AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Down 27.7% in September

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,900 shares, a decrease of 27.7% from the August 31st total of 13,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 34,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNCO stock opened at $25.23 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $25.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.35. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $23.68 and a 1 year high of $25.95.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.6116 per share. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.7%.

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.