AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) Short Interest Up 30.3% in February

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 18,900 shares, a growth of 30.3% from the February 13th total of 14,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 26,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

NASDAQ AGNCN opened at $26.24 on Monday. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $25.06 and a one year high of $26.36. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $25.82 and its 200-day moving average is $25.75.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.605 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.22%.

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.