AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

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

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.2 %

AGNCP stock traded up $0.05 on Friday, reaching $24.95. 28,776 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,421. AGNC Investment has a 12 month low of $21.61 and a 12 month high of $25.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $24.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.43.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be given a dividend of $0.3828 per share. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.14%. The ex-dividend date is 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.