AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCZ – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,748 shares, an increase of 97.0% from the September 30th total of 16,115 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 133,178 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.
AGNC Investment Stock Performance
AGNCZ stock traded down $0.01 on Monday, hitting $23.68. 38,668 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 60,888. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $23.33 and a twelve month high of $26.37. The business’s fifty day moving average is $24.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.26.
AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.5469 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $2.19 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.2%.
AGNC Investment Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in agency residential mortgage-backed securities. These securities are backed by residential mortgages and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises or U.S. government agencies, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.
The company seeks to generate income for shareholders through the interest earned on its investment portfolio, together with gains and losses from managing its holdings and related financing arrangements.
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