ARMOURレジデンシャルREIT(ARR)2026年第3四半期決算説明会:純資産価値が17%下落
ARMOUR Residential REITの2026年第3四半期は、米国の金利急上昇とボラティリティ拡大に伴う住宅ローン・スプレッドの拡大により、普通株主帰属のGAAP純損失が3億2,700万ドル、トータル・エコーノミック・リターンがマイナス12.9%となりました。1株当たり純資産額(BNAV)は前期比17%減の14.55ドルとなりましたが、月次配当は1株当たり0.24ドルを維持しています。経営陣は中長期的なエージェンシーMBS市場に対して前向きな姿勢を維持しつつ、短期的な安定には金利の動向が不可欠であると強調しています。
主要なポイント
- ARMOUR Residential REIT(NYSE: ARR)が発表した2026年第3四半期の普通株主に帰属するGAAP純損失は3億2,700万ドル(普通株式1株当たり2.26ドル)となりました。
- 普通株主に帰属する分配可能利益は1億230万ドル(1株当たり0.71ドル)となり、第3四半期の普通株配当金は1株当たり合計0.72ドルでした。
- 1株当たり純資産額(BNAV)は6月30日時点から17%減少し、四半期末時点で普通株式1株当たり14.55ドルとなりました。未払いの10月分配当金を含めた10月19日時点の推計1株当たり純資産額は14.65ドルとしています。
- トータル・エコーノミック・リターンはマイナス12.9%となり、米国債利回りの急上昇とポートフォリオのオプション調整後スプレッド(OAS)が20ベーシスポイント(bp)拡大したことを反映しました。なお、スプレッド拡大の約80%は9月に発生しました。
- 四半期末時点の利用可能な流動性は10億2,000万ドルでした。米国債を除くインプライド・レバレッジは8.2倍でしたが、予想繰上返済の調整後、10月19日時点では7.9倍に低下しました。
- 経営陣はスプレッドの拡大、供給の制約、良好なレポ環境を理由に、中期的には政府機関系MBS(エージェンシーMBS)に対して引き続き前向きな姿勢を維持していますが、短期的な持続的回復には米国債利回りおよびボラティリティのさらなる安定が必要であると述べました。
主要財務データ
| 指標 | 2026年第3四半期実績 | 変動および背景 |
|---|---|---|
| 普通株主に帰属するGAAP純損失 | 3億2,700万ドル | 普通株式1株当たり2.26ドルの損失 |
| 純利息収入 | 8,370万ドル | — |
| 普通株主に帰属する分配可能利益 | 1億230万ドル | 普通株式1株当たり0.71ドル |
| トータル・エコーノミック・リターン | -12.9% | 金利上昇と住宅ローン・スプレッドの拡大が圧迫 |
| 普通株式1株当たり純資産額 | 14.55ドル | 2026年6月30日時点から17%減少 |
| 10月19日時点の推計1株当たり純資産額 | 1株当たり14.65ドル | 10月分の普通株式配当未払い分を含む |
| 支払済普通株式配当 | 1株当たり0.72ドル | 第3四半期中は月額0.24ドル |
| 利用可能な流動性 | 10億2,000万ドル | 経営陣は10月を通じて同水準で推移すると予想 |
| 米国債を除くインプライド・レバレッジ | 8.2倍 | 予想繰上返済の調整後、10月19日時点で7.9倍 |
| ポートフォリオ繰上返済率 | 8.5% CPR | 2026年第2四半期から25%低下 |
事業およびポートフォリオの業績
米国債利回りが70〜80ベーシスポイント上昇したため、四半期末にかけてエージェンシーMBSの環境が悪化しました。9月には金利ボラティリティも急上昇し、住宅ローンのデュレーションが長期化し、売却圧力を高めました。
ARMOURは、歴史的な低レバレッジと限定的なネット・デュレーション・エクスポージャーで第3四半期に入りました。それにもかかわらず、ポートフォリオのオプション調整後スプレッドは20ベーシスポイント拡大し、四半期末のネット・デュレーション・エクスポージャーは0.38年に拡大しました。
同社は当四半期中に純ベースで約14億ドルのMBS資産を追加しました。9月下旬からは、市場全般をアウトパフォームしていたDUSプールや大幅ディスカウントの既発MBSを中心に、約9億ドルの資産を売却しました。経営陣は、この売却によって相対的な利益を確定させつつ、流動性と目標レバレッジを裏付けたと説明しました。
ARMOURは売却手取金および繰上返済回収金を適度なディスカウント水準のMBS(特に9月に最もスプレッドが拡大したクーポン)に再投資する計画です。経営陣は、クーポンに応じて15%〜18%の潜在的なレバレッジ後リターンが見込まれると試算しています。
ポートフォリオは引き続きエージェンシーMBSおよびDUS証券のみで構成されています。MBS保有資産の96%以上は、良好な繰上返済特性を持つ特定プールです。30年適格住宅ローン金利が7.5%近辺にある中、経営陣は今後数ヶ月間、繰上返済速度が全般的に安定して推移すると予想しています。
スワップヘッジ・対レポ比率は約89%に達し、2022年以来の最高水準となりました。ポートフォリオの半数近くは系列証券会社であるBuckler Securitiesを通じて資金調達されており、ARMOURはオーバーナイト・レポを選択的に利用し、必要に応じて期間プレミアムを回避することが可能となっています。
経営陣の見通し
経営陣は、同社が正式な業績予想(ガイダンス)を提示していないことを強調しつつも、来四半期の分配可能利益は配当水準と同程度になると予想しています。
ARMOURは月次普通株配当を1株当たり0.24ドルに維持しました。10月15日時点の権利確定株主に対して10月29日に支払われる配当を公表したほか、11月16日時点の権利確定株主に対して11月27日にさらに1株当たり0.24ドルの配当を支払う予定です。
同社の基本シナリオ(ベースケース)は、2022〜2023年の再現ではなく、米連邦準備理事会(FRB)によるゆるやかな利上げサイクルです。経営陣はFRBの9月時点の予測を引き合いに出し、タカ派の参加者でさえ2026年に追加で1回(25ベーシスポイント)、2027年にさらに1回の利上げを見込むにとどまっていると指摘しました。
経営陣は、マクロ経済およびインフレ環境がより明確になった段階でレバレッジを引き上げる余力があると述べました。また、住宅ローンの新規実行の抑制、エージェンシーMBSの限られた純供給、良好なレポ環境がポートフォリオのキャリー収入を支えると見ています。
リスクと注目点
- インフレの長期化は、FRBによる追加の金融引き締めと短期調達コストの上昇につながる可能性があります。
- 米国債利回りのボラティリティがさらに上昇すれば、住宅ローンのデュレーションが長期化し、エージェンシーMBS価格の持続的な回復が遅れる恐れがあります。
- 地政学的緊張、財政赤字の拡大、社債発行の増加は、債券市場全般のボラティリティを長期化させる可能性があります。
- 年末に向けたバランスシートの縮小がレポ市場に影響を与える可能性がありますが、経営陣は第4四半期初頭においてもレポの流動性とスプレッドは引き続き良好であると説明しています。
- 自社株買いは、流動性の確保や将来の再資金調達能力とのバランスを考慮する必要があります。
アナリスト質疑応答の要点
経営陣によると、9月の資産売却は、好調な推移を見せていた5年物および10年物のDUSプールと、大幅ディスカウントの既発クーポンを中心に行われました。売却手取金は、4.5%および5%のクーポン、ならびに繰上返済速度の鈍化から恩恵を受ける一部の高クーポン証券へ再投資される見込みです。
資本配分に関して、ARMOURは株価が1株当たり純資産額(BNAV)近辺で推移している場合は主にATM(随時株式売り出し)プログラムを活用し、ディスカウントが魅力的になった場合に自社株買いを検討すると説明しました。同社は第3四半期中に約1,240万株の普通株式を発行して2億570万ドルを調達し、9月末には36万3,700株の普通株式を買い戻しました。
経営陣は、自社株買いとポートフォリオへの追加レバレッジとのバランスを図る際の主な制約要因として流動性を挙げました。同社のストレステストにはすでにコロナ禍のような極端なシナリオが組み込まれており、9月のボラティリティ上昇を受けての調整は行われませんでした。
ARMOURは引き続き、スワップ約80%、先物約20%のヘッジ・ポートフォリオ構成を目標としています。住宅ローンのネガティブ・コンベクシティがポートフォリオのエクスポージャーを変化させる中で過度な再ヘッジを回避するため、狭いレンジ内での限定的なデュレーション変動を許容しています。
経営陣はまた、9月のボラティリティ局面において、ファニーメイ(連邦住宅抵当金庫)とフレディマック(連邦ホームローン抵当公社)が活発に動いていた兆候があったことを指摘しました。規制上の上限まで1,000億ドル以上の余力があるため、同社は両GSE(政府支援機関)を、エージェンシーMBSのスプレッド拡大時における潜在的なバックストップ(最終買い手)と捉えています。
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経営陣による説明
Operator
Good day, and welcome to the ARMOUR Residential REIT's Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to the CEO, Mr. Scott Ulm. Please go ahead, sir.
Scott Ulm
Good morning, and welcome to our third quarter 2026 conference call. This morning, I'm joined by our Chief Financial Officer, Gordon Harper; as well as our Co-Chief Investment Officer, Sergey Losyev; and Desmond Macauley. Let me turn the call over now to Gordon to run through the financial results.
Gordon Harper
Thank you, Scott. By now, everyone has access to ARMOUR's earnings release and our Q3 2026 investor presentation, which can be found on ARMOUR's website, www.rmmerit.com. This conference call includes forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The Risk Factors section of ARMOUR's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission describe certain factors beyond ARMOUR's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Those periodic filings can be found on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All of today's forward-looking statements are subject to change without notice. We disclaim any obligation to update them unless required by law. Also, today's discussion refers to certain non-GAAP measures. These measures are reconciled with comparable GAAP measures in our earnings release. An online replay of this conference call will be available on ARMOUR's website shortly and will continue for 1 year.
Our results for the quarter reflect the significant widening of mortgage spreads in the last 3 weeks of the quarter as interest rates rose and the markets reacted to a more hawkish Federal Reserve. ARMOUR's Q3 GAAP net loss related to common stockholders was $327 million or a loss of $2.26 per common share. Net interest income was $83.7 million. Distributable earnings available to common stockholders was $102.3 million or $0.71 per common share. This non-GAAP measure is defined as net interest income plus TBA drop income adjusted for interest income or expense on our interest rate swaps and futures contracts minus net operating expenses. Total economic return was a negative 12.9% for the quarter.
During Q3, ARMOUR raised approximately $205.7 million of capital by issuing approximately 12.4 million shares of common stock and $2.5 million of capital by issuing approximately 123,000 shares of preferred stock through our at-the-market offering programs. We also repurchased at the end of September 363,700 common shares. ARMOUR paid monthly common dividend of $0.24 per common share per month for a total of $0.72 for the quarter. We aim to pay an attractive dividend that is appropriate in context and stable over the medium term. On October 29, 2026, a cash dividend of $0.24 per outstanding common share will be paid to holders of record on October 15, 2026.
We've also declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per outstanding common share payable on November 27 to holders of record on November 16, 2026. Quarter end book value was $14.55 per common share, down 17% from June 30, 2026. Our most current available estimate of book value is as of Monday, October 19, and was $14.65 per common share, which reflects the accrual of the October common dividend I discussed previously.
I will now turn the call over to Chief Executive Officer, Scott Ulm, to discuss ARMOUR portfolio position and current strategy.
Scott Ulm
Thanks, Gordon. Agency MBS faced a challenging late third quarter as macroeconomic pressures overwhelmed the favorable supply-demand dynamics that had supported the market earlier in the year. Persistent inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to raise rates by 25 basis points in September, its first hike since 2023 and signal further tightening. Expectations for higher policy rates, geopolitical tensions, rising fiscal deficits and increased corporate debt issuance drove broad repricing of global bond markets.
Treasury yields rose 70 to 80 basis points over the quarter, while interest rate volatility spiked in September. The sharp increase in yields extended mortgage duration with associated selling pressures likely amplifying the MBS sell-off as the speed of the move sideline potential buyers. Today, mortgage spreads sit near their widest of the year, offering more compelling valuations that support our constructive medium-term outlook. Near term, we believe a sustained recovery in mortgage prices would require greater stability in treasury yields and volatility. Renewed inflation pressures could prompt further Fed tightening action, while geopolitical tensions could prolong market volatility.
Our base case remains a shallow Fed hiking cycle rather than a repeat of 2022, '23 as labor market continues to show no buildup in wage pressures, reducing the risk of a wage price spiral. This view is broadly consistent with the Fed's September summary of economic projections in which even some of the more hawkish participants anticipated only one additional 25 basis point hike in 2026, followed by another 25 basis point increase in 2027.
Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, the underlying supply-demand backdrop remains supportive. Elevated mortgage rates continue to constrain origination and net Agency MBS supply, while limited financing activity and favorable repo conditions support portfolio carry. GSE retained portfolios declined modestly by a reported $2.5 billion in July and August, following substantial purchases earlier in the year, likely reflecting paydowns that were not fully reinvested rather than outright asset sales. We believe Fannie Mae and Freddie have resumed buying during September's volatility, consistent with their role in supporting the Agency MBS market, although official holdings data remain pending. With more than $100 billion of capacity remaining under their regulatory caps, we continue to view the GSEs as meaningful potential backstop buyers at wider spreads. I'll now turn it over to Sergey for more detail on our portfolio.
Sergey Losyev
Thank you, Scott. ARMOR REIT entered the third quarter with historically low leverage and limited net duration exposure, which helped us navigate heightened market volatility. Still, the portfolio's option adjusted spread widened by 20 basis points with approximately 80% of that widening occurring in September. This, in turn, pressured book value and pushed implied leverage, excluding treasuries to 8.2x and net duration exposure to 0.38 years by quarter end, higher yet still historically moderate levels. The available liquidity stood at an ample $1.02 billion at the end of Q3 and is expected to remain near that level through the end of October.
ARMOUR net added approximately $1.4 billion of MBS assets over the course of the third quarter. Starting in late September, we sold approximately $900 million, consisting primarily of DUS pools and deep discount seasoned MBS. Those sales capture relative out performance versus the broader mortgage market and help maintain our strong liquidity position and portfolio target leverage. We plan to eventually reinvest these proceeds and paydowns into moderate discount priced MBS, which have widened the most in September and present the most attractive opportunities with levered returns running from 15% to 18% depending on the coupon.
Portfolio prepayments averaged 8.5% CPR in Q3, down 25% from the prior quarter. With the 30-year conforming mortgage rates nearing 7.5%, we expect prepayment speeds to remain broadly stable in the coming months, providing greater predictability for portfolio earnings and improving convexity profile of our mortgage assets. ARMOR's mortgage portfolio remains invested exclusively in Agency MBS and DUS securities, consistent with its strategy since the 3rd October, since the third quarter of 2020.
And over 96% of our MBS holdings are concentrated in specified pools with favorable prepayment characteristics. Our hedging strategy is designed to manage duration risk across the yield curve and limit exposure to rising funding costs. Our swap hedge to ratio -- hedge to repo ratio stands at approximately 89%, its highest level since 2022. While we believe markets may be pricing in more Fed rate hikes than will ultimately materialize, our hedging position is designed to protect earnings against further increases in short-term rates should inflation and macroeconomic pressures persist.
Despite the New York Fed suspension of treasury bill purchases in August, repo spreads to SOFR have remained tight. Supporting stable portfolio funding through September's Fed rate hike, and we financed nearly 50% of our portfolio through affiliated broker-dealer Buckler Securities, securities, where we selectively use overnight repo to avoid paying term premiums on longer-term financing.
While Chair Powell has moved quickly to establish policy task forces, we do not anticipate significant changes to the Fed's balance sheet policy that would disrupt repo or Agency MBS markets, particularly ahead of the midterm elections. And back to you, Scott.
Scott Ulm
Thanks, Sergey. Monthly dividends are central to ARR's investment approach, providing shareholders with a regular source of income. We set our dividend at a level we consider appropriate for the medium term. Recent volatility in interest rates and Agency MBS spreads has pressured both our share price and book value, resulting in an unusually high dividend at current market prices.
We remain constructive on the Agency MBS market and believe many of the factors driving recent volatility are likely to resolve over the coming months and into next year. Thank you for joining today's call and for your continued interest in ARMOUR.
Operator
[Operator Instructions] and our first question for today will come from Doug Harter with BTIG please go ahead.
質疑応答
Douglas Harter
Hoping you [Technical Difficulty] Could talk about the decision to sell assets in September and kind of the thought process of taking leverage up versus selling assets?
Sergey Losyev
This is Sergey. Yes. So we sold primarily 5-year and 10-year DUS pools as well as some of the deeper discount coupon with maybe 50 to 60 WALA seasoning. This type of collateral really outperformed in September. So the opportunity presented itself to manage our liquidity, manage our leverage and also take profits on some of these assets that have outperformed. So it was really a combination of things that were driving that trade decision. We plan to reinvest the proceeds into some of the coupons that have widened the most over the course of September, particularly 4.5, 5, but as well as some of the higher coupons, which have benefited from slower prepayment environment here at higher rates.
Douglas Harter
Great. Appreciate that. And then on kind of the capital actions, you guys both issued common and preferred, but also bought back stock. Just hoping you could talk about kind of what levels you kind of see interesting to kind of undertake kind of all the various capital actions that you did in the quarter?
Sergey Losyev
Yes. Sure, Doug. Look, we look at issuing under the ATM when we have an attractive price, which means that we're pretty tight to book value when -- and that was sort of the story of the first part of the quarter. And the story of the second part of the quarter is we hit some volatility and saw that we were a good ways away. And that's when we feel we should always be on both sides of the market. And so we just felt the need to put a mark in the book there and buy back some stock. So it's really just that simple. Of course, the moment when you're seeing attractive prices to repurchase is probably when you're also very mindful of liquidity. So we keep that in mind, too, but there is always our sense that we need to look at both sides here.
Operator
The next question will come from Trevor Cranston with JMP please go ahead.
Trevor Cranston
You made the comment towards the end of the prepared remarks about the dividend yield being unusually high right now. Can you maybe expand on your comments around that and how you guys are thinking about the appropriate dividend level today in light of where you're seeing current market returns?
Sergey Losyev
Well, look, we've had volatility both in stock price and book value, which has driven those down. Our view remains constructive here and that a number of the factors that have driven this are -- have a good probability of resolving, maybe not this month, but over the not too long period. And so that plus the fact that we feel that our -- while we don't give forward guidance, as you guys know, our earnings available for distributions, we think, are going to be in the range of the dividend for the coming quarter. So given all of that, also the fact that we've already announced November should give you a sense of how we're feeling. Suggests that there's really, really nothing to do here. And we are where we are on this.
Operator
The next question will come from Marissa Lobo with UBS.
Unknown Analyst
I just wanted to ask about leverage, just given where wider mortgage spreads are and what you described as favorable repo conditions, how are you feeling about the willingness to add to leverage here? Or -- and what is your target range?
Desmond Macauley
Yes. Marissa, this is Desmond Macauley. So our leverage as of Monday, October 19 was 7.9 turns. That's excluding our treasury loans and making some adjustments for expected paydowns. We are comfortable with that level. In the near term, there could be bouts of volatility in the period leading up to the elections.
In addition, recent inflation data has been higher than expected. In the medium term, however, we are constructive given mortgage spreads around the wides of the year plus improved technicals and fundamentals in the mortgage market. So we do have dry powder to add leverage as warranted when we have greater clarity on the macroeconomic outlook as well as inflation.
Unknown Analyst
Okay. Great. And on policy, I mean, just given the increased use of housing policy to influence rate and MBS demand, how are you incorporating that risk into your portfolio construction? And do you see it as primarily an upside to book value or impacting prepayments ultimately?
Desmond Macauley
Stability is good. I think there's a lot of desire to improve affordability here. But we're -- I think across -- we are so out of the money. You'd have to have a pretty good move that would start to impact the optionality there. So delighted that there's focus on keeping stability and improving mortgage rates. But I would -- my sense would be we are -- we've got a long way to go before we start to see a different prepayment environment.
Operator
The next question will come from Jason Weaver with JonesTrading.
Unknown Analyst
This is Val Almar filling in for Jason Weaver. So that duration moved up to 0.38 from about 0. Was that a deliberate position or extension you haven't fully hedged yet there?
Desmond Macauley
Yes, Jason. So as you know, we came into the quarter with our duration relatively flat. And we managed it very closely to a moderate duration profile even with a sharp increase in rates. Now in the back end, we are targeting around flat duration but within our band. So we allow that duration to move as our negative convexity plays a role in moving duration in the back end. So -- and then in the front end of the curve, we target just a very slight positive duration, given that we think market pricing of rate hikes are more than we anticipate. So overall, we manage our duration across the curve. We are looking to keep it within very tight bands. But at the same time, we allow some amount of duration movement so that we don't rehedge very frequently. Does that answer your question?
Unknown Analyst
Yes, it does. And then just a quick one here. With the Fed now, hiking, are you thinking about like swaps versus futures from here or...
Desmond Macauley
We still like on a nominal basis, about an 80-20 mix of swaps versus futures. At the longer end of the curve, we think swaps fair value -- and on the shorter end of the curve, we favor using swaps largely because of swap spread volatility. But overall, the mix that we are still looking at is about 80% swaps, 20% futures.
Operator
The next question will come from Timothy D'Agostino with B. Riley Securities.
Timothy D'Agostino
Just in mind, I know we kind of talked about share repurchases and leverage. But I guess just trying to see if you have any thoughts or providing color on whether you see any kind of friction between the 2 What -- where earlier you talked about repurchasing stock when it's attractive. But then again, you mentioned in another question about additional dry powder to add leverage where you see opportunity.
So I just want to know how you balance maybe share repurchases versus adding more leverage? And then if you kind of feel any friction between the 2 as you kind of progress through the quarter, if you see attractive options to put capital -- leverage capital to work while your stock continues to trade below book value.
Desmond Macauley
So the issue is -- leverage is largely an output here. The real driver is managing liquidity. So that's where that question really comes in, which is -- how are you feeling about liquidity? How much do you want to spend? Also, always mindful that when you take the stock back in, it may be both -- it has both a cost and it may not necessarily be a good time to get it back out there. So you have all of those factors that weigh on your question of, gee, is now the time to buy some stock back. So you have to see something pretty compelling, and it also has to fit in the context of how you are managing your overall liquidity levels, and that weighs on what sort of quantum you're willing to do. I think we're probably conservative in making that decision. But as I said before, we always feel that we have to be willing to be on both sides of the market. I hope that's responsive.
Operator
The next question will come from Jason Stewart with Compass Point.
Jason Stewart
A question on liquidity and funding markets. Sometimes we see the funding markets become a little skittish going into the end of the year when volatility is high. How are you feeling about the depth of repo today and managing that going into the end of the year?
Desmond Macauley
Jason, this probably was one of the few quarters when the quarter end repo was extremely liquid and soft. So we continue to see tight repo to SOFR spreads here early in Q4. We do expect some balance sheet tightening up into year-end. But we also know that the New York Fed stands by in terms of reopening their RRPs or the T-bill purchases that we were doing earlier in the year in case liquidity gets tight in the banking system. So from that standpoint, repo has really been the shining star here of the market and giving us a lot of confidence into year-end even.
Scott Ulm
And I'd also note, while we're active with 20 counter parties across the global street, if you will, we also enjoy the ability to finance about half of our portfolio through our securities affiliate BUCKLER. And that also gives us access across the curve as we mentioned, the ability to go overnight if we wish as well as access to term opportunities. So we try to keep all of those options open, which has been extremely helpful when we found things a little bit tighter, even though that's not the situation we're in this quarter, thankfully.
Jason Stewart
Got it. Okay. That's helpful. And then on the GSEs, I mean, I think we all know how much capacity is left to buy and where we're at in terms of spread levels. Are you looking for any markers for increased activity and maybe as a catalyst for spread tightening from the GSEs?
Desmond Macauley
Yes. So I mean, look, we had an official confirmation from pool data in September regarding GSE activity. We've also seen them cut down the specified pool auction sizes throughout the month. So some of these signs do point to the fact that they were engaged in the market. We haven't seen the official numbers yet. Of course, they're coming towards the end of the month, but it will be interesting to see back in March, when we had similar spread levels, volatility spike, we saw them policing in the market from the spread standpoint. So we do expect some buying to show up.
Operator
The next question will come from David Storms with Stonegate Capital.
David Storms
Just curious with the volatility in September, have you made any changes to the liquidity stress testing that you do? Or are you kind of looking through some of this volatility and keeping a focus on the medium term?
Desmond Macauley
Yes. Dave, the stress testing that we had even going into September is pretty robust, and we test our liquidity on the extreme stress scenarios. We use COVID-like levels in terms of what took place at that time. So we like to be consistent there. We've not had to change anything. We continue to monitor our liquidity. And that obviously plays a role in terms of how we look at leverage too in deciding whether we want to increase leverage or keep it around these levels. So haven't changed it, but it was pretty robust. And extreme stress testing scenario we had going into September. And that enabled us to stay focused and not have to sell assets because of liquidity.
David Storms
Understood. And if I could sneak one more in, just maybe a clarification on where you expect Fed rates to go. It sounded like in the prepared remarks, you were in line with market expectations on fund rate cut this year and one next year. But then an answer to one of the questions, it sounded like you were positioning yourself to be a little more dovish on the short end of the curve, thinking that markets were pricing in early rate cuts. Did I miss something there?
Desmond Macauley
Markets are pricing about 3 to 4 cuts by the end of 2027. And our view here is the base case is 2 cuts by the end of 2027. So we are on the dovish side of the market. But if you compare our view to the dot plot by the FOMC, that's really on the hawkish side. The most hawkish members are expecting just 2 cuts, one at the end of this year and one at the end of next year. The reason for us having just a slight positive duration in the front end is because we do feel that market pricing of Hikes is more than we anticipate. Does that clear that up?
Operator
And this concludes our question-and-answer session. I would like to turn the conference back over to Mr. Scott Ulm for any closing remarks. Please go ahead.
Scott Ulm
Thank you very much. We appreciate your interest in ARMOUR REIT, and thank you for attending this morning.
Operator
The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.
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