AG Mortgage Investment Trust's Series A Preferred Stock Crosses Above 8.5% Yield Territory

In trading on Tuesday, shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc's 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (MITT. RA) were yielding above the 8.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.0625), with shares changing hands as low as $24.24 on the day.