AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Short Interest Up 839.6% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) saw a large 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 currently 3.2 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNCL traded up $0.15 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.75. 22,390 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 25,502. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $25.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.69. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $22.30 and a 52 week high of $25.79.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a dividend of $0.4844 per share. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.83%. 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.