AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,400 shares, a decrease of 37.9% from the July 31st total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of AGNCO stock opened at $24.91 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.69. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $20.85 and a 1 year high of $25.19.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a $0.4063 dividend. This represents a $1.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st.

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.