AGNC Investment Corp.

AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to the U.S. housing market. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. government agency. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and generally would not be subject to federal or state corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to stockholders. Formerly known as American Capital Agency Corp., it changed its name to AGNC Investment Corp. in September 2016. It was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.