AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,000 shares, an increase of 91.0% from the February 28th total of 8,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNCO opened at $25.67 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $24.01 and a 1 year high of $25.95. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.41.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.5976 per share. This represents a $2.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st.

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.