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AGM vs SWZ

Side-by-side comparison of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM) and Total Return Securities Fund (SWZ): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AGM and SWZ operate in Finance Companies (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AGM is the larger of the two at $2.24B, about 18.5x SWZ ($120.9M).
  • Over the past year, AGM is up 18.0% and SWZ is down 4.3% - AGM leads by 22.3 points.
  • AGM has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for SWZ).
  • AGM has more recent analyst coverage (6 ratings vs 0 for SWZ).
PerformanceAGM+18.12%SWZ-4.34%
2025-07-22+0.00%2026-07-21
MetricAGMSWZ
Company
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Total Return Securities Fund
Price
$205.40-0.73%
$5.95-0.34%
Market cap
$2.24B
$120.9M
1M return
+10.75%
+0.68%
1Y return
+17.96%
-4.34%
Industry
Finance Companies
Finance Companies
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
9
3
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.

SWZ

Total Return Securities Fund

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of Switzerland. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on factors such as capital appreciation, income, economic and industry trends, quality of management, financial condition, business plan, industry and sector market position, dividend payout ratio, and corporate governance to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index. It was previously known as The Helvetia Fund, Inc. The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. was formed in October 24, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

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