Add as a preferred source on GoogleAGNC Investors Track Book Value and Dividend Coverage Ahead of Q3 Results
Higher Treasury yields and wider mortgage-backed securities spreads may erode book value, while net spread income is watched as a measure of dividend coverage.
Investors are watching AGNC Investment Corp.'s (AGNC) book value and dividend coverage as higher Treasury yields and wider mortgage-backed securities spreads may add pressure ahead of its third-quarter report.
AGNC declared an unchanged dividend, leaving coverage as a key question.
Book value may face further erosion if 10-year Treasury yields rise and mortgage-backed securities spreads widen. Net spread income is another focus because it indicates whether the company can cover dividends. Recent Treasury yield moves brought 10-year and 30-year rates to levels last reached in 2002.
AGNC's third-quarter report is the next milestone investors are watching.
John Kim
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