American Capital Agency Corp. To Trade Ex-Dividend Tomorrow ($AGNC)

In order to collect the American Capital Agency Corp. dividend, shares must be owned before and through December 20, 2011.

   American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)
   Yield: 19.26%
   Dividend Amount: $1.40

AMER CAPITAL AGENCY CORP. is a newly-organized Delaware corporation formed to invest exclusively in single-family residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S. Government-sponsored entity. The Company will be externally managed and advised by American Capital Agency Management, LLC, a subsidiary of a wholly-owned portfolio company of American Capital. The Company will elect to be taxed, and intends to qualify, as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes.
American Capital Agency Corp. trades with a market Beta of 0.45.
The current book value per share is 26.90. From a month ago, the stock has increased in price 3.64%, with a change from a year ago of -0.10%.
The stock is performing well when compared to the general stock market up to this point. When reviewed with the S&P 500, the year up to date positive change is 4.33%.

Remember, you must buy a stock at least three business days before the record date (at least one business day before the ex-dividend date) to qualify for a dividend.

I use a proprietary blend of technical analysis, financial crowd behavior, and fundamentals in my short-term trades, and while not totally the same in longer swing trades to investments, the concepts used are similar. Nothing in the article should be considered investment advise, but you may want to use this article as a starting point of your own research with your financial planner.

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