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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,800 shares, a drop of 48.2% from the December 31st total of 38,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 51,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.1 %

AGNCP traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $24.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 109,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,543. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $22.91 and a fifty-two week high of $25.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.53.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were issued a $0.3828 dividend. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.18%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.