AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Short Interest Up 225.0% in August

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,700 shares, an increase of 225.0% from the August 15th total of 3,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 20,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

NASDAQ AGNCM opened at $25.27 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.01. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $20.48 and a 52-week high of $25.85.

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.