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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) was the target of a large increase in short interest in 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 trading volume, of 17,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.46 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $23.36 and a 52-week high of $25.85. The company has a fifty day moving average of $25.09 and a 200-day moving average of $25.16.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.6312 per share. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.92%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st.

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.