AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) Short Interest Up 90.8% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCN) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 47,900 shares, an increase of 90.8% from the December 31st total of 25,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 25,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.3 %

AGNCN stock opened at $25.88 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $25.06 and a twelve month high of $26.08. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.71.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were issued a dividend of $0.6402 per share. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.89%. 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.