AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,500 shares, a drop of 75.8% from the January 31st total of 59,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNCN opened at $25.80 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $25.76 and a 200-day moving average of $25.72. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $25.06 and a one year high of $26.08.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6402 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.93%.

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.