Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Expands By 839.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 49,800 shares, a growth of 839.6% from the December 15th total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCL opened at $24.30 on Wednesday. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $21.81 and a 1-year high of $25.79. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $25.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.66.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be given a $0.4844 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.97%.

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.