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• After Hours Most Active for Mar 28, 2013 : MSFT, T, DG, MTG, YHOO, XOM, BAC, AGNC, C, CONE, CSCO, QQQ
• After Hours Most Active for Mar 15, 2013 : SBGL, ORCL, KRFT, GFI, MSFT, YHOO, EGO, BAC, CSCO, AGNC, PFE, AMX
• American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 18, 2013

• AGNC 77% Rate It
• AMT 83% Rate It
• CZA 0% Rate It
• KBWD 0% Rate It
• LVL 0% Rate It

American Capital Agency Corp. ( AGNC ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 18, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $1.25 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 26, 2013. Shareholders who purchased AGNC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that AGNC has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of AGNC was $32.99, representing a -10.28% decrease from the 52 week high of $36.77 and a 17.49% increase over the 52 week low of $28.08.

AGNC is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). AGNC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.4. Zacks Investment Research reports AGNC's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 9.01%, compared to an industry average of -8.6%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AGNC Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to AGNC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have AGNC as a top-10 holding:

• PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio ETF ( KBWD )
• Guggenheim Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF ( LVL )
• iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index Fund ( REM )
• Guggenheim Mid-Cap Core ETF ( CZA )
• iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund ( USMV ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is CZA with an increase of 12.41% over the last 100 days. KBWD has the highest percent weighting of AGNC at 5.56%.

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