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Ellington Financial Inc.

FinancialsReal Estate
Ticker EFCGreenwich, CTFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $33.36Diluted shares 59.7M

Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) is a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related and other financial assets, primarily loans and securities. Its investments include residential and commercial mortgage loans, agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities,… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. reported revenue of $490.36M, up 48.5% from a year earlier. Operations used $310.56M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $336.44M, up 10.1% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $150.77M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$336.44MFY2025
+10.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $490.36M
0.00%FY2025
$150.77MFY2025
+1.8% year over year
6.47%FY2025
−1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 10.29%
Cash & financing
$-925.46MFY2025
−115.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $-310.56M
$-925.46MFY2025
−115.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $-310.56M
2.13FY2025
Was 1.57× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 2.15
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Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Ellington Financial Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) is a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related and other financial assets, primarily loans and securities. Its investments include residential and commercial mortgage loans, agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, consumer loans and asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, mortgage-related derivatives and strategic stakes in loan originators and servicers. The company also originates, purchases, sells, services and invests in reverse mortgage loans through Longbridge Financial, including federally insured and proprietary products. It has two reportable segments: the Investment Portfolio Segment, which acquires and manages its financial asset portfolio, and the Longbridge Segment, focused on reverse mortgages. As of December 31, 2025, its managed portfolio totaled approximately $4.9 billion. Ellington Financial was formed in 2007 and became publicly traded in 2010; its 2023 merger with Arlington Asset Investment added investments and borrowings to its portfolio and liability structure. Its website is https://www.ellingtonfinancial.com.

Company details
Sector
Financials
Industry (SIC)
Real Estate
Headquarters
Greenwich, CT
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1411342
SIC
6500

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-66.31M$85.51M$237.33M$389.15M$540.97M201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Ellington Financial Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

177
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$519.79M
held by funds, at market
29.6%
of shares held by funds
1
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Ellington Financial Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.09%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.05%of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.02%of fund net assets
3.52%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Ellington Financial Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 1 issues of Ellington Financial Inc.’s debt, $5.85M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 7.38%, maturing 2030 to 2030.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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