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Orchid Island Capital Announces Estimated Third Quarter 2025 Results, October 2025 Monthly Dividend and September 30, 2025 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics
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Oct 15 2025
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Orchid Island Capital Announces Estimated Third Quarter 2025 Results, October 2025 Monthly Dividend and September 30, 2025 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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  • October 2025 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock

  • Estimated Book Value Per Share as of September 30, 2025 of $7.33

  • Estimated GAAP net income of $0.53 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, including an estimated $0.37 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments

  • Estimated 6.6% total return on equity for the quarter ended September 30, 2025

  • Estimated book value, net income and total return on equity amounts are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm

  • RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of September 30, 2025

  • Next Dividend Announcement Expected November 12, 2025

VERO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 15, 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 October 2025. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid November 26, 2025 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on October 31, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of October 31, 2025. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on November 12, 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 October 15, 2025, the Company has 151,711,940 shares of common stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had 148,239,401 shares of common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had 126,566,926 shares of common stock outstanding.

Estimated September 30, 2025 Book Value Per Share

The Company’s estimated book value per share as of September 30, 2025 was $7.33.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At September 30, 2025, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $1,086.1 million with 148,239,401 shares of common stock outstanding. These figures and the resulting estimated book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Estimated Net Income Per Share and Realized and Unrealized Gains on RMBS and Derivative Instruments

The Company estimates it generated a net income per share of $0.53 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, which includes an estimated $0.37 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments. These amounts compare to total dividends declared during the quarter of $0.36 per share. Net income per common share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles can, and does, differ from our REIT taxable income.  The Company views REIT taxable income as a better indication of income to be paid in the form of a dividend rather than net income. Many components of REIT taxable income can only be estimated at this time and our monthly dividends declared are based on both estimates of REIT taxable income to be earned over the course of the current quarter and calendar year and a longer-term estimate of the REIT taxable income of the Company. These figures are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Estimated Total Return on Equity

The Company’s estimated total return on equity for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 was 6.6%. The Company calculates total return on equity as the sum of dividends declared and paid during the quarter plus changes in book value during the quarter, divided by the Company’s stockholders’ equity at the beginning of the quarter.  The total return was $0.48 per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.36 and an increase in book value per share of $0.12 from June 30, 2025.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2025 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change and, with respect to figures that will appear in the Company’s financial statements and associated footnotes as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, are subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:

  • 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. 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

 

Jul-25 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sep-25

 

Sep-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 Oct)

 

in Oct)

 

(-50 BPS)

 

(+50 BPS)

Fixed Rate RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15yr 5.0 TBA

$

250,000

 

 

$

252,715

 

 

 

2.94

%

 

 

101.09

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

5.84

%

 

 

5

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

$

2,828

 

 

$

(3,460

)

15yr Total

 

250,000

 

 

 

252,715

 

 

 

2.94

%

 

 

101.09

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

5.84

%

 

 

5

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

2,828

 

 

 

(3,460

)

30yr 3.0

$

834,430

 

 

$

748,807

 

 

 

8.70

%

 

 

89.74

 

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.48

%

 

 

55

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

7.3

%

 

$

21,717

 

 

$

(21,982

)

30yr 3.5

 

162,600

 

 

 

151,190

 

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

92.98

 

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

4.04

%

 

 

67

 

 

 

279

 

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

4,077

 

 

 

(4,125

)

30yr 4.0

 

156,219

 

 

 

148,920

 

 

 

1.73

%

 

 

95.33

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

53

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

3,745

 

 

 

(3,920

)

30yr 4.5

 

278,735

 

 

 

272,292

 

 

 

3.16

%

 

 

97.69

 

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

5.44

%

 

 

39

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

5,499

 

 

 

(6,127

)

30yr 5.0

 

447,224

 

 

 

446,473

 

 

 

5.19

%

 

 

99.83

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

5.93

%

 

 

32

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

8.2

%

 

 

8,557

 

 

 

(9,859

)

30yr 5.5

 

1,835,701

 

 

 

1,870,044

 

 

 

21.72

%

 

 

101.87

 

 

 

5.50

%

 

 

6.45

%

 

 

11

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

6.1

%

 

 

28,021

 

 

 

(35,803

)

30yr 6.0

 

2,804,917

 

 

 

2,892,624

 

 

 

33.60

%

 

 

103.13

 

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

6.94

%

 

 

12

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

28,122

 

 

 

(40,190

)

30yr 6.5

 

1,488,120

 

 

 

1,553,110

 

 

 

18.04

%

 

 

104.37

 

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

7.39

%

 

 

15

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

9,806

 

 

 

(15,382

)

30yr 7.0

 

245,769

 

 

 

258,440

 

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

105.16

 

 

 

7.00

%

 

 

7.94

%

 

 

23

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

28.2

%

 

 

24.3

%

 

 

1,782

 

 

 

(2,261

)

30yr Total

 

8,253,715

 

 

 

8,341,900

 

 

 

96.90

%

 

 

101.07

 

 

 

5.51

%

 

 

6.39

%

 

 

21

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

111,326

 

 

 

(139,649

)

Total Pass-Through RMBS

 

8,503,715

 

 

 

8,594,615

 

 

 

99.84

%

 

 

101.07

 

 

 

5.50

%

 

 

6.37

%

 

 

20

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

114,154

 

 

 

(143,109

)

Structured RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IO 20yr 4.0

 

5,743

 

 

 

473

 

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

8.23

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.57

%

 

 

164

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

11.6

%

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

2

 

 

 

(2

)

IO 30yr 3.0

 

2,391

 

 

 

318

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

13.28

 

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.64

%

 

 

128

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

IO 30yr 4.0

 

65,885

 

 

 

12,316

 

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

18.70

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

133

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

(286

)

 

 

181

 

IO 30yr 4.5

 

2,862

 

 

 

553

 

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

19.31

 

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

4.99

%

 

 

183

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

(7

)

 

 

3

 

IO 30yr 5.0

 

1,503

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

20.87

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

5.37

%

 

 

183

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

19.0

%

 

 

12.2

%

 

 

(6

)

 

 

3

 

IO Total

 

78,384

 

 

 

13,974

 

 

 

0.16

%

 

 

17.83

 

 

 

4.01

%

 

 

4.59

%

 

 

138

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

8.2

%

 

 

(298

)

 

 

184

 

IIO 30yr 4.0

 

18,392

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

1.12

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

96

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

115

 

 

 

(81

)

Total Structured RMBS

 

96,776

 

 

 

14,180

 

 

 

0.16

%

 

 

14.65

 

 

 

3.25

%

 

 

4.56

%

 

 

130

 

 

 

213

 

 

 

8.2

%

 

 

8.1

%

 

 

(183

)

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Assets

$

8,600,491

 

 

$

8,608,795

 

 

 

100.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.47

%

 

 

6.35

%

 

 

22

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

$

113,971

 

 

$

(143,006

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Hedge

 

Modeled Interest

 

Notional

 

Period

 

Rate Sensitivity (1)

Hedge

Balance

 

End

 

(-50 BPS)

 

(+50 BPS)

3-Month SOFR Futures

$

(390,000

)

 

Sep-26

 

$

(3,413

)

 

$

3,413

 

5-Year Treasury Future(2)

 

(562,500

)

 

Dec-25

 

 

(11,785

)

 

 

11,521

 

10-Year Treasury Future(3)

 

(228,500

)

 

Dec-25

 

 

(7,529

)

 

 

7,351

 

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(4)

 

(197,500

)

 

Dec-25

 

 

(8,938

)

 

 

8,507

 

5-Year ERIS SOFR Swap Futures

 

(10,000

)

 

Dec-25

 

 

(234

)

 

 

226

 

Swaps

 

(3,943,300

)

 

Feb-31

 

 

(97,663

)

 

 

94,426

 

TBA Short

 

(282,000

)

 

Oct-25

 

 

(3,295

)

 

 

4,628

 

Hedge Total

$

(5,613,800

)

 

 

 

$

(132,857

)

 

$

130,072

 

Rate Shock Grand Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(18,886

)

 

$

(12,934

)


(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 $109.20 at September 30, 2025. The market value of the short position was  $614.3 million.

(3)

Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $112.50 at September 30, 2025. The market value of the short position was $257.1 million.

(4)

Ten-year Ultra futures contracts were valued at prices of $115.08 at September 30, 2025. The market value of the short position was $227.3 million.

 

 


RMBS Assets by Agency

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

Fair

 

of

Asset Category

Value

 

Portfolio

As of September 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

$

4,741,968

 

 

 

56.7

%

Freddie Mac

 

3,614,112

 

 

 

43.3

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

8,356,080

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

Fair

 

of

Asset Category

Value

 

Portfolio

As of September 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Whole Pool Assets

$

654,750

 

 

 

7.8

%

Whole Pool Assets

 

7,701,330

 

 

 

92.2

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

8,356,080

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Borrowings By Counterparty

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

 

Repo

 

Maturity

 

Longest

As of September 30, 2025

Borrowings

 

Debt

 

Rate

 

in Days

 

Maturity

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

$

511,662

 

 

 

6.4

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

20

 

 

10/23/2025

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

 

437,979

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

4.42

%

 

 

34

 

 

12/1/2025

DV Securities, LLC Repo

 

389,984

 

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

4.37

%

 

 

36

 

 

11/25/2025

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

 

377,931

 

 

 

4.7

%

 

 

4.25

%

 

 

42

 

 

12/15/2025

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

371,202

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

4.45

%

 

 

14

 

 

10/28/2025

The Bank of Nova Scotia

 

369,533

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

4.39

%

 

 

20

 

 

10/23/2025

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

362,023

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

70

 

 

2/13/2026

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

 

359,654

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.16

%

 

 

126

 

 

9/21/2026

Bank of Montreal

 

358,926

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.38

%

 

 

30

 

 

11/28/2025

South Street Securities, LLC

 

344,604

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

4.31

%

 

 

81

 

 

8/27/2026

Goldman, Sachs & Co

 

337,376

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

27

 

 

10/29/2025

StoneX Financial Inc.

 

332,143

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

4.30

%

 

 

20

 

 

10/20/2025

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

 

331,786

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

4.29

%

 

 

35

 

 

11/13/2025

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

 

329,915

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

4.17

%

 

 

135

 

 

3/23/2026

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

 

319,230

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

25

 

 

10/27/2025

Clear Street LLC

 

307,707

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

4.35

%

 

 

20

 

 

10/31/2025

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

 

302,480

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

4.32

%

 

 

31

 

 

12/11/2025

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

298,220

 

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

4.27

%

 

 

56

 

 

11/25/2025

ING Financial Markets LLC

 

291,011

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

4.32

%

 

 

17

 

 

10/17/2025

Banco Santander SA

 

265,981

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

4.38

%

 

 

16

 

 

10/16/2025

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

 

255,958

 

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

4.38

%

 

 

8

 

 

10/8/2025

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

 

246,210

 

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

4.44

%

 

 

16

 

 

10/20/2025

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 

207,561

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

23

 

 

10/27/2025

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

158,100

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

4.41

%

 

 

14

 

 

10/14/2025

Natixis, New York Branch

 

104,895

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

29

 

 

10/29/2025

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

 

34,907

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

16

 

 

10/16/2025

Total Borrowings

$

8,006,978

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.33

%

 

 

39

 

 

9/21/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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