AGNC Investment Corp. (“AGNC”) is an internally-managed mortgage real estate investment trust
(“REIT”). We invest predominantly in agency mortgage-backed securities
(“agency MBS”) on a leveraged basis, financed primarily through collateralized borrowings structured as
repurchase agreements. Our principal investment objective is to provide our stockholders with favorable long-term returns on a risk-adjusted basis through attractive monthly dividends. We generate income from the interest earned on our investment assets, net of associated borrowing and hedging costs, and net realized gains and losses on our investments and hedging activities. Our active portfolio management philosophy is intended to preserve our net asset value across a wide range of market scenarios. We were founded in 2008 and are headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “AGNC.”
Our Affiliate
Our wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary with direct access to the Fixed Income Clearance Corp.
Our Value Proposition
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Industry-Leading Performance
Since our 2008 IPO, AGNC has delivered industry-leading performance as measured by total
economic return
and
total stock return
(*)
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Highly Efficient Operating Cost Structure
With an operating expense structure of approximately 0.8% of total equity capital, AGNC has one of the lowest cost structures as a percentage of stockholders’ equity in the residential mortgage REIT space (*)
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Disciplined Risk Management
AGNC utilizes a comprehensive risk management framework that is predicated on careful asset selection, disciplined hedging and diversified funding
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Stockholder Focus
AGNC has consistently been recognized as an industry leader for its financial disclosure, transparency and stockholder-focused approach to capital management
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Liquidity and Scale
AGNC is the second largest internally-managed residential mortgage REIT and one of only two residential mortgage REITs with a market cap over $5 billion
