AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Short Interest Up 70.2% in November

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) was the target of a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,700 shares, a growth of 70.2% from the October 31st total of 5,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 17,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AGNCM opened at $25.46 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 12 month low of $23.36 and a 12 month high of $25.85. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.16.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.6312 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.92%.

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.