AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Up 5.9% in April

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,600 shares, an increase of 5.9% from the March 31st total of 18,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of AGNCO opened at $24.68 on Thursday. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $20.71 and a twelve month high of $24.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $24.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.74.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 1st were issued a $0.4063 dividend. This represents a $1.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th.

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.