Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.annaly.com
Employees: 147
Employee growth: 28.9%

Annaly cannily invests its capital. A real estate investment trust (REIT), Annaly Capital Management invests in and manages a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, and agency callable debentures. It primarily invests in high-quality securities issued or guaranteed by the likes of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and Ginnie Mae and backed by single-family residential mortgages. As agency mortgage-backed securities, Annaly's assets carry an implied AAA rating. Subsidiaries Fixed Income Discount Advisory Company (FIDAC) and Merganser provide investment advisory and asset management services; RCap Securities operates as a broker/dealer.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $1,120.0M
One year growth: (57.5%)
Net income: $344.5M
Income growth: (72.8%)

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO, Annaly and FIDAC: Michael A. J. Farrell
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, and COO; Chief Investment Officer and COO, FIDAC: Wellington J. Denahan-Norris
CFO and Treasurer, Annaly and FIDAC: Kathryn F. Fagan

Competitors:
Capstead Mortgage
Impac Mortgage Holdings
Redwood Trust