AGNC Investment Corp vs iShares MBS ETF — how do they compare? AGNC Investment Corp trades at $10.91 (market cap $12.91B), while iShares MBS ETF trades at $92.85. The key difference: AGNC Investment Corp pays a 13.22% dividend while iShares MBS ETF pays none, and AGNC Investment Corp is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares MBS ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AGNC | MBB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.91B | — |
Sector | Financials | — |
52-Week High | $12.17 | $96.91 |
52-Week Low | $9.46 | $92.72 |
Dividend Yield | 13.22% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
AGNC Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust that invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities. The firm's asset portfolio is comprised of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or by a U.S. Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association. It also invests in other types of mortgage and mortgage-related residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities or other investments in or related to, the housing, mortgage or real estate markets.
Read more on AGNC →The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and TBAs that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities included in the underlying index that advisor believes will help the fund track the index.
Read more on MBB →