AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,600 shares, a drop of 7.2% from the March 31st total of 12,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 25,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of AGNCN opened at $25.49 on Tuesday. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $23.67 and a 1 year high of $26.18. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.35.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, April 1st were paid a $0.6755 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.60%.

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.