AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Shares Up 1.2%

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP – Get Rating) shares shot up 1.2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $22.35 and last traded at $22.35. 83,344 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 35% from the average session volume of 61,531 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.08.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.47.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.3828 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 30th. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.89%.

Institutional Trading of AGNC Investment

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in AGNC Investment stock. Nvwm LLC acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP – Get Rating) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,815 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,000.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

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AGNC Investment Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company 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.