGNC and MTGE CIO Gary Kain - late last year and early this year noting the absurdity of large swaths of the mREIT industry trading at sizable discounts to book value - was an aggressive buyer of his own stock and that of other mortgage REITs (though Hatteras was the only publicly disclosed purchase).
- Not including sizable dividends, Hatteras has returned about 20% YTD, as has American Capital Agency. American Capital Mortgage is up about 12.5%.