The company is listed as a mortgage REIT and remains to be publicly traded on the NASDAQ. Common stocks of the business are marketed under the ticker symbol AGNC. The focus of the company is on agency securities. These assets are mostly guaranteed by the U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government-sponsored entities. Guarantors include the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association.
American Capital Agency is one of the REITs that are listed on the Wilshire 5000 Index. The investments of the business are, for the most part, funded through short-term borrowings. The company was created in 2008 and continues to hold its corporate office in Bethesda, Maryland.