As Yield Curve Normalizes, Could a Dividend Increase Be in Store for Annaly?

The mortgage REIT is seeing tailwinds in its business. Investors are undoubtedly attracted to mortgage real estate investment trusts, or mREITs, such as Annaly Capital Management (NLY -1.07%), for their high dividend yields. Annaly, for its part, currently sports about a 13.2% yield. Although investors might like these high yields, mREITs can sometimes be difficult to understand. With Annaly recently reporting its third-quarter results, let's look at the key metrics investors should pay attention to when co ...