AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,500 shares, a growth of 54.3% from the March 15th total of 8,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 25,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.
AGNC Investment Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ AGNCN opened at $25.40 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $23.67 and a 1-year high of $26.18. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $25.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.35.
AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.6755 per share. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 28th.
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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