AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 8,900 shares, a decrease of 36.4% from the February 13th total of 14,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNCO opened at $25.90 on Monday. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $24.01 and a twelve month high of $25.95. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.35.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.5976 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.23%.

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.