AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,500 shares, a decline of 33.8% from the October 31st total of 6,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 23,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNCL stock opened at $25.14 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $20.90 and a fifty-two week high of $25.67. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.38.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4844 per share. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.71%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st.

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.