AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Short Interest Up 7.1% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCPGet Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,200 shares, a growth of 7.1% from the January 15th total of 19,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 58,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.4 %

AGNCP stock opened at $25.04 on Monday. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $22.91 and a one year high of $25.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $24.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.60.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were issued a $0.3828 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.12%.

About AGNC Investment

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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.

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