Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Decreases By 43.7%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,900 shares, a drop of 43.7% from the November 30th total of 22,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 44,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNCO opened at $25.60 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.13. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $23.02 and a twelve month high of $25.69.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm 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 $0.6326 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.88%.

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.