AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

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

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNCL traded up $0.15 on Tuesday, reaching $24.75. The stock had a trading volume of 22,390 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,502. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $22.30 and a 1-year high of $25.79. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $25.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.69.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.4844 dividend. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a 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.