AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) Short Interest Up 96.9% in August

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCP) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 25,800 shares, a growth of 96.9% from the August 15th total of 13,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 47,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of AGNCP opened at $24.50 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $24.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.89. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $19.61 and a 52 week high of $24.58.

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.