AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Short Interest Up 54.7% in April

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) saw a significant growth in short interest in 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 volume of 44,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $23.23 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.43. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $19.15 and a 52 week high of $23.87.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders 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 of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th.

About AGNC Investment

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.