AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Short Interest Down 28.7% in September

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,400 shares, a decrease of 28.7% from the August 31st total of 25,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 44,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNCP stock opened at $24.81 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $24.99. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $24.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.98.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.3828 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.17%. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38.

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.