AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,900 shares, a decrease of 43.7% from the November 30th total of 22,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCO traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.60. 45,977 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,162. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $23.02 and a 52-week high of $25.69. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $25.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.13.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be given a $0.6326 dividend. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.88%. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.