AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,500 shares, an increase of 47.7% from the October 31st total of 13,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 50,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $24.72 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $24.66 and a 200-day moving average of $24.32. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $21.02 and a 1-year high of $25.05.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.3828 dividend. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38.

About AGNC Investment

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.