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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,200 shares, a growth of 10.6% from the January 15th total of 4,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.00 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $24.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.74. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $22.30 and a 1 year high of $25.79.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.4844 dividend. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.75%. 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.