49,928 Shares in AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC Acquired by Carmignac Gestion

08 Sep 2026, 23:29 by Kim Johansen · The Markets Daily

Carmignac Gestion bought a new stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 49,928 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $544,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nykredit A S purchased a new position in shares of AGNC Investment during the second quarter worth $338,000. HORAN Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 24.3% in the second quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 33,021 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 6,456 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,062,000. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 1,085.5% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 14,332,737 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $156,227,000 after buying an additional 13,123,725 shares during the period. Finally, Greenland Capital Management LP lifted its stake in AGNC Investment by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 90,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $981,000 after acquiring an additional 2,900 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNC stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.68. The company had a trading volume of 37,538,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,507,471. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.66. The company has a market capitalization of $12.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.62 and a beta of 1.32. AGNC Investment Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $9.63 and a fifty-two week high of $12.19.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $305.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 57.94% and a return on equity of 17.96%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.17) earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.6 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 13.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is 75.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AGNC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Compass Point cut shares of AGNC Investment from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $11.50 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.50 to $12.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $11.50 price objective (up from $11.00) on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Friday, July 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.11.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on AGNC Investment

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, EVP Bernice Bell sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $55,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 406,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,476,417. This represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Profile

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AGNC Investment Corp. is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily acquires and manages a portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The company employs a leveraged total return strategy, borrowing against its securities to enhance income potential while using interest rate hedges to manage risk. AGNC’s investment objective is to generate attractive monthly dividends and long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders.