AGNC Investment Declares $0.12 October Common Dividend

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

The Board of Directors approved the payment, which is scheduled to be distributed on November 10, 2026, to common stockholders of record as of the applicable record date. The announcement follows the company's established pattern of declaring dividends on a monthly basis, a structure common among mortgage REITs that pass substantial income through to shareholders.

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AGNC Investment specializes in agency mortgage-backed securities, instruments backed by U.S. government-sponsored entities. Mortgage REITs like AGNC are closely watched by income-oriented investors because their dividend yields tend to be sensitive to interest rate movements and the spread between borrowing costs and returns on their underlying assets.

At $0.12 per share monthly, the annualized dividend rate stands at $1.44 per common share, a figure investors typically weigh against the stock's prevailing market price to assess yield. Dividend consistency is a key metric for REIT investors evaluating the sustainability of distributions relative to net interest income.

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