AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Short Interest Down 71.9% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,900 shares, a decrease of 71.9% from the December 31st total of 28,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 16,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ AGNCM traded up $0.12 during trading on Thursday, hitting $25.35. The company had a trading volume of 6,454 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,140. The company’s fifty day moving average is $25.29 and its 200-day moving average is $25.19. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $24.32 and a one year high of $25.85.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a dividend of $0.5904 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.32%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

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.