Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Increases By 839.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 49,800 shares, a growth of 839.6% from the December 31st total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.7 %

AGNCL opened at $24.76 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $24.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.69. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $22.30 and a 1 year high of $25.79.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a $0.4844 dividend. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.