AGNC AGNC Investment Corporation

High yielding mortgage REITs have performed admirably in 2012. The Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) is up more than 12 percent-year-to-date. REITS have continued to take advantage of low interest rates to boost earnings and increase dividends for investors. REITs trade like stocks, but by law, they must pay out 90 percent of their taxable income to shareholders as dividends. The Paragon Report examines investing opportunities on diversified REITs and provides equity research on American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC) and ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR).

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Continuously low interest rates are boosting earnings throughout the sector. Dividend returns for Mortgage REITs are partially dependent on interest rate spreads. Higher interest rates make borrowing less profitable for REITs. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last month said that the central bank "would not hesitate" to purchase more bonds to drive borrowing costs lower if the economy needed it.

The Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark rate near zero since December 2008, and last month the Fed's policy panel reiterated that it does not expect rates to rise until late 2014 at the earliest. It has also bought $2.3 trillion of bonds in two rounds of so-called quantitative easing.

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American Capital Agency Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by government-sponsored entities or by the United States government agency. The company currently offers investors an annual dividend of $5.00 per share for a yield of 15.47 percent.

ARMOUR is a Maryland corporation that invests primarily in hybrid adjustable rate, adjustable rate and fixed rate residential mortgage backed securities. These securities are issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-chartered entities. ARMOUR is externally managed and advised by ARMOUR Residential Management LLC. The company currently offers investors an annual dividend of $1.20 per share for a yield of 17.29 percent.

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