Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Drops By 48.2%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,800 shares, a decline of 48.2% from the December 31st total of 38,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 51,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of AGNCP stock traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $24.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 109,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,543. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $22.91 and a fifty-two week high of $25.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $24.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.53.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a dividend of $0.3828 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.18%.

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.