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12 hours agoEquity Feels Safe. Debt Feels Risky. Reality Says Otherwise.
Debt-based financing promotes strong fundamentals, while equity can obscure inefficiencies and escalate expectations for growth.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF is the default large-cap vehicle for the sector. It is market-cap weighted, which concentrates the fund in cash-generative incumbents rather than spreading capital across clinical-stage names.
"This is a system shock," says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. "You have a material energy supply disruption and a structural shift toward fragmentation."
The ETF itself is a bond fund that tracks a market of investment-grade U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, meaning pools of home loans packaged into bonds and issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.
Annaly's dividend coverage is tight but intact. The company paid $0.70 per share quarterly throughout 2025, and its non-GAAP earnings available for distribution covered that payout in every quarter, ranging from $0.72 to $0.73 per share.