AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,300 shares, a growth of 232.5% from the October 15th total of 4,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 46,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:AGNCO opened at $25.37 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.98. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $22.21 and a one year high of $25.50.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.4063 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.41%.

About AGNC Investment

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.