AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,100 shares, a growth of 54.7% from the March 31st total of 11,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ AGNCP opened at $23.23 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.42. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $19.15 and a twelve month high of $23.87.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.3828 per share. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.59%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 28th.

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.