AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) Stock Short Interest Climbs 135.3%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,115 shares, an increase of 135.3% from the September 15th total of 6,849 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 58,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $23.91 on Thursday. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $23.77 and a 1 year high of $26.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $25.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.25.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.5469 per share. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st.

AGNC Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).

The company seeks to generate income from its mortgage investments and manage interest-rate and prepayment risks through financing arrangements, derivatives and other hedging strategies.