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No. The IRS states in this website in Rule 6—Your Investment Income Must Be $3,650 or Less. if more, you can't claim the credit.
The EIC was originally designed to help lower and middle income working taxpayers help offset payroll taxes on their income. Congress instituted some restrictions (such as the investment income limits) so that those who had significant other sources of (primarily unearned) income would not benefit.
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