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Orchid Island Capital Announces September 2025 Monthly Dividend and August 31, 2025 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics
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Sep 8 2025
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Orchid Island Capital Announces September 2025 Monthly Dividend and August 31, 2025 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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

  • RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of August 31, 2025

  • Next Dividend Announcement Expected October 15, 2025

VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 08, 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 September 2025. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid October 30, 2025 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on September 30, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2025. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on October 15, 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 September 8, 2025, the Company had 146,130,135 shares of common stock outstanding. As of August 31, 2025, the Company had 141,863,067 shares of common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had 126,566,926 shares of common stock outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of August 31, 2025 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, 2024.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

Jun-25 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aug-25

 

Aug-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 Sep)

 

in Sep)

 

(-50 BPS)

 

(+50 BPS)

Fixed Rate RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15yr 5.0 TBA

$

250,000

 

 

$

252,617

 

 

3.07

%

 

101.05

 

 

5.00

%

 

5.84

%

 

4

 

 

174

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

$

2,900

 

 

$

(3,532

)

15yr Total

 

250,000

 

 

 

252,617

 

 

3.07

%

 

101.05

 

 

5.00

%

 

5.84

%

 

4

 

 

174

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

(3,532

)

30yr 3.0

$

841,083

 

 

$

744,124

 

 

9.05

%

 

88.47

 

 

3.00

%

 

3.48

%

 

54

 

 

298

 

 

6.7

%

 

7.0

%

 

$

21,908

 

 

$

(22,062

)

30yr 3.5

 

164,582

 

 

 

151,262

 

 

1.84

%

 

91.91

 

 

3.50

%

 

4.04

%

 

66

 

 

281

 

 

10.6

%

 

9.6

%

 

 

4,146

 

 

 

(4,172

)

30yr 4.0

 

157,284

 

 

 

148,319

 

 

1.80

%

 

94.30

 

 

4.00

%

 

4.70

%

 

52

 

 

303

 

 

5.6

%

 

7.3

%

 

 

3,851

 

 

 

(3,993

)

30yr 4.5

 

281,933

 

 

 

273,042

 

 

3.32

%

 

96.85

 

 

4.50

%

 

5.44

%

 

38

 

 

317

 

 

11.2

%

 

11.1

%

 

 

5,791

 

 

 

(6,359

)

30yr 5.0

 

451,421

 

 

 

447,911

 

 

5.45

%

 

99.22

 

 

5.00

%

 

5.93

%

 

31

 

 

323

 

 

8.6

%

 

9.0

%

 

 

9,062

 

 

 

(10,243

)

30yr 5.5

 

1,753,845

 

 

 

1,779,536

 

 

21.65

%

 

101.46

 

 

5.50

%

 

6.45

%

 

11

 

 

346

 

 

3.9

%

 

5.8

%

 

 

29,277

 

 

 

(36,094

)

30yr 6.0

 

2,492,617

 

 

 

2,569,706

 

 

31.26

%

 

103.09

 

 

6.00

%

 

6.93

%

 

12

 

 

344

 

 

9.7

%

 

9.1

%

 

 

27,452

 

 

 

(37,912

)

30yr 6.5

 

1,504,121

 

 

 

1,571,364

 

 

19.12

%

 

104.47

 

 

6.50

%

 

7.39

%

 

14

 

 

342

 

 

10.7

%

 

14.0

%

 

 

10,800

 

 

 

(16,491

)

30yr 7.0

 

252,767

 

 

 

266,861

 

 

3.25

%

 

105.58

 

 

7.00

%

 

7.94

%

 

22

 

 

330

 

 

26.8

%

 

24.5

%

 

 

1,728

 

 

 

(2,283

)

30yr Total

 

7,899,653

 

 

 

7,952,125

 

 

96.75

%

 

100.66

 

 

5.49

%

 

6.36

%

 

21

 

 

334

 

 

8.8

%

 

9.8

%

 

 

114,015

 

 

 

(139,609

)

Total Pass-Through RMBS

 

8,149,653

 

 

 

8,204,742

 

 

99.82

%

 

100.68

 

 

5.48

%

 

6.35

%

 

20

 

 

329

 

 

8.8

%

 

9.8

%

 

 

116,915

 

 

 

(143,141

)

Structured RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IO 20yr 4.0

 

5,891

 

 

 

491

 

 

0.01

%

 

8.33

 

 

4.00

%

 

4.57

%

 

163

 

 

71

 

 

13.8

%

 

13.2

%

 

 

2

 

 

 

(2

)

IO 30yr 3.0

 

2,401

 

 

 

293

 

 

0.00

%

 

12.19

 

 

3.00

%

 

3.64

%

 

127

 

 

223

 

 

1.0

%

 

10.4

%

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

IO 30yr 4.0

 

66,425

 

 

 

12,576

 

 

0.15

%

 

18.93

 

 

4.00

%

 

4.60

%

 

132

 

 

219

 

 

4.3

%

 

6.8

%

 

 

(253

)

 

 

154

 

IO 30yr 4.5

 

2,883

 

 

 

530

 

 

0.01

%

 

18.39

 

 

4.50

%

 

4.99

%

 

182

 

 

165

 

 

3.4

%

 

7.2

%

 

 

(5

)

 

 

2

 

IO 30yr 5.0

 

1,511

 

 

 

318

 

 

0.00

%

 

21.03

 

 

5.00

%

 

5.37

%

 

182

 

 

165

 

 

1.2

%

 

8.2

%

 

 

(5

)

 

 

3

 

IO Total

 

79,111

 

 

 

14,208

 

 

0.17

%

 

17.96

 

 

4.01

%

 

4.59

%

 

137

 

 

205

 

 

4.8

%

 

7.4

%

 

 

(261

)

 

 

156

 

IIO 30yr 4.0

 

19,079

 

 

 

222

 

 

0.00

%

 

1.16

 

 

0.00

%

 

4.40

%

 

95

 

 

253

 

 

12.4

%

 

7.6

%

 

 

106

 

 

 

(78

)

Total Structured RMBS

 

98,190

 

 

 

14,430

 

 

0.18

%

 

14.70

 

 

3.23

%

 

4.56

%

 

129

 

 

214

 

 

6.3

%

 

7.5

%

 

 

(155

)

 

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Assets

$

8,247,843

 

 

$

8,219,172

 

 

100.00

%

 

 

 

 

5.45

%

 

6.33

%

 

22

 

 

328

 

 

8.8

%

 

9.8

%

 

$

116,760

 

 

$

(143,063

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Hedge

 

Modeled Interest

 

 

Notional

 

Period

 

Rate Sensitivity (1)

 

Hedge

Balance

 

End

 

(-50 BPS)

 

 

(+50 BPS)

 

3-Month SOFR Futures

$

(355,625

)

Sep-26

 

$

(3,556

)

 

$

3,556

 

5-Year Treasury Future(2)

 

(562,500

)

Dec-25

 

 

(11,789

)

 

 

11,613

 

10-Year Treasury Future(3)

 

(228,500

)

Dec-25

 

 

(7,522

)

 

 

7,308

 

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(4)

 

(197,500

)

Dec-25

 

 

(8,864

)

 

 

8,464

 

5-Year ERIS SOFR Swap Futures

 

(10,000

)

Sep-25

 

 

(236

)

 

 

229

 

Swaps

 

(3,943,300

)

Feb-31

 

 

(99,092

)

 

 

95,773

 

TBA Short

 

(300,300

)

Sep-25

 

 

(3,742

)

 

 

5,112

 

Hedge Total

$

(5,597,725

)

 

 

$

(134,801

)

 

$

132,055

 

Rate Shock Grand Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

(18,041

)

 

$

(11,008

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(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 $109.47 at August 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $615.8 million.

(3

)

Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $112.50 at August 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $257.1 million.

(4

)

Ten-year Ultra futures contracts were valued at prices of $114.40 at August 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $225.9 million.

 

 

 


RMBS Assets by Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

Fair

 

of

 

Asset Category

Value

 

Portfolio

 

As of August 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

$

4,726,166

 

 

59.3

%

Freddie Mac

 

3,240,389

 

 

40.7

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

7,966,555

 

 

100.0

%


Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

Fair

 

of

 

Asset Category

Value

 

Portfolio

 

As of August 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Whole Pool Assets

$

516,595

 

 

6.5

%

Whole Pool Assets

 

7,449,960

 

 

93.5

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

7,966,555

 

 

100.0

%


Borrowings By Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

Repo

 

Maturity

 

Longest

As of August 31, 2025

Borrowings

 

Debt

Rate

 

in Days

 

Maturity

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

$

409,685

 

5.5

%

4.41

%

 

79

 

2/13/2026

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

 

379,874

 

5.1

%

4.47

%

 

56

 

12/1/2025

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

372,762

 

5.0

%

4.45

%

 

44

 

10/28/2025

Bank of Montreal

 

360,232

 

4.8

%

4.46

%

 

41

 

11/28/2025

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

 

360,147

 

4.8

%

4.43

%

 

51

 

8/27/2026

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

 

353,995

 

4.7

%

4.47

%

 

19

 

9/22/2025

South Street Securities, LLC

 

347,968

 

4.6

%

4.40

%

 

94

 

8/27/2026

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

343,427

 

4.6

%

4.51

%

 

28

 

10/23/2025

DV Securities, LLC Repo

 

341,187

 

4.6

%

4.48

%

 

41

 

10/28/2025

Goldman, Sachs & Co

 

339,354

 

4.5

%

4.45

%

 

27

 

9/29/2025

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

 

333,091

 

4.4

%

4.48

%

 

54

 

11/13/2025

StoneX Financial Inc.

 

331,030

 

4.4

%

4.49

%

 

20

 

9/29/2025

Clear Street LLC

 

307,900

 

4.1

%

4.48

%

 

30

 

10/31/2025

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

 

304,426

 

4.1

%

4.46

%

 

23

 

9/25/2025

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

300,548

 

4.0

%

4.49

%

 

21

 

9/26/2025

ING Financial Markets LLC

 

292,441

 

3.9

%

4.49

%

 

17

 

9/17/2025

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

 

289,652

 

3.9

%

4.48

%

 

32

 

11/13/2025

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

 

275,494

 

3.7

%

4.47

%

 

26

 

9/26/2025

Banco Santander SA

 

265,835

 

3.6

%

4.50

%

 

16

 

9/16/2025

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

 

254,254

 

3.4

%

4.48

%

 

5

 

9/5/2025

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

 

245,918

 

3.3

%

4.49

%

 

38

 

10/14/2025

The Bank of Nova Scotia

 

242,470

 

3.2

%

4.50

%

 

37

 

10/23/2025

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

159,190

 

2.1

%

4.44

%

 

33

 

10/14/2025

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 

137,455

 

1.8

%

4.49

%

 

26

 

9/26/2025

Natixis, New York Branch

 

104,822

 

1.4

%

4.48

%

 

29

 

9/29/2025

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

 

34,922

 

0.5

%

4.49

%

 

11

 

9/11/2025

Total Borrowings

$

7,488,079

 

100.0

%

4.47

%

 

37

 

8/27/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact:

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