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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCLGet Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, a growth of 127.3% from the March 31st total of 1,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 24,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNCL opened at $23.06 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.33. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $19.78 and a twelve month high of $24.40.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st were issued a $0.4844 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.40%.

About AGNC Investment

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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.

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