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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,700 shares, a decrease of 90.6% from the December 31st total of 49,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 1.6 %

AGNCL opened at $24.29 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $22.30 and a twelve month high of $25.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of $24.95 and a 200-day moving average of $24.69.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a dividend of $0.4844 per share. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.98%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.