Energy, healthcare, BDCs, mREITs underperforming today
Jul. 24, 2015 3:01 PM ETHercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC)REM, XLE, XLV, HTGC, OXSQ, CYS, PTMN, PNNT, PSEC, TCAP-OLD, MAIN, IVR, AAIC, TWO, ARR, FGB, BDCS, BDCL, AMTG, ORC, MTGE, MORT, MORL, BIZD, FSIC-OLD, LMBS, CCAP, FBRTBy: Stephen Alpher, SA News Editor
- Just a 1% decline in the major averages (which are being helped by some high-profile earnings moves) is masking far greater carnage in a number of other sectors, notably healthcare (XLV -2.5%) and energy (XLE -2%).
- Business development companies and mortgage REITs are being socked again as well, suggesting the worry may go beyond interest rates and to credit in general, especially as commodity prices continue to tumble - to pick one, crude oil at $48.06 per barrel is at its lowest price in about four months.
- Among BDCs: Hercules Technology Growth (HTGC -4.2%), Triangle Capital (TCAP-OLD -3.3%), PennantPark Investment (PNNT -5.4%), Prospect Capital (PSEC -1.4%), Main Street Capital (MAIN -2.8%), TICC Capital (TICC -2.4%), KCAP Financial (KCAP -2.6%), THL Credit (TCRD -2.7%), FS Investment (FSIC-OLD -1.8%).
- Among mREITs: Armour Residential (ARR -3.1%), Two Harbors (TWO -0.9%), CYS Investments (CYS -2%), Invesco Mortgage (IVR -1.5%), Capstead Mortgage (CMO -1.2%), Apollo Residential (AMTG -2.6%), Arlington Asset (AI -3.7%), American Capital Mortgage (MTGE -0.9%), Orchid Island (ORC -5.8%).
- MReit ETFs: MORL, REM, MORT, LMBS
- BDC ETFs: BDCL, BDCS, BIZD, FGB