AGNC Investment (AGNC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AGNC Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 47,380,000 shares of AGNC short. Learn More on AGNC Investment's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AGNC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on AGNC Investment's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of AGNC Investment: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AGNC Investment saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 47,380,000 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the previous total of 42,250,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to AGNC Investment: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (1.95%), Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (2.96%), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.38%), Ready Capital Co. (12.36%), Two Harbors Investment Corp. (3.25%), Chimera Investment Co. (2.04%), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (4.51%), MFA Financial, Inc. (2.38%), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (8.91%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (6.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGNC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AGNC Investment as its price is falling. AGNC shares are trading up $0.02 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for AGNC Investment occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AGNC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AGNC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.