AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Stock Short Interest Report for September

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,718 shares, an increase of 56.4% from the September 15th total of 10,047 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 60,358 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNCP remained flat at $24.79 during midday trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 122,840 shares, compared to its average volume of 74,412. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.00. AGNC Investment has a 1-year low of $23.62 and a 1-year high of $25.54.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.5591 dividend. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.5488.

About AGNC Investment

AGNC Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. government agency. The company’s portfolio generally includes securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

AGNC uses financing arrangements and interest-rate hedging strategies to manage its investment portfolio, funding costs and exposure to changes in interest rates.