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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM – Get Free Report ) was the beneficiary of a significant decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,600 shares, a decrease of 54.4% from July 31st’s total of 7,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 20,100 shares, the short interest rate is currently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AGNCM opened at $25.25 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $25.17 and a 200-day moving average of $24.97. AGNC Investment has a 1 year low of $20.48 and a 1 year high of $25.85.

AGNC Investment Raises Dividends

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a $0.627 dividend. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. This represents a dividend of $2.51 on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.93%.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

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AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to the United States real estate market. Invests in residential mortgage transfer securities and guaranteed mortgage obligations for which principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government sponsored enterprise or United States government agency.

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