Chimera Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the business of investing in a portfolio of mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans, Agency RMBS, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, and other real estate-related assets. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York and currently employs 39 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-11-16. The firm is primarily engaged in the business of investing in a diversified portfolio of mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans, agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), non-agency RMBS, agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and other real estate-related assets. The firm invests in residential mortgage loans through secondary market purchases from banks, non-bank financial institutions, and agencies. These mortgage loans are secured primarily by residential properties in the United States. The company also invests in investment grade, non-investment grade and non-rated non-agency RMBS. The firm is focused on investing in commercial mortgage loans consisting of first or second lien loans secured by multifamily properties. The company is also focused on investing in securities issued in various collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).