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Mar 18 2026
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Orchid Island Capital Announces March 2026 Monthly Dividend and February 28, 2026 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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  • March 2026 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock

  • RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of February 28, 2026

  • Next Dividend Announcement Expected April 15, 2026


VERO BEACH, Fla., March 18, 2026 (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 March 2026. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid April 29, 2026 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on March 31, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of March 31, 2026. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on April 15, 2026.

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 March 18, 2026, the Company had 195,511,115 shares of common stock outstanding. As of February 28, 2026, the Company had 193,621,550 shares of common stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 181,985,900 shares of common stock outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of February 28, 2026 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change. The information contained herein is an intra-quarter update created by the Company based upon information that the Company believes is accurate:

  • 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, 2025.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

Dec-25 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb-26

 

Feb-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Mar)

 

in Mar)

 

(-50 BPS)

 

(+50 BPS)

Fixed Rate RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30yr 3.0

$

326,264

 

 

$

299,711

 

 

 

2.69

%

 

 

91.86

 

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.52

%

 

 

58

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

6.6

%

 

$

8,732

 

 

$

(8,810

)

30yr 3.5

 

37,847

 

 

 

35,791

 

 

 

0.32

%

 

 

94.57

 

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

4.30

%

 

 

77

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

1,019

 

 

 

(1,044

)

30yr 4.0

 

49,857

 

 

 

48,978

 

 

 

0.44

%

 

 

98.24

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.77

%

 

 

81

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

1,150

 

 

 

(1,207

)

30yr 4.5

 

265,635

 

 

 

263,886

 

 

 

2.36

%

 

 

99.34

 

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

5.44

%

 

 

44

 

 

 

311

 

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

4,593

 

 

 

(5,413

)

30yr 5.0

 

1,712,485

 

 

 

1,731,362

 

 

 

15.51

%

 

 

101.10

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

12

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

23,967

 

 

 

(32,392

)

30yr 5.5

 

3,423,264

 

 

 

3,524,995

 

 

 

31.58

%

 

 

102.97

 

 

 

5.50

%

 

 

6.46

%

 

 

11

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

8.9

%

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

32,132

 

 

 

(49,754

)

30yr 6.0

 

3,220,440

 

 

 

3,346,156

 

 

 

29.98

%

 

 

103.90

 

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

6.93

%

 

 

15

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

18.7

%

 

 

17.1

%

 

 

17,518

 

 

 

(29,450

)

30yr 6.5

 

1,602,011

 

 

 

1,684,327

 

 

 

15.09

%

 

 

105.14

 

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

7.39

%

 

 

18

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

22.5

%

 

 

20.1

%

 

 

5,701

 

 

 

(8,992

)

30yr 7.0

 

202,017

 

 

 

213,445

 

 

 

1.91

%

 

 

105.66

 

 

 

7.00

%

 

 

7.95

%

 

 

28

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

22.5

%

 

 

33.4

%

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

(1,521

)

30yr Total

 

10,839,820

 

 

 

11,148,651

 

 

 

99.89

%

 

 

102.85

 

 

 

5.63

%

 

 

6.56

%

 

 

16

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

12.7

%

 

 

96,141

 

 

 

(138,583

)

Total Pass-Through RMBS

 

10,839,820

 

 

 

11,148,651

 

 

 

99.89

%

 

 

102.85

 

 

 

5.63

%

 

 

6.56

%

 

 

16

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

12.7

%

 

 

96,141

 

 

 

(138,583

)

Structured RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IO 20yr 4.0

 

5,133

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

7.80

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.56

%

 

 

169

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

1

 

 

 

(2

)

IO 30yr 4.0

 

62,040

 

 

 

11,336

 

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

18.27

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

137

 

 

 

213

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

(144

)

 

 

15

 

IO 30yr 4.5

 

2,713

 

 

 

487

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

17.96

 

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

4.99

%

 

 

187

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

(5

)

 

 

1

 

IO 30yr 5.0

 

1,422

 

 

 

283

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

19.91

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

5.37

%

 

 

188

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

(5

)

 

 

-

 

IO Total

 

71,308

 

 

 

12,506

 

 

 

0.11

%

 

 

17.54

 

 

 

4.04

%

 

 

4.62

%

 

 

143

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

(153

)

 

 

14

 

IIO 30yr 4.0

 

15,796

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

1.10

 

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

101

 

 

 

247

 

 

 

11.6

%

 

 

16.7

%

 

 

616

 

 

 

(172

)

Total Structured RMBS

 

87,104

 

 

 

12,680

 

 

 

0.11

%

 

 

14.56

 

 

 

3.33

%

 

 

4.58

%

 

 

135

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

463

 

 

 

(158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Assets

$

10,926,924

 

 

$

11,161,331

 

 

 

100.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.61

%

 

 

6.55

%

 

 

17

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

13.4

%

 

 

12.7

%

 

$

96,604

 

 

$

(138,741

)


 

 

 

 

Hedge

 

 

Modeled Interest

 

Notional

 

Period

 

 

Rate Sensitivity (1)

Hedge

Balance

 

End

 

 

(-50 BPS)

 

(+50 BPS)

3-Month SOFR Futures

$

(390,000

)

 

Oct-26

 

 

$

(2,584

)

 

$

2,584

 

10-Year Treasury Future(2)

 

(53,000

)

 

Jan-33

 

 

 

(1,760

)

 

 

1,727

 

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(3)

 

(60,000

)

 

Nov-35

 

 

 

(2,775

)

 

 

2,651

 

ERIS SOFR Swap Futures

 

(10,000

)

 

Mar-31

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

221

 

Swaps

 

(6,409,800

)

 

May-30

 

 

 

(126,338

)

 

 

122,629

 

TBA Short

 

(272,000

)

 

Mar-26

 

 

 

(1,171

)

 

 

1,925

 

Hedge Total

$

(7,194,800

)

 

 

 

 

$

(134,856

)

 

$

131,737

 

Rate Shock Grand Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(38,252

)

 

$

(7,004

)


(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)

Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $113.81 at February 28, 2026. The market value of the short position was $60.3 million.

(3)

Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $116.73 at February 28, 2026. The market value of the short position was $70.0 million.

 

 


RMBS Assets by Agency

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

Fair

 

of

Asset Category

Value

 

Portfolio

As of February 28, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

$

5,614,215

 

 

 

50.3

%

Freddie Mac

 

5,547,116

 

 

 

49.7

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

11,161,331

 

 

 

100.0

%


Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

Fair

 

of

Asset Category

Value

 

Portfolio

As of February 28, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Whole Pool Assets

$

619,428

 

 

 

5.5

%

Whole Pool Assets

 

10,541,903

 

 

 

94.5

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

11,161,331

 

 

 

100.0

%


Borrowings By Counterparty 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

 

Repo

 

Maturity

 

Longest

As of February 28, 2026

Borrowings

 

Debt

 

Rate

 

in Days

 

Maturity

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

$

510,479

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

11

 

 

3/23/2026

Hidden Road Partners Civ US LLC

 

504,581

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

3.78

%

 

 

78

 

 

5/28/2026

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

 

497,585

 

 

 

4.7

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

71

 

 

5/26/2026

The Bank of Nova Scotia

 

492,553

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

20

 

 

3/23/2026

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

 

485,672

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

28

 

 

4/14/2026

South Street Securities, LLC

 

482,527

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

3.84

%

 

 

106

 

 

11/13/2026

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

482,370

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

3.78

%

 

 

26

 

 

3/26/2026

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

476,655

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

3.81

%

 

 

20

 

 

5/21/2026

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

458,288

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

118

 

 

7/27/2026

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

452,722

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

13

 

 

3/23/2026

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

 

451,139

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

3.94

%

 

 

49

 

 

5/18/2026

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

 

450,335

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

3.85

%

 

 

55

 

 

9/21/2026

Bank of Montreal

 

431,115

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

13

 

 

3/13/2026

StoneX Financial Inc.

 

426,694

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

23

 

 

3/23/2026

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

 

419,038

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

25

 

 

3/27/2026

DV Securities, LLC Repo

 

406,310

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.78

%

 

 

101

 

 

8/21/2026

Clear Street LLC

 

399,651

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

16

 

 

3/19/2026

Goldman, Sachs & Co

 

381,962

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3.78

%

 

 

26

 

 

3/26/2026

ING Financial Markets LLC

 

381,030

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

11

 

 

3/11/2026

Banco Santander SA

 

363,048

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

3.78

%

 

 

24

 

 

5/19/2026

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

 

340,588

 

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

22

 

 

4/8/2026

Brean Capital, LLC

 

288,543

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

17

 

 

3/23/2026

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

 

252,183

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

3.81

%

 

 

23

 

 

3/23/2026

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

 

240,100

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

2

 

 

3/2/2026

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

200,611

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

3.92

%

 

 

16

 

 

3/16/2026

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 

200,457

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

45

 

 

5/19/2026

Natixis, New York Branch

 

100,664

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

3.79

%

 

 

27

 

 

3/27/2026

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

 

32,741

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

3.78

%

 

 

12

 

 

3/12/2026

Total Borrowings

$

10,609,641

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

3.81

%

 

 

39

 

 

11/13/2026


Contact:

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


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