AGNC Investment Declares $0.12 October Common Stock Dividend

AGNC Investment Corp., the Bethesda, Maryland-based mortgage real estate investment trust trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker AGNC, announced Tuesday that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.12 per common share for October 2026.

The dividend is scheduled for payment on November 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the designated record date. The declaration continues the company's established pattern of monthly distributions to common stockholders, a structure common among mortgage REITs that pass interest income through to investors on a regular basis.

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Mortgage REITs like AGNC generate income primarily by investing in agency-backed mortgage securities, funding those positions through short-term borrowing. The spread between borrowing costs and investment yields drives distributable income, which in turn supports dividend payments. Investors in the sector closely monitor dividend consistency as a signal of portfolio stability and earnings health.

At $0.12 per share per month, AGNC's annualized common dividend run rate stands at $1.44 per share, a figure that income-focused investors typically weigh against the stock's prevailing market price to assess yield attractiveness relative to other fixed-income alternatives.

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