Monday, July 23, 2012

5 Dividend Kings Funds Love


Shane Sokol writes: It's time to forget about Treasuries as an investment or a place to store money. What you want are not just higher yields, but monster yields.  Professional investors such as hedge fund managers are paid handsomely and are expected to find ways to turn average returns into monsters.   Billions of dollars have been moved into dividend-paying, high quality stocks by investment gurus....We think high dividend stocks will significantly outperform the long-term Treasuries over the next 10 years. A good place to look for them is hedge funds' portfolio. Here are five dividend kings that the hedge fund managers agree on.

American Capital Agency Corporation (AGNC): American Capital operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT), an investment company that deals exclusively in real estate and mortgages. It invests in residential securities as well as government or government agency-guaranteed securities. With profit margins above 90%, one would expect large yields. American Capital's yields are so large that it is one of the most loved of all monster dividend stocks, those that yield 5% or more……

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY): Annaly is also classified as a REIT, investing in mortgage pass-through certificates, debentures and other mortgage-related vehicles. It enjoys a high profit margin topping 63% and is benefiting from the current economic climate…..

No comments:

Post a Comment