How Are AGNC Dividends Taxed?
Built from AGNC's own payment record and published figures, as of 2026-08-18. We are not tax advisers and this is not tax advice; a professional who knows your situation is the right stop before decisions.
AGNC Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust. REIT dividends are generally ordinary income, not qualified dividends, because the REIT itself pays no corporate tax on distributed earnings. Over the trailing twelve months in our record, AGNC paid $1.4400 per share. Portions can be classified as return of capital or capital gain in a given year; the split arrives with the year-end tax documents.
What AGNC's Own Payment Record Adds
Tax character is one half of the question and the payment record is the other. Our AGNC record holds 15 payments between June 30, 2025 and July 31, 2026, on a monthly schedule of 12 a year. The most recent was $0.1200 per share, ex-date August 31, 2026 and paid September 10, 2026. A further $0.1200 is already declared with an ex-date of August 31, 2026.
Across trailing twelve months the payments ran from $0.1200 on July 31, 2026 to $0.1200 on July 31, 2026, a spread of 0%. Payments that steady make the annual taxable total straightforward to anticipate from the cadence, though the character of it still waits on the year-end documents. Ex-dates landed in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec over the trailing two years, which is the schedule an estimated-tax calculation has to follow.
Our record cannot yet say whether AGNC's payout is rising or falling: Growth needs two complete calendar years of payouts, or two full years of coverage. Our AGNC record starts 2025-06-30 and holds no complete calendar year yet across 15 payments. On the record we hold, the rolling comparison can first be computed on June 30, 2027 and the calendar-year comparison on January 1, 2028, so this figure fills in around June 2027 as long as AGNC keeps distributing on its current schedule. No calendar year in our record is complete, so there is no annual total to set against a tax year yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are AGNC's dividends qualified?
Generally no. Most REIT dividends are taxed at ordinary income rates. Through 2025-era rules many qualified for a 20% pass-through deduction as Section 199A dividends; check current law and the fund's year-end documents for your tax year, since these provisions change.
Does that make AGNC a bad holding?
Tax character is one input, not a verdict, and we do not give buy or sell opinions. The common practical takeaway people draw is that ordinary-income payers fit differently in tax-advantaged versus taxable accounts, which is a conversation for a tax professional who knows your situation.
Full payment record: AGNC distribution history. Other payers whose tax treatment we cover are on the dividend tax index, and the sourcing rules are on the methodology page. Free to cite with a link to dividendtable.com.