Orchid Island Capital Announces June 2025 Monthly Dividend and May 31, 2025 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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Orchid Island Capital (NYSE: ORC) has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.12 per share for June 2025, payable on July 30, 2025, to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025. The company maintains its commitment to regular monthly distributions as part of its REIT status, which requires distributing at least 90% of its REIT taxable income annually. As of June 10, 2025, ORC had 121,210,845 outstanding shares, showing growth from 119,072,481 shares on May 31, 2025, and 107,786,614 shares on March 31, 2025. The next dividend announcement is expected on July 9, 2025. The company notes that future distributions are not guaranteed and will depend on various factors.

Positive

• Consistent monthly dividend payment maintained at $0.12 per share
• Steady growth in outstanding shares from 107.8M in March to 121.2M in June 2025, indicating successful capital raising

Negative

• Company explicitly states no minimum distribution level is established
• No guarantee of future dividend payments highlighted in the PR
• Significant share count increase may indicate potential dilution

• June 2025 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock
• RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of May 31, 2025
• Next Dividend Announcement Expected July 9, 2025

Vero Beach, Fla., June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of June 2025. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid July 30, 2025 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on June 30, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of June 30, 2025. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on July 9, 2025.

The Company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its holders of common stock. In order to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), the Company must distribute annually to its stockholders an amount at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain. The Company will be subject to income tax on taxable income that is not distributed and to an excise tax to the extent that a certain percentage of its taxable income is not distributed by specified dates. The Company has not established a minimum distribution payment level and is not assured of its ability to make distributions to stockholders in the future.

As of June 10, 2025, the Company had 121,210,845 shares of common stock outstanding. As of May 31, 2025, the Company had 119,072,481 shares of common stock outstanding. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had 107,786,614 shares of common stock outstanding. 

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of May 31, 2025 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change. The information contained herein is an intra-quarter update created by the Company based upon information that the Company believes is accurate:

• RMBS Valuation Characteristics
• RMBS Assets by Agency
• Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test Results
• Repurchase Agreement Exposure by Counterparty
• RMBS Risk Measures

About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS, such as mortgage pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS. The Company is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s distributions, the offer and sale of shares of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement or follow-on offerings. These forward-looking statements are based upon Orchid Island Capital, Inc.’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics
($ in thousands)
																																						Realized
																																		Realized				Mar 25 -
																																		Jun-25				Jun-25
																		Net												Weighted				CPR				CPR
																		Weighted												Average				(1-Month)				(3-Month)				Modeled Interest
		Current				Fair				% of				Current				Average												Maturity				(Reported				(Reported				Rate Sensitivity (1)
Type		Face				Value				Portfolio				Price				Coupon				GWAC				Age				(Months)				in Jun)				in Jun)				(-50 BPS)				(+50 BPS)
Fixed Rate RMBS
15yr 5.0 TBA		$	250,000			$	249,951				3.75	%			99.98				5.00	%			5.85	%			10				165				n/a				n/a			$	3,252			$	(3,789	)
15yr Total			250,000				249,951				3.75	%			99.98				5.00	%			5.85	%			10				165				n/a				n/a				3,252				(3,789	)
30yr 3.0			861,726				746,897				11.21	%			86.67				3.00	%			3.48	%			51				301				6.5	%			6.6	%			22,295				(22,828	)
30yr 3.5			169,289				152,575				2.29	%			90.13				3.50	%			4.04	%			63				284				7.0	%			7.5	%			4,206				(4,297	)
30yr 4.0			160,895				148,817				2.23	%			92.49				4.00	%			4.70	%			49				306				3.9	%			6.4	%			3,862				(4,051	)
30yr 4.5			291,390				276,107				4.14	%			94.76				4.50	%			5.44	%			35				320				10.2	%			10.8	%			6,103				(6,645	)
30yr 5.0			428,300				416,608				6.25	%			97.27				5.00	%			5.92	%			30				324				12.2	%			7.2	%			8,760				(9,681	)
30yr 5.5			1,008,504				1,007,274				15.12	%			99.88				5.50	%			6.44	%			11				345				7.7	%			7.3	%			19,338				(22,476	)
30yr 6.0			2,046,921				2,083,373				31.27	%			101.78				6.00	%			6.96	%			11				344				9.4	%			8.6	%			27,658				(34,815	)
30yr 6.5			1,238,228				1,280,378				19.22	%			103.40				6.50	%			7.44	%			14				342				14.6	%			14.3	%			11,816				(16,067	)
30yr 7.0			273,306				286,323				4.30	%			104.76				7.00	%			7.94	%			19				334				30.2	%			33.0	%			2,291				(2,961	)
30yr Total			6,478,559				6,398,352				96.02	%			98.76				5.41	%			6.28	%			22				333				10.6	%			10.4	%			106,329				(123,821	)
Total Pass-Through MBS			6,728,559				6,648,303				99.78	%			98.81				5.40	%			6.26	%			22				327				10.6	%			10.4	%			109,581				(127,610	)
Structured MBS
IO 20yr 4.0			6,317				563				0.01	%			8.91				4.00	%			4.57	%			160				73				12.2	%			11.7	%			3				(3	)
IO 30yr 3.0			2,491				303				0.00	%			12.15				3.00	%			3.64	%			124				226				1.0	%			9.7	%			-				(1	)
IO 30yr 4.0			68,512				12,959				0.19	%			18.91				4.00	%			4.60	%			129				222				3.9	%			4.1	%			(214	)			144
IO 30yr 4.5			2,970				546				0.01	%			18.39				4.50	%			4.99	%			179				168				6.8	%			7.1	%			(4	)			1
IO 30yr 5.0			1,563				329				0.00	%			21.05				5.00	%			5.37	%			179				168				1.6	%			1.4	%			(4	)			2
IO Total			81,853				14,700				0.22	%			17.96				4.01	%			4.59	%			134				207				4.5	%			4.9	%			(219	)			143
IIO 30yr 4.0			20,327				240				0.00	%			1.18				0.00	%			4.40	%			92				256				7.0	%			7.6	%			(74	)			(130	)
Total Structured RMBS			102,180				14,940				0.22	%			14.62				3.21	%			4.56	%			126				217				5.0	%			5.4	%			(293	)			13
Total Mortgage Assets		$	6,830,739			$	6,663,243				100.00	%							5.36	%			6.24	%			23				325				10.5	%			10.3	%		$	109,288			$	(127,597	)

						Hedge			Modeled Interest
		Notional				Period			Rate Sensitivity (1)
Hedge		Balance				End			(-50 BPS)				(+50 BPS)
3-Month SOFR Futures		$	(115,000	)		Aug-26			$	(1,150	)		$	1,150
5-Year Treasury Future(2)			(487,500	)		Sep-25				(10,081	)			9,928
10-Year Treasury Future(3)			(333,500	)		Sep-25				(10,869	)			10,451
10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(4)			(197,500	)		Sep-25				(8,569	)			8,229
ERIS Swap Futures			(10,000	)		Jun-25				(228	)			222
Swaps			(3,517,800	)		Jan-31				(88,542	)			85,510
TBAs			(200,000	)		Jun-25				(5,037	)			5,435
Hedge Total		$	(4,861,300	)					$	(124,476	)		$	120,925
Rate Shock Grand Total									$	(15,188	)		$	(6,672	)

(1)		Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant SOFR option-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
(2)		Five-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $108.19 at May 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $527.4 million.
(3)		Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $110.75 at May 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $369.4 million.
(4)		Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $112.55 at May 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $222.3 million.

RMBS Assets by Agency
($ in thousands)
						Percentage
		Fair				of
Asset Category		Value				Portfolio
As of May 31, 2025
Fannie Mae		$	3,938,461				61.4	%
Freddie Mac			2,474,831				38.6	%
Total Mortgage Assets		$	6,413,292				100.0	%

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test
($ in thousands)
						Percentage
		Fair				of
Asset Category		Value				Portfolio
As of May 31, 2025
Non-Whole Pool Assets		$	231,057				3.6	%
Whole Pool Assets			6,182,235				96.4	%
Total Mortgage Assets		$	6,413,292				100.0	%

Borrowings By Counterparty
($ in thousands)
										Weighted				Weighted
						% of				Average				Average
		Total				Total				Repo				Maturity				Longest
As of May 31, 2025		Borrowings				Debt				Rate				in Days				Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC		$	348,713				5.7	%			4.48	%			15			6/23/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith			330,918				5.4	%			4.49	%			21			6/23/2025
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.			312,141				5.1	%			4.47	%			37			7/16/2025
Goldman, Sachs & Co			307,973				5.0	%			4.47	%			29			6/30/2025
Citigroup Global Markets Inc			306,527				5.0	%			4.48	%			29			6/30/2025
DV Securities, LLC Repo			299,120				4.9	%			4.48	%			45			7/28/2025
ING Financial Markets LLC			297,873				4.9	%			4.48	%			20			6/23/2025
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.			291,423				4.7	%			4.48	%			22			6/23/2025
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.			285,682				4.7	%			4.43	%			135			11/13/2025
Marex Capital Markets Inc.			284,682				4.6	%			4.47	%			21			6/23/2025
StoneX Financial Inc.			284,312				4.6	%			4.47	%			17			6/18/2025
Clear Street LLC			281,457				4.6	%			4.48	%			25			7/14/2025
ASL Capital Markets Inc.			276,480				4.5	%			4.47	%			46			7/18/2025
Daiwa Securities America Inc.			271,816				4.4	%			4.48	%			21			6/23/2025
South Street Securities, LLC			267,923				4.4	%			4.46	%			27			7/29/2025
MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.			259,157				4.2	%			4.46	%			11			6/20/2025
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.			255,687				4.2	%			4.47	%			21			7/21/2025
RBC Capital Markets, LLC			251,928				4.1	%			4.46	%			21			6/27/2025
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co			250,496				4.1	%			4.49	%			11			6/12/2025
Bank of Montreal			196,402				3.2	%			4.49	%			22			6/23/2025
The Bank of Nova Scotia			186,245				3.0	%			4.48	%			30			7/21/2025
Banco Santander SA			137,790				2.2	%			4.50	%			16			6/16/2025
Nomura Securities International, Inc.			118,935				1.9	%			4.49	%			16			6/20/2025
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC			34,901				0.6	%			4.49	%			12			6/12/2025
Total Borrowings		$	6,138,581				100.0	%			4.47	%			29			11/13/2025

Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley
3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
Telephone: (772) 231-1400

FAQ

What is Orchid Island Capital's (ORC) dividend amount for June 2025?

Orchid Island Capital declared a monthly dividend of $0.12 per share for June 2025

When is ORC's June 2025 dividend payable?

The dividend is payable on July 30, 2025, to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025

How many shares of ORC were outstanding as of June 10, 2025?

Orchid Island Capital had 121,210,845 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 10, 2025

What is the minimum dividend distribution requirement for ORC as a REIT?

As a REIT, ORC must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income annually to stockholders

When will ORC announce its next dividend?

The company plans to announce its next common stock dividend on July 9, 2025