AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCNGet Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,500 shares, a decrease of 75.8% from the January 31st total of 59,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNCN opened at $25.90 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $25.06 and a 1-year high of $26.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $25.76 and a 200 day moving average of $25.72.

AGNC Investment Cuts 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 $0.6402 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.89%.

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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