Could Buying Ultra-High-Yield AGNC Investment Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

There's one very big reason some income-focused investors might want to buy mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC). That would be its astonishingly high 14% dividend yield. But a yield that high is highly unusual, given that the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) yields only 1.2%, and the average REIT yields only 3.8%. If you're looking for an investment that will set you up for a lifetime of reliable dividends, you'll need to tread with caution here.A double-digit dividend yield isn't particularly abnormal in the mortgage niche of the broader REIT sector. For the most part, AGNC Investment is a fairly well-run mREIT. Notably, the stock's total return since its initial public offering (IPO) is very compelling, as the chart below highlights. In fact, the total return is very close to that of the S&P 500 index. However, the return doesn't track along with the S&P 500, so AGNC Investment looks like an attractive diversification tool.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool