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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,357 shares, a drop of 39.7% from the April 15th total of 10,543 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 47,707 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.1%

AGNCZ stock traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $25.36. 2,790 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 62,736. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.29. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $24.58 and a 1-year high of $26.37.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.5469 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.19 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.6%.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNCZ) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investing in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), with an emphasis on agency securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and agencies. The company’s core business is to acquire and manage portfolios of mortgage-related assets and to generate income through the spread between the interest earned on those assets and its financing costs.

AGNC’s investment activities typically include purchasing agency RMBS and other mortgage-related securities, and using derivatives and hedging strategies to manage interest-rate and spread exposure.