New York Mortgage Trust: Attractive Near-Term Returns From Baby Bonds

  • New York Mortgage Trust is a mREIT increasing its reliance on net interest income, pivotting away from direct real estate investments. The company's NYMTI and NYMTG baby bonds offer par value discounts of 2-3%, underperforming the high-yield bond HYG ETF so far this year. Coverage of payments to senior unsecured noteholders has improved in recent quarters.