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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,500 shares, a drop of 47.0% from the December 31st total of 50,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNCO opened at $25.41 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $25.40 and its 200 day moving average is $25.20. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $24.01 and a twelve month high of $25.69.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a $0.6326 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.96%.

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.