Orchid Island Capital, Inc. NYSE:ORC

Orchid Island Capital Announces September 2026 Monthly Dividend and August 31, 2026 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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Orchid Island Capital Announces September 2026 Monthly Dividend and August 31, 2026 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics
  • September 2026 Monthly Dividend of $0.10 Per Share of Common Stock

  • RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of August 31, 2026

  • Next Dividend Announcement Expected October 14, 2026

VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 14, 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 September 2026. The dividend of $0.10 per share will be paid October 29, 2026 to holders of record of the Company's common stock on September 30, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on October 14, 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 September 14, 2026, the Company had 197,407,315 shares of common stock outstanding. As of August 31, 2026, the Company had 198,407,315 shares of common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had 199,603,438 shares of common stock outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of August 31, 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

Jun-26 -

Aug-26

Aug-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 September)

in September)

(-50 BPS)

(+50 BPS)

Fixed Rate RMBS

30yr 3.0

$

310,053

$

268,632

2.41

%

86.64

3.00

%

3.52

%

64

288

6.1

%

7.3

%

$

8,196

$

(8,337

)

30yr 3.5

36,279

32,370

0.29

%

89.23

3.50

%

4.30

%

83

257

16.1

%

12.7

%

971

(987

)

30yr 4.0

46,672

43,290

0.39

%

92.75

4.00

%

4.77

%

87

268

9.8

%

8.5

%

1,166

(1,200

)

30yr 4.5

430,295

407,161

3.65

%

94.62

4.50

%

5.46

%

32

323

4.6

%

6.2

%

9,708

(10,522

)

30yr 5.0

2,142,609

2,077,919

18.63

%

96.98

5.00

%

6.00

%

15

341

4.4

%

4.5

%

45,924

(51,221

)

30yr 5.5

3,975,481

3,965,569

35.55

%

99.75

5.50

%

6.45

%

15

341

5.6

%

6.2

%

74,189

(85,799

)

30yr 6.0

2,984,967

3,042,213

27.27

%

101.92

6.00

%

6.92

%

20

334

9.3

%

10.6

%

42,934

(52,877

)

30yr 6.5

1,207,899

1,254,814

11.25

%

103.88

6.50

%

7.39

%

22

332

18.4

%

20.8

%

13,254

(17,168

)

30yr 7.0

48,305

50,890

0.46

%

105.35

7.00

%

7.91

%

33

320

6.2

%

28.9

%

565

(687

)

Total Pass-Through RMBS

11,182,560

11,142,858

99.90

%

99.64

5.53

%

6.46

%

20

335

7.8

%

8.9

%

196,907

(228,798

)

Total Structured RMBS

79,795

11,596

0.10

%

14.53

3.40

%

4.59

%

141

202

3.4

%

7.3

%

(30

)

23

Total Mortgage Assets

$

11,262,355

$

11,154,454

100.00

%

5.52

%

6.45

%

21

334

7.7

%

8.9

%

$

196,877

$

(228,775

)

Hedge

Modeled Interest

Notional

Period

Rate Sensitivity (1)

Hedge

Balance

End

(-50 BPS)

(+50 BPS)

3-Month SOFR Futures

$

(390,000

)

Jan-27

$

(1,609

)

$

1,609

10-Year Treasury Future(2)

(358,600

)

Aug-33

(11,208

)

10,816

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(3)

(60,000

)

May-36

(2,541

)

2,438

ERIS SOFR Swap Futures

(10,000

)

Sep-31

(172

)

168

Swaps

(8,114,200

)

Apr-31

(164,719

)

159,233

Swaptions

(1,000,000

)

Dec-31

(5,815

)

5,903

TBA Short

(344,900

)

Sep-26

(7,156

)

8,291

Hedge Total

$

(10,277,700

)

$

(193,220

)

$

188,458

Rate Shock Grand Total

$

3,657

$

(40,317

)

(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 $107.66 at August 31, 2026. The market value of the short position was $386.1 million.

(3)

Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $109.42 at August 31, 2026. The market value of the short position was $65.7 million.

RMBS Assets by Agency

($ in thousands)

Percentage

Fair

of

Asset Category

Value

Portfolio

As of August 31, 2026

Fannie Mae

$

5,815,095

52.1

%

Freddie Mac

5,339,359

47.9

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

11,154,454

100.0

%

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

($ in thousands)

Percentage

Fair

of

Asset Category

Value

Portfolio

As of August 31, 2026

Non-Whole Pool Assets

$

441,316

4.0

%

Whole Pool Assets

10,713,138

96.0

%

Total Mortgage Assets

$

11,154,454

100.0

%

Borrowings By Counterparty

($ in thousands)

Weighted

Weighted

% of

Average

Average

Total

Total

Repo

Maturity

Longest

As of August 31, 2026

Borrowings

Debt

Rate

in Days

Maturity

StoneX Financial Inc.

$

484,749

4.5

%

3.79

%

20

9/23/2026

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

471,155

4.4

%

3.77

%

16

9/21/2026

Hidden Road Partners Civ US LLC

468,629

4.4

%

3.76

%

3

9/10/2026

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

461,948

4.3

%

3.73

%

3

9/4/2026

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

458,821

4.3

%

3.77

%

18

9/21/2026

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

456,508

4.3

%

3.76

%

28

9/28/2026

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

439,145

4.1

%

3.76

%

3

9/3/2026

South Street Securities, LLC

435,275

4.1

%

3.76

%

20

11/13/2026

The Bank of Nova Scotia

434,728

4.1

%

3.76

%

7

9/17/2026

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

410,786

3.8

%

3.78

%

8

9/8/2026

DV Securities, LLC Repo

403,125

3.8

%

3.77

%

9

9/17/2026

Banco Santander SA

402,148

3.8

%

3.85

%

43

10/13/2026

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

399,315

3.7

%

3.80

%

20

9/23/2026

Clear Street LLC

395,150

3.7

%

3.76

%

17

9/17/2026

Goldman, Sachs & Co

381,512

3.6

%

3.77

%

3

9/3/2026

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

381,664

3.6

%

3.79

%

24

9/24/2026

ING Financial Markets LLC

348,001

3.3

%

3.76

%

14

9/14/2026

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

339,728

3.2

%

3.79

%

4

9/25/2026

TD Securities (USA) LLC

319,857

3.0

%

3.76

%

8

9/8/2026

Bank of Montreal

311,693

2.9

%

3.78

%

4

9/4/2026

Brean Capital, LLC

289,180

2.7

%

3.77

%

17

9/17/2026

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

286,065

2.7

%

3.77

%

21

9/21/2026

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

277,178

2.6

%

3.78

%

27

9/28/2026

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

260,880

2.4

%

3.77

%

6

9/17/2026

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

253,685

2.4

%

3.79

%

30

9/30/2026

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

233,252

2.2

%

3.78

%

17

9/17/2026

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

204,675

1.9

%

3.75

%

14

9/14/2026

Natixis, New York Branch

183,052

1.7

%

3.77

%

17

9/17/2026

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

176,064

1.6

%

3.79

%

1

9/1/2026

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

154,574

1.4

%

3.76

%

4

9/4/2026

Mesirow Financial, Inc.

129,989

1.2

%

3.76

%

17

9/17/2026

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

29,633

0.3

%

3.76

%

10

9/10/2026

Canyon Partners, LLC

22,823

0.2

%

3.73

%

14

9/14/2026

Total Borrowings

$

10,704,987

100.0

%

3.77

%

14

11/13/2026

Contact:

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