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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) saw a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 84,020 shares, a growth of 150.8% from the June 15th total of 33,496 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 63,133 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:AGNCZ opened at $25.24 on Tuesday. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $24.58 and a twelve month high of $26.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $25.36.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.5469 per share. This represents a $2.19 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNCZ) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investing in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), with an emphasis on agency securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and agencies. The company’s core business is to acquire and manage portfolios of mortgage-related assets and to generate income through the spread between the interest earned on those assets and its financing costs.

AGNC’s investment activities typically include purchasing agency RMBS and other mortgage-related securities, and using derivatives and hedging strategies to manage interest-rate and spread exposure.