AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,200 shares, an increase of 69.2% from the October 15th total of 7,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 43,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNCP opened at $24.94 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.25. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $20.85 and a 52-week high of $25.02.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.3828 dividend. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.14%.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to housing market in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency.