Every 8-K that Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.10 per share for September 2026, payable October 29, 2026 to stockholders of record and with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026. The company states it intends to make regular monthly cash distributions, while noting it has not set a minimum level and cannot assure future distributions.
As of September 14, 2026, Orchid Island had 197,407,315 common shares outstanding, versus 198,407,315 as of August 31 and 199,603,438 as of June 30. As of August 31, 2026, the company’s leveraged Agency RMBS portfolio totaled $11.15 billion of mortgage assets at fair value, almost entirely pass-through RMBS. Fannie Mae holdings were $5.82 billion (52.1%) and Freddie Mac holdings were $5.34 billion (47.9%). Total borrowings were $10.70 billion with a weighted average repo rate of 3.77% and average maturity of 14 days. Interest-rate risk is managed with a hedge portfolio including swaps, futures, and swaptions, with the company providing modeled sensitivity to ±50 basis point rate shocks. Portfolio data are described as preliminary and subject to change.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. declared a $0.10 per share cash dividend for August 2026 on its common stock, payable on September 29, 2026 to stockholders of record on August 31, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of August 31, 2026.
The company states an intention to make regular monthly cash distributions and notes that, to qualify as a REIT, it must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income annually. It also clarifies that there is no minimum distribution level and future distributions are not assured.
As of August 12, 2026, Orchid Island Capital had 198,807,315 common shares outstanding. As of July 31, 2026, total mortgage assets were approximately $11.26 billion, invested entirely in Agency RMBS, with roughly 52.2% in Fannie Mae and 47.8% in Freddie Mac securities, funded primarily through repurchase borrowings across multiple counterparties.
Orchid Island Capital, a mortgage REIT focused on Agency RMBS, reported net income of $89.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with a net loss of $33.6 million a year earlier. Net interest income increased to $59.972 million from $23.154 million as higher portfolio balances and lower funding costs expanded the average interest rate spread to 1.94% from 1.15%.
Orchid generated a 6.21% unannualized return for the quarter. Book value per share rose by $0.14 during the quarter and was $7.22 at June 30, 2026, reflecting net income of $0.44 per share and dividends of $0.30 per share.
Total mortgage assets were $11,540,164 thousand, up from $10,628,658 thousand at year-end 2025, with an effective duration of 3.180 and a 5.52% weighted average coupon. The adjusted leverage ratio was 7.7:1, economic leverage 7.3:1, and liquidity was $776.0 million, approximately 54% of stockholders’ equity. In the first half of 2026 the company issued 18,558,681 shares for $137.7 million of gross proceeds and repurchased 1,106,557 shares for $7.3 million, leaving 26,612,580 shares authorized for repurchase.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported preliminary second-quarter 2026 results and updated portfolio data. The company estimates book value per share of $7.22 as of June 30, 2026, based on preliminary total stockholders’ equity of approximately $1.4 billion and 199,603,438 common shares outstanding. Estimated GAAP net income was $0.44 per share for the quarter, including $0.18 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments. Dividends declared during the quarter totaled $0.30 per share, and estimated total return on equity was 6.2%, combining dividends with the increase in book value.
The company’s Agency RMBS portfolio had total mortgage assets with a fair value of $11.54 billion as of June 30, 2026, comprised of 52.2% Fannie Mae and 47.8% Freddie Mac securities. Orchid financed this portfolio with $11.09 billion of repurchase agreement borrowings across multiple counterparties, with a weighted average rate of 3.77% and weighted average maturity of 33 days. Whole pool assets represented 95.0% of mortgage assets under the Investment Company Act of 1940 whole pool test. All reported book value, earnings, and portfolio figures are preliminary and subject to change after review by the independent registered public accounting firm.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.10 per share for July 2026 on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on August 28, 2026 to holders of record on July 31, 2026, which is also the ex-dividend date.
The company plans to announce its next common stock dividend on August 12, 2026. Management also scheduled the release of estimated second quarter 2026 results after the NYSE close on July 13, 2026, full results on July 23, 2026, and an earnings call on July 24, 2026.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. increased its stock repurchase authorization to up to 26,612,580 shares of common stock, representing about 13.3% of its currently outstanding shares. The Board added capacity for up to an extra 25,000,000 shares, and the program has no termination date and can be suspended or discontinued at the company’s discretion.
The company also estimated its book value per share at approximately $7.24 to $7.28 as of June 18, 2026, an increase of about 2.3% to 2.8% since March 31, 2026. Management emphasized that this book value estimate is preliminary, unaudited, and may differ from the actual value as of June 30, 2026.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported the results of its 2026 annual meeting and declared a June 2026 monthly dividend. Stockholders elected six directors, ratified BDO USA, P.C. as auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026, and approved an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.
Stockholders also recommended holding the executive pay advisory vote every year, and the board adopted this annual frequency. The board declared a June 2026 cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on July 30, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of June 30, 2026.
As of June 9 and May 31, 2026, the company had 200,700,226 common shares outstanding, up from 196,700,226 as of March 31, 2026. As of May 31, 2026, total mortgage assets at fair value were about $11.21 billion, consisting entirely of Agency RMBS, with 52.6% from Fannie Mae and 47.4% from Freddie Mac. Repurchase borrowings totaled about $10.71 billion with a weighted average rate of 3.77% and average maturity of 45 days.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. declared a monthly cash dividend for May 2026 of $0.10 per share, payable on June 29, 2026 to common shareholders of record on May 29, 2026, with the same ex-dividend date.
The company states it intends to make regular monthly cash distributions and notes that, to qualify as a REIT, it must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income each year. Orchid Island reports 200,700,226 common shares outstanding as of May 13 and April 30, 2026, compared with 196,700,226 shares as of March 31, 2026.
As of April 30, 2026, Orchid Island’s Agency RMBS portfolio shows total mortgage assets with a fair value of 11,577,434 (thousands) and total borrowings of 10,927,077 (thousands) at a weighted average repo rate of 3.79%. Fannie Mae RMBS represent 5,910,702 (thousands) of fair value, while Freddie Mac RMBS represent 5,418,656 (thousands).
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported a net loss of $19.955 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared with net income of $17.122 million a year earlier. The loss reflected $69.621 million in net realized and unrealized losses on Agency RMBS and derivative instruments, which more than offset higher net interest income.
Book value per share declined to $7.08 at March 31, 2026 from $7.54 at December 31, 2025, driven by a negative 1.3% economic return as the book value decline exceeded dividends of $0.36 per share. The RMBS portfolio at fair value rose to $11.34 billion, funded mainly by repurchase agreements of $10.86 billion, producing an adjusted leverage ratio of 7.8:1.
Orchid emphasized liquidity of $759.0 million in cash and unpledged securities and an average RMBS yield of 5.75% versus an average cost of funds of 3.84%. Management attributed the quarter’s volatility and spread widening to rapidly changing macro conditions and Middle East conflict, while noting that sector spreads have partially retraced since quarter end.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported preliminary first-quarter 2026 results and declared its April 2026 monthly dividend. The company estimates book value at $7.08 per share as of March 31, 2026 and an estimated GAAP net loss of $0.11 per share for the quarter.
The loss per share includes an estimated $0.37 per share of net realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivatives, driving an estimated (1.3)% total return on equity, or a negative total return of $0.10 per share. These amounts are preliminary and will be reviewed by the independent auditor.
The Board declared a $0.10 per share cash dividend for April 2026, payable May 28, 2026 to holders of record on April 30, 2026, after paying total dividends of $0.36 per share during the quarter. As of March 31, 2026, Orchid Island’s RMBS portfolio totaled about $11.6 billion of mortgage assets, primarily Agency pass-through securities.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.12 per share for March 2026, payable on April 29, 2026 to common stockholders of record on March 31, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of March 31, 2026.
The company reiterates its intent to pay regular monthly distributions as a REIT, which requires annual distributions of at least 90% of REIT taxable income. As of March 18, 2026, Orchid Island had 195,511,115 common shares outstanding. As of February 28, 2026, its Agency RMBS portfolio had a reported fair value of $11.16 billion, split between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities, and was primarily invested in 30‑year fixed-rate pass-throughs. Total repo and similar borrowings were $10.61 billion at a weighted average rate of 3.81% and weighted average maturity of 39 days, alongside a diversified hedging program using swaps and futures.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. filed a current report to note that it has issued a press release with its results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2025. The release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, and related supplemental financial information is available on the company’s investor relations website.
The filing also includes an extensive caution about forward-looking statements, highlighting uncertainties around interest rates, inflation, liquidity, funding costs, prepayment speeds, portfolio positioning, hedging, book value, leverage, dividends, Agency RMBS market conditions, U.S. government and Federal Reserve actions, and broader economic conditions.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported preliminary results for its mortgage REIT business. The company estimated book value of 7.54 per share as of December 31, 2025. It also estimated GAAP net income of $0.62 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, which includes about $0.43 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on its RMBS and derivative instruments.
The company emphasized that these figures are preliminary, may change, and remain subject to review by its independent registered public accounting firm. More detail is provided in a press release furnished as an exhibit to this report.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. declared a cash dividend for January 2026 of $0.12 per share on its common stock. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on February 26, 2026 to shareholders who are on record as of January 30, 2026, which is also the ex-dividend date. This update confirms the company’s intention to continue returning cash to shareholders through monthly distributions.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for December 2025 of $0.12 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on January 29, 2026 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025, which is also the ex-dividend date.
The company also released an update on the composition and details of its RMBS (residential mortgage-backed securities) portfolio as of November 30, 2025, along with other company information, through a press release attached as an exhibit. The filing includes customary cautionary language that distributions and other forward-looking statements may differ from current expectations due to various risks described in its prior annual report.
Orchid Island Capital announced a monthly common stock dividend for November 2025 of $0.12 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 30, 2025 to shareholders of record on November 28, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of November 28, 2025.
The company also referenced additional details on its RMBS portfolio as of October 31, 2025 in an accompanying press release.
Orchid Island Capital established an at-the-market equity program, enabling the company to offer and sell up to $500,000,000 of common stock under an Equity Distribution Agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BTIG, LLC, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC.
Sales may be made on the NYSE, to or through market makers, or in negotiated transactions (including block trades). The company may suspend solicitations and offers at any time, and the sales agents are entitled to compensation of up to 2.0% of gross proceeds. The shares will be issued under the company’s Form S-3ASR automatic shelf, with a prospectus supplement dated October 27, 2025.
Orchid Island Capital (ORC) furnished an 8-K announcing it issued a press release with results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The company also posted supplemental financial information on its investor relations website.
The press release was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is not deemed filed under the Exchange Act. The filing includes a standard caution about forward-looking statements covering topics such as interest rates, liquidity, portfolio positioning, hedging, leverage, dividends, and Agency RMBS market conditions. A Cover Page Inline XBRL file is included as Exhibit 104.
Orchid Island Capital (ORC) reported preliminary third‑quarter metrics and declared its monthly dividend. The company estimates book value of $7.33 per share as of September 30, 2025 and estimated GAAP net income of $0.53 per share for the quarter, which includes $0.37 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivatives. These figures are preliminary and subject to review by the independent auditor.
The Board declared an October 2025 dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on November 26, 2025 to shareholders of record on October 31, 2025 (ex‑dividend date October 31, 2025).
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that discloses an exhibit: a press release dated September 8, 2025. The filing identifies the company as a Maryland corporation trading common stock under the ticker ORC on the NYSE and states the exhibit is included under Item 9.01 (Financial Statements and Exhibits). The report is signed by Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. No financial tables, earnings figures, transactions, or additional narrative are included in this filing; it functions primarily to attach the press release as an exhibit.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. announced a cash dividend of $0.12 per share for August 2025, payable on September 29, 2025 to holders of record on August 29, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of August 29, 2025. The Board declared the distribution and the company attached a press release describing the dividend and additional company information as Exhibit 99.1.
The filing also states the company disclosed certain details of its residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) portfolio as of July 31, 2025, with those specifics provided in the attached press release. The report includes the company’s standard caution about forward-looking statements and notes investors should refer to the Company’s risk disclosures for factors that could affect future outcomes.