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Five high-yield tickers have ex-dividend dates arriving in days, and buying even one session too late means the seller collects your payment instead.

The Fed's recent hawkish pivot sharply increased interest rates, negatively impacting most income sectors. CMT preferreds emerge as a compelling sub-sector, offering potential protection against rising long-term rates. Screening CMT preferreds by reset yield and yield-to-call can help identify attractive opportunities.

Pareto upgrades - swapping into strictly superior securities within the same issuer - can materially improve portfolio yield without increasing risk. Repeated Pareto upgrades raised yield on invested capital from 8.53% to 11.33% in under two years, demonstrating powerful compounding effects. Current actionable opportunity: ABR-D preferred offers an 18 basis point yield advantage over ABR-E with identical upside to par and risk profile.

AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

AGNC Investment Corp. CUM 1/1000 7% C stands out among AGNC preferreds for its balanced yield, price, and risk profile. AGNC's agency MBS strategy delivered strong returns in 2025, with the mREIT environment stabilizing and supporting preferred share income appeal. Yield-chasing among AGNC preferreds often exposes investors to call risk or lower income; AGNCN avoids these extremes.