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. (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.
Vanguard Capital Management filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of Ellington Financial Inc common stock. Vanguard reports beneficial ownership of 6,275,166 shares, representing 5% of the class as of June 30, 2026.
Vanguard has sole voting power over 935,192 shares and sole dispositive power over all 6,275,166 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing notes that these holdings include securities held by various Vanguard-affiliated entities and funds over which Vanguard Capital Management or its affiliates exercise voting and/or dispositive power.
BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of common stock of Ellington Financial Inc.. BlackRock reported beneficial ownership of 20,610,539 Ellington Financial common shares, representing 16.4% of the class as of the stated date.
BlackRock reported sole voting power20,377,761 shares and sole dispositive power20,610,539 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing notes that these holdings reflect securities beneficially owned, or deemed beneficially owned, by certain BlackRock business units, and that iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has an interest in Ellington Financial common stock exceeding five percent of the outstanding shares.
Ellington Financial Inc. announced an estimated book value per common share of $13.61 as of June 30, 2026. The estimate was released under Regulation FD through a press release furnished as an exhibit.
The figure includes the effect of a previously announced monthly dividend of $0.13 per common share, payable on July 31, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2026, with the same ex-dividend date. The company stated that this estimated book value may change, potentially materially, after completion of month-end and quarter-end valuation procedures.
Ellington Financial Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on August 31, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of July 31, 2026.
The company reminds investors that its business involves various risks and uncertainties, highlighting sensitivity to interest rates, mortgage performance, leverage, regulation, and its qualification as a real estate investment trust. It invests across mortgage-related assets, consumer loans, asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, and related strategic investments.