1. AGNC launched three mortgage-backed securities indices in partnership with ICE. 2. Indices track performance of current coupon Agency MBS for better market insights. 3. Focus on 30-year and 15-year MBS from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. 4. AGNC aims to enhance transparency in the MBS markets with these indices.
Innovative indices could attract more investors, enhancing AGNC's market presence similar to prior index launches by competitors which increased their stock value.
Introduction of indices is crucial for AGNC's investment strategy, potentially leading to increased liquidity and investor visibility.
Immediate investor interest could arise from these new product offerings, boosting trading activity and possibly stock price in the near term.
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that AGNC and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ("ICE") have developed a series of fixed income indices that track the performance of current coupon Agency mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"):
"We are excited to announce the launch of AGNC's current coupon Agency MBS indices in collaboration with ICE," said Sean Reid, the Company's Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. "These indices will provide market insights and performance data for the most liquid and actively traded segments of the Agency MBS markets."
For more information, visit www.agnc.com/indices.
ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.
Founded in 2008, AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) is a leading investor in Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Agency MBS), which benefit from a guarantee against credit losses by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. We invest on a leveraged basis, financing our Agency MBS assets primarily through repurchase agreements, and utilize dynamic risk management strategies intended to protect the value of our portfolio from interest rate and other market risks.
AGNC has a track record of providing favorable long-term returns for our stockholders through substantial monthly dividend income, with over $15 billion of common stock dividends paid since inception. Our business is a significant source of private capital for the U.S. residential housing market, and our team has extensive experience managing mortgage assets across market cycles. To learn more about The Premier Agency Residential Mortgage REIT, please visit www.AGNC.com, follow us on LinkedIn and X, and sign up for Investor Alerts.
ABOUT INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE's futures, equity, and options exchanges -- including the New York Stock Exchange -- and clearing houses help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world's largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management of the Company at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, changes in interest rates, changes in the yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability and terms of financing, changes in the market value of the Company's assets, general economic conditions, market conditions, conditions in the market for agency securities, and legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements are included in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.
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