AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Up 287.6% in January

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 50,000 shares, a growth of 287.6% from the December 31st total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 44,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.41 on Thursday. AGNC Investment has a 12-month low of $24.01 and a 12-month high of $25.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $25.39 and a 200 day moving average of $25.19.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.6326 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.96%.

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.