AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Up 287.6% in December

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 50,000 shares, an increase of 287.6% from the December 15th total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.20 on Tuesday. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $23.77 and a fifty-two week high of $25.69. The company’s 50-day moving average is $25.40 and its 200-day moving average is $25.15.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be given a dividend of $0.6326 per share. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.04%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41.

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.