AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) Short Interest Up 90.8% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) saw a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 47,900 shares, an increase of 90.8% from the December 31st total of 25,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 25,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCN opened at $25.88 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.71. AGNC Investment has a 12 month low of $25.06 and a 12 month high of $26.08.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.6402 dividend. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.