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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,100 shares, a decrease of 19.6% from the July 31st total of 16,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNC Investment stock opened at $24.14 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 12 month low of $19.61 and a 12 month high of $24.25. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.83.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.3828 per share. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.34%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st.

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.