AGNC Investment Corp. Stock News

The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is near a record low of less than 1.2%. However, while most stocks offer low dividend yields these days, there are some outliers.

AGNC Investment (AGNC -1.03%) and Starwood Property Trust (STWD 0.10%) are two of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) focused on investing in mortgages. AGNC is the second-largest home financing REIT with a market cap of more than $9 billion.

There's one very big reason some income-focused investors might want to buy mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) AGNC Investment (AGNC 0.79%). That would be its astonishingly high 14% dividend yield.

Investors love dividend stocks, especially those with ultra-high yields, because they provide a substantial passive income stream and offer significant total return potential.

For more than a century, the stock market has been a money machine for investors with a long-term mindset. Although the market has endured its fair share of corrections, no other asset class has come close to matching the annualized return of stocks over long periods.

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the first week of September and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferred stocks delivered strong returns this week, supported by healthy income levels and falling yields, with sector credit spreads remaining tight. AGNC issued a new fixed-rate preferred at 8.75%, offering a higher coupon than NLY.PR.J and appea...

BETHESDA, Md. , Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for September 2025.

BETHESDA, Md. , Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends on the outstanding depositary shares1 of the following series of preferred stock for the third quarter 2025: Series of Preferred Stock Ticker Per Annum Dividend Rate Dividend Per Depositary Share 1 7.00% Series C Fi...