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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 58,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNCZ opened at $24.10 on Wednesday. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $23.77 and a fifty-two week high of $26.37. The company’s 50-day moving average is $25.22 and its 200 day moving average is $25.26.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

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

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.