Thursday, October 22, 2009

Today's buy : Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH) @ $7.77

ex-dividend date 10/28/09
dividend $0.28 (Yield 14.40%)
payable 11/19/09
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (Anworth) is engaged in the business of investing in United States agency mortgage-backed securities (Agency MBS). The Company seeks long-term investment returns by investing its equity capital and borrowed funds in such securities and other mortgage-related assets. As of December 31, 2008, the Company's portfolio consisted of Agency MBS and Non-Agency mortgage-backed securities (Non-Agency MBS). As of December 31, 2008, approximately 99.9% of its total portfolio was Agency MBS. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had total assets of $5.48 billion. Its Agency MBS portfolio, consisting of $5.3 billion, was distributed as 15% agency adjustable-rate MBS, 65% agency hybrid adjustable-rate MBS, 20% agency fixed-rate MBS and less than 1% agency floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). Its Non-Agency MBS portfolio consisted of approximately $7.3 million of floating-rate CMOs.

Company Contact
Headquarters:1299 Ocean Avenue
2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Web Address:
http://www.anworth.com

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend October 26 - 30

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

ANH

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

14.51%

10/28/09

CPNO

Copano Energy, L.L.C.

11.79%

10/29/09

PWE

Penn West Energy Trust (USA)

10.38%

10/28/09

PGH

Pengrowth Energy Trust (USA)

8.05%

10/28/09

EPD

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

7.45%

10/28/09

O

Realty Income Corp

7.38%

10/29/09

NNN

National Retail Properties, Inc.

7.38%

10/28/09

PAA

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

7.22%

10/30/09

NI

NiSource Inc.

6.67%

10/28/09

FAX

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

6.47%

10/28/09

ZNT

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

6.45%

10/28/09

FSP

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

6.22%

10/28/09

LNT

Alliant Energy Corporation

5.37%

10/28/09

BTE

Baytex Energy Trust (USA)

5.32%

10/28/09

SO

The Southern Company

5.27%

10/29/09

PAYX

Paychex, Inc.

4.34%

10/29/09

OKE

ONEOK, Inc.

4.31%

10/28/09

COP

ConocoPhillips

3.78%

10/28/09

PBCT

People's United Financial, Inc.

3.68%

10/28/09

CAG

Conagra Foods, Inc.

3.62%

10/28/09

CLX

The Clorox Company

3.44%

10/26/09