Annaly(US:NLY)2025-04-30 22:04Financial Performance - Annaly increased the dividend to $0.70 per share, highlighting the strong performance of its diversified housing finance portfolio[10] - Earnings available for distribution were $0.72 per average common share for the quarter[11] - The book value per common share was $19.02[11] - The company's economic return for the first quarter was 3.0%[11] Portfolio Composition and Performance - The total portfolio was $84.9 billion, including $75.0 billion in highly liquid Agency MBS, representing 88% of total assets and 61% of dedicated capital[11] - The Agency portfolio increased by 6% during the quarter, focusing on allocating capital into intermediate coupon TBA securities[11] - The Residential Credit portfolio decreased 5% to $6.6 billion, driven by securitization and sales of third-party securities[11] - The MSR portfolio remained relatively unchanged at $3.3 billion in market value, representing 21% of dedicated capital[11] Financing and Liquidity - Economic leverage was 5.7x, up from 5.5x in the fourth quarter[11] - Total assets available for financing were $7.5 billion, including cash and unencumbered Agency MBS of $4.7 billion[11] - The average GAAP cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 4.77%, down 19 basis points quarter-over-quarter, while the average economic cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.88%, up 9 basis points quarter-over-quarter[11]