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The Open Secret That Is AGNC Investment's Achilles' Heel

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AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) is not a dividend stock, despite the huge 14% or so dividend yield. But there's another open secret about AGNC's business model that you need to understand before you buy the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT). What does AGNC Investment do? Image source: Getty Images.

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AGNC Investment: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

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AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) has a massive 14.4% To put that into context, the average real estate investment trust (REIT) yields just 3.9%, using Vanguard Real Estate Index ETF (NYSEMKT: VNQ) as a proxy. The problem with AGNC Investment To get the big news out early, most investors won't want to buy or hold AGNC Investment.

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Blackstone Nears Completion of $400m Private Credit Fund Raise

Private Equity Insights

Blackstone is in the final stages of raising about $400m for its Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) to secure additional investment advantage, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Last year, it blocked investor withdrawals from BREIT after requests exceeded a preset 5% of the net asset value of the fund.

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Baby Bonds: What to Know Before Investing

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But a smaller investment minimum doesn't mean that this type of bond has lower risks. Baby bonds are issued by the same types of companies that issue traditional bonds, including utility companies, investment banks, telecom companies and other types of corporate issuers. In the U.S.,

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Carlyle Raises Over $600 Million for its First CLO Captive Equity Fund

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Global investment firm, Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced the final close of its inaugural collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) captive equity fund, CLO Partners. The fund raised more than $600 million, exceeding its initial $500 million target. per share, private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

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Charlesbank Targets $1.25bn for Third Opportunistic Credit Fund

Private Equity Insights

Charlesbank Capital Partners is aiming to raise $1.25bn for its third opportunistic credit fund, looking to invest in new corporate loans as well as to purchase them from other private credit shops to take advantage of market dislocations. The fund has already deployed $900m, according to one of the people.

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Fund finance: how to unlock scalability with growth

Private Equity Wire

Keeping pace with growth The use of fund finance has grown exponentially in recent years, as demand for both subscription lines and NAV lending has ballooned. Demand is fuelled by the need for funds to manage liquidity and distributions, optimise returns and unlock capital for follow-on investments near to end-of-life.

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