Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Rises By 38.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,900 shares, a growth of 38.6% from the July 15th total of 5,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 21,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.0 %

AGNCM stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $25.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,024 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,690. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $20.48 and a 1 year high of $25.85. The company’s fifty day moving average is $25.17 and its 200-day moving average is $24.92.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.627 per share. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This represents a $2.51 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.96%.

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.