Strong Quarterly and Annual Returns
Q4 2025 economic return of 11.6% and full-year 2025 economic return of 22.7%; Q4 comprehensive income of $0.89 per common share. Total stock return in 2025 was 34.8% with dividends reinvested, nearly double the S&P 500.
Multi-Quarter and Long‑Term Outperformance
Over the past 9 quarters AGNC generated a 50% economic return comprised of a 10% increase in book value and $3.24 per share of monthly dividends; since inception AGNC has delivered over 11% annualized total stock return with dividends reinvested.
Favorable Market Backdrop and Index Outperformance
Bloomberg Aggregate Agency Index returned 8.6% in 2025 and outperformed the Treasury Index by 2.3 percentage points (36% relative outperformance), driven by lower short-term rates, reduced interest-rate volatility, and large GSE MBS purchases.
Improved Capital Position and Liquidity
Ended Q4 with $7.6 billion of cash and unencumbered Agency MBS, representing 64% of tangible equity; issued $356 million of common equity in Q4 (ATM) and roughly $2 billion of accretive common equity issuances in 2025, delivering book value accretion.
Portfolio Growth and Deployment
Asset portfolio totaled $95 billion at quarter end, up about $4 billion from prior quarter; notional hedge balance increased to $59 billion as capital raised was fully deployed.
Hedge Positioning and Favorable Hedge Mix
Hedge ratio remained at 77% and AGNC opportunistically shifted hedge composition towards swap-based hedges: allocation to swap-based hedges rose from 59% to 70% (an 11 percentage-point increase), positioning the firm to benefit from swap spread moves.
Net Spread and Dollar Roll Income and Dividend Coverage
Net spread and dollar roll income was $0.35 per share in Q4 (unchanged), effectively $0.36 normalized (adjusting for one-time compensation accrual). Management indicates normalized net spread contribution on the existing portfolio implies ROE in the mid-teens (~16% on book value cited) which aligns with the firm’s cost of capital and dividend policy.