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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) saw a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,700 shares, a decrease of 61.8% from the May 31st total of 22,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 65,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNCP stock traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $24.18. 6,904 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 52,282. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.32. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $24.25.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.3828 per share. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 1st.

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.