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Ellington Financial Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a specialty finance company with an investment portfolio segment and a Longbridge segment focused on reverse mortgage loan origination and servicing. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results, Regulation FD book value updates, common stock dividends, and dividends on Series B, Series C, and Series D preferred stock.
Proxy materials describe board and shareholder-voting matters, executive compensation, equity awards, and pay-versus-performance disclosures. The filings also identify the company's reported common and preferred equity classes and provide recurring records of financial condition, portfolio valuation disclosures, capital-return actions, governance, and risk-related forward-looking statements.
Ellington Financial Inc. (symbol: EFC) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. SIMON RONALD I reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported that director Ronald I. Simon received an award of 10,181 shares of Common Stock on September 9, 2026, as an indirect holding by a trust. These shares are forfeitable and depend on his continued board service through September 8, 2027, under the Company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. Following this grant, Simon indirectly holds 90,181 Common Shares in total, including shares in a retirement account and the Simon Family Trust, for which he disclaims beneficial ownership beyond his pecuniary interest.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported that director Edward Resendez received a grant of 10,181 OP LTIP Units of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC on September 9, 2026. These non-voting units are forfeitable until September 8, 2027, subject to his continued board service, and are issued under the Company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. After vesting, they may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis and, subject to conditions, those Common Units may be redeemed for an equivalent number of Ellington Financial common shares or the cash value of such shares, at the Company’s election. Following this grant, Resendez holds 76,548 OP LTIP Units and 2,500 shares of common stock, all reported as direct holdings, and no transactions are reported under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported that director Stephen J. Dannhauser received a grant of 10,181 OP LTIP Units of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC on September 9, 2026. These units are forfeitable until September 8, 2027 and were issued under the Company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
Following this award, he holds 45,679 OP LTIP Units directly. After vesting, each OP LTIP Unit may be converted into one Common Unit and, subject to conditions, each Common Unit may be redeemed for either one common share of Ellington Financial Inc. or the cash value of that share at the Company’s election.
Ellington Financial Inc. (symbol: EFC) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Mumford Lisa reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported that director Lisa Mumford received a grant of 10,181 shares of common stock on September 9, 2026. The award was issued at $0.00 per share as a compensation grant under the company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing her directly held shares to 98,954. These 10,181 shares remain forfeitable and are subject to her continued service on the board until September 8, 2027.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.13 per share on its common stock, payable on October 30, 2026 to stockholders of record on September 30, 2026.
The Board also declared quarterly dividends on its preferred stock: $0.390625 per share on the 6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and $0.5390625 per share on the 8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, each payable on October 30, 2026 to holders of record on September 30, 2026. In addition, a quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share was declared on the 7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on September 30, 2026 to holders of record on September 18, 2026.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported an estimated book value per share of common stock of $13.63 as of July 31, 2026. This estimate already reflects the previously announced monthly dividend of $0.13 per share, payable on August 31, 2026 to stockholders of record on July 31, 2026, with the same ex-dividend date.
The company emphasized that the book value figure is preliminary and may change once month-end and quarter-end valuation procedures are completed, and that the estimate may not indicate results for the three- or nine-month periods ending September 30, 2026. The disclosure was made under Regulation FD via a furnished press release.
Ellington Financial Inc. reported that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.13 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of August 31, 2026. The company also notes that its securities, including its common stock and several series of preferred stock, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The accompanying press release includes a standard cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements and briefly describes Ellington Financial’s investment focus across mortgage-related and other financial assets.
Ellington Financial Inc., a mortgage-focused REIT, reported significantly higher profitability for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Net income attributable to common stockholders rose to $149.9 million from $74.6 million a year earlier, and basic and diluted EPS increased to $1.21 from $0.80.
Total net interest income improved to $133.5 million for the six-month period, compared with $86.6 million in 2025, supported by higher interest income on a larger loan and securities portfolio. Total assets reached $21.0 billion at June 30, 2026, up from $19.4 billion at year-end 2025, driven largely by growth in reverse mortgage and residential loan holdings.
Total stockholders’ equity increased to $2.0 billion, with common shares outstanding rising to 127.6 million, reflecting ongoing equity issuance. The company continues to operate through its Investment Portfolio and Longbridge segments, using extensive fair-value accounting and derivative hedging to manage a complex, largely Level 3 mortgage and securitization platform while maintaining REIT tax status.
Ellington Financial Inc.’s Co‑Chief Investment Officer, Michael W. Vranos, indirectly acquired 6,794 shares of common stock on 2026‑08‑05. The shares were issued at $0.00 per share in connection with an incentive fee earned by Ellington Financial Management LLC, the company’s external manager, under a management agreement with Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLP.
Of a broader block of 1,129,746 common shares, 842,221 are held by EMG Holdings, L.P. and 287,525 by Ellington Financial Management LLC; Vranos and VC Investments LLC share voting and disposition power over these securities and each disclaims beneficial ownership beyond his or its pecuniary interest. He is also indirectly associated with OP LTIP Units and Common Units of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLP, which are convertible or redeemable into 319,241 and 28,521 underlying shares of common stock, respectively, and with additional common stock held in various estate‑planning and family trusts.
Ellington Financial Inc. reported Q2 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders of $54.4 million, or $0.43 per share. Adjusted Distributable Earnings were $75.5 million, or $0.60 per share, including $75.7 million from the investment portfolio segment and $28.9 million from the Longbridge segment.
Book value per common share was $13.61 as of June 30, 2026, after paying $0.39 in common dividends for the quarter. The recourse debt-to-equity ratio was 1.9:1, and total debt-to-equity including securitization-related liabilities was 9.2:1, supported by $1.86 billion of unencumbered assets, including $247.5 million of cash.
The investment portfolio generated a 3.36% net interest margin and segment net income of $74.2 million, driven by strong residential credit performance. Longbridge earned $30.2 million, originated $589.7 million of reverse mortgage loans, completed two proprietary securitizations, and reached a 29% HMBS market share. For the first half of 2026 the company produced a 20% annualized economic return and ADE of $1.15 per share versus dividends of $0.78.