AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Up 287.6% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 50,000 shares, an increase of 287.6% from the December 31st total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.41 on Wednesday. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $24.01 and a fifty-two week high of $25.69. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $25.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.19.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were issued a $0.6326 dividend. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $2.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.