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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) was the recipient 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 short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNCL stock opened at $24.66 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.69. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $22.30 and a 52 week high of $25.79.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4844 per share. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.86%. The ex-dividend date 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.