Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Decreases By 29.1%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,600 shares, a decrease of 29.1% from the November 30th total of 20,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 48,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNCP traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $24.95. 28,776 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,421. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.43. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $21.61 and a 52-week high of $25.05.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be paid a $0.3828 dividend. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.14%. 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.