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Top Dividend Stocks In The mREIT Space

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  Published Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:12:02 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
  

  
  

  iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund (REM) is one of the most interesting Exchange Traded Funds sponsored by the iShares company. This investment vehicle aims for tracking the general price and yield performance of the FTSE NAREIT All Mortgage Capped Index. In order to achieve this aim, the fund managers invest in mortgage-backed real estate investment trusts, also known as, mREITs. Naturally the fund offers a relatively direct exposure to several stocks with the mREIT space. While ETFs issued by iShares Company tend to be popular with mostly positive reviews, Morningstar suggests only a single-star rating for this ETF. I think it is probably due to the fact that this fund is heavily concentrated in two of the largest companies in this field. While there are more than 25 equities in this ETF, Annaly Capital (NLY) is the largest holding, followed by American Capital Agency (AGNC). Together, these... Read more
  

  Stock name									ISIN	Last trade		P/E	Earnings/Share	Dividend/Share	Dividend yield
  AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY									US02503X1054	29.65		12.4	2.38	5.00	16.86
  ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT									US0423151010	6.02		7.6	0.79	0.84	13.95
  INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL									US46131B1008	20.41		7.3	2.79	2.60	12.74
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT									US0357104092	15.01		9.0	1.67	1.80	11.99
  RESOURCE CAPITAL									US76120W3025	6.72		9.2	0.72	0.80	11.90
  CHIMERA INVESTMENT									US16934Q1094	3.31		24.5	0.13	0.36	10.88
  CYPRESS SHARPRIDGE INV									US23281A3077	11.88		6.0	1.98	1.28	10.77
  TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT									US90187B1017	11.92		9.1	1.30	1.28	10.74
  MFA FINANCIAL									US55272X1028	9.44		11.4	0.81	0.88	9.32
  ISHARES FTSE NAREIT MORTG PLUS CAPPED INDEX FUND									US4642885390

  
  

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