AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Short Interest Down 34.8% in September

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 7,300 shares, a decrease of 34.8% from the September 15th total of 11,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 16,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNCM opened at $24.98 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $20.48 and a 52-week high of $25.85. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $25.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.07.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.6312 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.11%. This is an increase from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63.

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.