Investors looking for high-quality income, as well as a bargain, should turn to agency mortgage-backed securities, according to UBS.
Agency MBS are debt obligations backed by the government and are issued by agencies such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.
However, agency MBS lagged their higher-quality counterparts because they are highly correlated to interest rate volatility, she said.
As gross domestic product slowly trends lower, the market will become more comfortable with the likelihood of the Fed cutting rates, Falconio said.
Banks, which have been investing excess deposits in Treasurys, will be among those turning to agency MBS, Falconio said.
Persons:
Leslie Falconio, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Falconio, Janus Henderson, Banks
Organizations:
UBS, CNBC, Agency MBS, Federal Reserve, MBS, SEC, Securities ETF
Locations:
UBS Americas, Treasurys