Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Increases By 287.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 50,000 shares, a growth of 287.6% from the December 31st total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 44,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNCO traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $25.39. 15,211 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 34,056. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $24.01 and a 52 week high of $25.69. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $25.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.19.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.6326 dividend. This represents a $2.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.97%. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.