Founded in 2008, AGNC Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that provides private capital to the U.S. housing market. The company's business objective is to provide its stockholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of monthly dividends and net asset value accretion. AGNC invests predominantly in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by a U.S. Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and its common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "AGNC".

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