AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 28,100 shares, a growth of 639.5% from the December 31st total of 3,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 17,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.
AGNC Investment Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ AGNCM opened at $25.23 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $25.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.19. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $24.21 and a twelve month high of $25.85.
AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a $0.5904 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.36%.
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.
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