Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Rises By 127.3%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, an increase of 127.3% from the March 31st total of 1,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCL opened at $23.14 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $19.78 and a twelve month high of $24.40. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.32.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4844 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.37%.

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.