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Dividend Investors, AGNC May Not Be What You Think It Is [Yahoo! Finance]

AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) 
Last agnc investment corp. earnings: 4/29 04:01 pm Check Earnings Report
US:NASDAQ Investor Relations: ir.agnc.com
Company Research Source: Yahoo! Finance
So it is understandable that dividend investors pay a lot of attention to REIT dividends and yields. But every REIT shouldn't be judged by its yield, and a perfect case in point is AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) , which has a huge 14.9% dividend yield. Here's why income investors need to tread carefully with AGNC Investment. Before getting into AGNC's business, it pays to simply look at the mortgage real estate investment trust's dividend history. As the chart below highlights very clearly, investors who were attracted to the lofty dividend yield on offer here have not added a reliable dividend stock to their portfolio. After a rapid increase in the size of the dividend (the orange line), it shifted gears and headed steadily lower. Are You Missing The Morning Scoop? Breakfast News delivers it all in a quick, Foolish, and free daily newsletter. Sign Up For Free » Not surprisingly, the stock price (the purple line) followed the dividend. First it rose and then it fell. What's more Show less Read more
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