AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Short Interest Up 5.6% in November

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 20,600 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the November 15th total of 19,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 49,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNCP opened at $24.78 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $24.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.39. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $21.61 and a one year high of $25.05.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be given a $0.3828 dividend. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.