AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Short Interest Down 90.6% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,700 shares, a drop of 90.6% from the December 31st total of 49,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.3 %

AGNC Investment stock traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $24.74. The company had a trading volume of 9,827 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,388. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $22.30 and a 1 year high of $25.79. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.69.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4844 per share. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

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.