High Yield Investment - Dynex Capital

In a volatile market like these two weeks where Dow could go up a 100 points and fall almost 200 points today it is probably a better idea to find a more defensive and less volatile stock to invest.  And at the same time, still provide pretty good ROI.  Such example are stocks that pay dividend with high yield such as Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX).  


At $10.4 per share Dynex Capital current provides quarterly divided of 28 cents per share equivalent to annual yield of 10.38% - a pretty good return compared to most bank CD and even some mutual funds.  Even if the stock tanks, keep buying the stock gave more shares for the same price plus a higher yield.  As a REIT, the company invests in both residential and commercial loans so as the real estate market stabilizes the company should be able to benefit from it.