AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Down 43.7% in December

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) saw a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,900 shares, a decrease of 43.7% from the November 30th total of 22,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 44,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of AGNCO stock opened at $25.60 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $25.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.13. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $23.02 and a 1 year high of $25.69.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.6326 per share. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41.

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.