ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 13, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:AMT;ARR;REM;ROOF;SPG;VTWV

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. ( ARR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 27, 2013. Shareholders who purchased ARR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that ARR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $7.04, the dividend yield is 13.64%.

The previous trading day's last sale of ARR was $7.04, representing a -11.78% decrease from the 52 week high of $7.98 and a 23.51% increase over the 52 week low of $5.70.

ARR is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). ARR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.87. Zacks Investment Research reports ARR's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 873.33%, compared to an industry average of -9.3%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ARR Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to ARR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ARR as a top-10 holding:

• IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF ( ROOF )
• iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index Fund ( REM )
• N/A (SLVY)
• Vanguard Scottsdale Funds Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF ( VTWV ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is VTWV with an increase of 10.77% over the last 100 days. ROOF has the highest percent weighting of ARR at 4.47%.