AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Short Interest Up 70.2% in November

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,700 shares, an increase of 70.2% from the October 31st total of 5,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 17,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ AGNCM opened at $25.21 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $25.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.16. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $23.36 and a twelve month high of $25.85.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.6312 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.02%.

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.