Short Interest in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Expands By 23.9%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,700 shares, an increase of 23.9% from the June 30th total of 4,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 23,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ AGNCM opened at $25.06 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.84. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $20.48 and a one year high of $25.85.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.627 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.51 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.01%.

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.