Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Decreases By 81.7%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,800 shares, a drop of 81.7% from the September 30th total of 42,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 41,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNCP stock opened at $24.64 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $24.44 and a 200-day moving average of $24.11. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $19.61 and a one year high of $24.99.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.3828 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.21%. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38.

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.