AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) saw a large decline in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,800 shares, a decline of 44.8% from the May 15th total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNC Investment stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.87. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,233 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,663. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $23.01 and a 52 week high of $25.85. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $24.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.96.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.5595 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 1st. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.56.

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.