AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Up 287.6% in December

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

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNCO opened at $25.20 on Wednesday. AGNC Investment has a 12-month low of $23.77 and a 12-month high of $25.69. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $25.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.15.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.6326 per share. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.04%. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. 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.