AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Short Interest Up 839.6% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCLGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 49,800 shares, an increase of 839.6% from the December 31st 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

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCL opened at $24.66 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $24.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.69. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $22.30 and a fifty-two week high of $25.79.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4844 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.86%.

About AGNC Investment

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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.

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