Yield Roundup: Three Sectors With Above Average Yields (AGNC, WHX, TNH, CPLP, GNI, CYS)

Tickerspy’s Mortgage REITs Index

MORTGAGE REITS INVESTING IDEAS

• Popular long ideas: NLY, AGNC, CIM
• Popular short ideas: FNMA, FMCC, DRL
• Top dividend plays: AGNC, NCT, MTGE
• Pro favorites: NLY, NCT, STWD

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MORTGAGE REITS COVERAGE

Investors in mortgages and mortgage-backed securities (MBS)

• Debt Ceiling Debate Creates Opportunity Mortgage REITs, KBW Says (NLY, HTS, CMO, IVR, BRT, CYS, NRF)
• Mortgage REITs Get A Lift From Wells Fargo (NLY, IVR, AGNC, RWT, STWD, CIM)
• Annaly Shares Slump Another News Of Another Offering (NLY, AGNC, HTS, IVR, MFA, RWT, STWD)

MORTGAGE REITS CHART

MORTGAGE REITS METRICS

Avg. Market Cap:	$2.2B
Avg. P/E Ratio:	9.8
Avg. Div Yield:	9.4%

As the European debt issues continue to weigh on the markets, investors may be looking for yield as a way to hedge their investments in a declining market. Below are three Indexes which offer above average yields from three different sectors.

High Yielding tickerspy Indexes:

The Mortgage Investment Stocks Index has an average yield of 9.5%, based on past distributions. Investors looking for exposure to real estate while also looking for above average dividends, based on past distributions, might take note of this Index. Leading the Index with the top yield of over 18%, based on past distributions, are shares of American Capital Agency (AGNC). Not far behind are shares of Cypress Sharpridge Invest (CYS), with a yield of 18.3%, based on past distributions.

The Royalty Trusts Index sports an average yield of 6.2%, based on past distributions. For investors looking to take advantage of the traditionally high yielding taxation structure of royalty trusts, shares of Whiting USA Trust I (WHX) have the highest yield within the Index at 16.8%, based on past distributions. Great Northern Iron Ore (GNI) comes in second in the Index with a yield of 11.1%, based on past distributions.

The MLPs Index has given investors an average yield of 6.1%, based on past distributions. Shares of Terra Nitrogen Company (TNH) are offering investors the best yield in the Index at 13.6%, based on past distributions. Shares of Capital Product Partners (CPLP) contribute a yield of over 10%, based on past distributions.

Tags: AGNC, CPLP, CYS, GNI, TNH, WHX