AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) Short Interest Down 28.4% in October

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCL) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,800 shares, a decrease of 28.4% from the October 15th total of 9,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 24,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNCL opened at $25.15 on Friday. AGNC Investment has a 52-week low of $20.70 and a 52-week high of $25.67. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $24.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.24.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4844 per share. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.