Core Viewpoint - Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. reported a decrease in book value per common share and a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2024, influenced by rising Treasury yields and a one-time charge related to the redemption of Series B Preferred Stock. Despite short-term challenges, the long-term outlook for Agency RMBS remains favorable due to expected demand improvements and attractive valuations [2][3][4]. Financial Performance - Book value per common share decreased by 4.8% to 8.92,withanestimatedrangeof8.90 to 9.26asofFebruary14,2025[2][7].−Theeconomicreturnforthequarterwas(0.5)0.53 from 0.68inQ32024[9].CapitalStructure−ThecompanyimproveditscapitalstructurebyredeemingSeriesBPreferredStock,resultinginanincreaseddebt−to−equityratioof6.7x,upfrom6.1xinthepreviousquarter[2][7].−Approximately855.4 billion investment portfolio was allocated to Agency RMBS, with 15% in Agency CMBS [2]. Portfolio Composition - The total mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio was valued at 5.45billionasofDecember31,2024,withaweightedaverageyieldof5.4276.1 million, an increase from 73.8millioninQ32024,whiletotalinterestexpensedecreasedto62.4 million from 66.3million[9][30].−Netincomeattributabletocommonstockholderswasalossof5.5 million, compared to a profit of 35.3millioninQ32024[9][30].DividendsandStockActivity−Thecompanydeclaredacommonstockdividendof0.40 per share, unchanged from Q3 2024, and sold 993,837 shares of common stock for net proceeds of 8.3millionduringthefourthquarter[21][22].−TheredemptionofSeriesBPreferredStockoccurredatacashpriceof25.00 per share [23].