AGNC Investment Declares $0.12 October Common Stock Dividend

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

The company's Board of Directors approved the payment, which is scheduled to be distributed on November 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of a qualifying date. The $0.12-per-share figure is consistent with the monthly dividend structure AGNC has maintained as part of its income-oriented investment profile.

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As a mortgage REIT, AGNC primarily invests in agency mortgage-backed securities and is required by law to distribute the substantial majority of its taxable income to shareholders, making regular dividend declarations a central feature of its business model. Monthly distributions, rather than the quarterly schedule favored by many equity issuers, are a hallmark of many mortgage REITs targeting income-seeking investors.

The announcement carries routine but material significance for retail and institutional income investors who rely on AGNC's dividend stream. At $0.12 per month, the annualized payout rate stands at $1.44 per share, a figure investors typically weigh against the stock's prevailing market price when evaluating yield.

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