What determines the next ex-dividend date of AGNC?

The board of directors of AGNC determines the next ex-dividend date for AGNC investors, according to AGNC.com. From October 2014 to July 2015, the company had ex-dividend dates every month during the last week of each month. Before then, ex-dividend dates featured quarterly earnings back to 2008.

For ex-dividend dates from October 2014 to July 2015, dividends were paid to investors less than two weeks later, notes AGNC.com. Monthly dividends for this time span ranged from 20 cents per share to 22 cents per share. Quarterly ex-dividend dates from 2008 to 2014 were paid to investors approximately one month later. Quarterly dividends over this time span ranged from 31 cents to $1.50.