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 April 15th, traders have sold 56,260,000 shares of AGNC short. 6.38% of AGNC Investment's shares are currently sold 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 2.0. 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: IMC Chicago LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, HBK Investments L P, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Summit Securities Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, and Beach Point Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.38% of AGNC Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

AGNC Investment saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 56,260,000 shares, a drop of 3.1% from the previous total of 58,040,000 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.

6.38% of AGNC Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to AGNC Investment: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (2.41%), Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (4.49%), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.16%), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (7.98%), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (5.00%), Two Harbors Investment Corp. (3.00%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (10.71%), MFA Financial, Inc. (2.16%), Chimera Investment Co. (1.86%), Ready Capital Co. (14.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 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 down $0.11 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 April, 15 2025.