Annaly reports strong Q3 return while expanding agency MBS and MSR

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What changed

Relative to the supplied prior-quarter analysis, Annaly's Q3 analysis points to a larger agency MBS portfolio, a new $1.1 billion equity raise, renewed preferred issuance, record residential-credit activity, MSR growth to $3.5 billion, and a PennyMac partnership. The positive-return streak extended from seven to eight quarters.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its guidance sentiment; the supplied analysis does not identify a specific guidance increase or reduction.

Key takeaways

• The supplied analysis describes an 8.1% Q3 economic return and 11.5% year-to-date return, extending the positive-return streak to eight quarters.
• A $1.1 billion equity raise was deployed primarily into agency MBS, expanding the portfolio to $87 billion of market value.
• Residential Credit securitization activity remained strong, while the MSR portfolio grew to $3.5 billion and added a PennyMac partnership.

Management priorities

• Maintain overweight exposure to agency MBS while targeting a combined 40% weighting for Residential Credit and MSR.
• Continue capital raises, evaluate preferred issuance, and expand funding relationships and repo capacity.
• Scale low-note-rate MSR holdings through the PennyMac partnership while monitoring regulatory developments.