Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Expands By 839.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 49,800 shares, a growth of 839.6% from the December 15th total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNCL traded up $0.06 during trading on Monday, reaching $24.48. 4,612 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,244. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $25.20 and its 200 day moving average is $24.65. AGNC Investment has a 12 month low of $21.81 and a 12 month high of $25.79.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be paid a $0.4844 dividend. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.91%. The ex-dividend date is 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.