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AGM vs DSU

Side-by-side comparison of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM) and Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc. (DSU): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AGM and DSU operate in Finance Companies (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AGM is the larger of the two at $1.97B, about 3.8x DSU ($516.7M).
  • Over the past year, AGM is down 5.3% and DSU is down 8.1% - AGM leads by 2.7 points.
  • AGM has been more active in the news (8 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for DSU).
  • AGM has more recent analyst coverage (6 ratings vs 0 for DSU).
PerformanceAGM-5.32%DSU-8.06%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricAGMDSU
Company
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc.
Price
$182.38+0.84%
$9.69+0.47%
Market cap
$1.97B
$516.7M
1M return
-0.16%
-2.17%
1Y return
-5.32%
-8.06%
Industry
Finance Companies
Finance Companies
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1998
News (4w)
8
2
Recent ratings
6
0
AGM

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides a secondary market for various loans made to borrowers in the United States. It operates through four segments: Farm & Ranch, USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Guarantees, Rural Utilities, and Institutional Credit. The Farm & Ranch segment purchases and retains eligible mortgage loans that are secured by first liens on agricultural real estate; securitizes eligible mortgage loans, and guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on securities representing interests in or obligations secured by pools of mortgage loans; and issues long-term standby purchase commitments (LTSPC) on designated eligible mortgage loans. The USDA Guarantees segment purchases portions of certain agricultural and rural development loans guaranteed by the USDA. The Rural Utilities segment purchases and guarantees securities that are backed by loans for electric or telecommunications facilities by lenders organized as cooperatives to borrowers; and purchases eligible rural utilities loans and guarantees of securities backed by those loans, as well as LTSPCs for pools of eligible rural utilities loans. The Institutional Credit segment guarantees and purchases general obligations of lenders and other financial institutions that are secured by pools of loans eligible under the Farmer Mac's Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, or Rural Utilities lines of business. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

DSU

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P's or Baa or lower by Moody's) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. It was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

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