Key Points Annaly Capital is a well-respected mortgage REIT, offering investors an over 13% dividend yield. The mREIT's dividend history presents a cautionary tale about what investors should expect on the dividend front. 10 stocks we like better than Annaly Capital Management › The big draw for most investors with Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY) is its massive 13.7% dividend yield. To put that yield into context, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has a yield of just about 1%, and the average real estate investment trust (REIT) yields 3.6%. If you are trying to maximize the income your portfolio generates, it would be hard to say no to Annaly Capital's yield, but here's why you might want to anyway. What does Annaly Capital do?
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