Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Increases By 33.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,900 shares, an increase of 33.6% from the April 30th total of 11,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 45,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:AGNCP opened at $24.85 on Monday. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $23.37 and a fifty-two week high of $25.48. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.83.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3828 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.16%.

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.