AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Down 36.4% in February

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 8,900 shares, a drop of 36.4% from the February 13th total of 14,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.90 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $25.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.35. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $24.01 and a 1-year high of $25.95.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.5976 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.23%.

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.