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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,800 shares, a decrease of 52.5% from the November 30th total of 8,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 17,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCM traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $25.49. 843 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,542. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $23.51 and a twelve month high of $25.85. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.19.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.5904 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.