** AG Mortgage Investment Trust MITT.N down ~4% at $4.11
in Mon afternoon trade, on track for biggest one-day pct drop in
nearly a month, after co announces 1-for-3 reverse stock split
** Hybrid Agency REIT says every 3 issued and outstanding
shares will convert to one share at close of business on July 22
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** Stock to begin trading on post-split basis on July 23
** MITT has ~47.8 mln shares outstanding as of June 13, per
Refinitiv data
** ~1.3 mln shares have traded as of 1330 EDT vs stock's
10-DMA of ~586k - Refinitiv
** With move on Mon, stock up ~40% YTD
** The REIT is externally managed by subsidiary of hedge
fund Angelo, Gordon & Co
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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