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Orchid Island Capital Announces February 2026 Monthly Dividend and January 31, 2026 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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

  • RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of January 31, 2026

  • Next Dividend Announcement Expected March 18, 2026

VERO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 11, 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 February 2026. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid March 30, 2026 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on February 27, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2026. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on March 18, 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 February 11, 2026, the Company had 190,281,372 shares of common stock outstanding. As of January 31, 2026, the Company had 183,345,932 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 January 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, 2024.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics  
($ in thousands)                                                                                                
                                                                          Realized        
                                                                    Realized     Nov-25 -        
                                                                    Jan-26     Jan-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 Feb)     in Feb)     (-50 BPS)     (+50 BPS)  
Fixed Rate RMBS                                                                                                
30yr 3.0   $ 328,158     $ 295,620       2.82 %     90.08       3.00 %     3.52 %     57       296       4.3 %     6.4 %   $ 8,793     $ (8,854 )
30yr 3.5     37,961       35,297       0.34 %     92.98       3.50 %     4.30 %     76       265       0.8 %     0.9 %     1,043       (1,060 )
30yr 4.0     50,421       48,693       0.46 %     96.57       4.00 %     4.77 %     80       275       9.7 %     12.3 %     1,200       (1,245 )
30yr 4.5     266,808       263,047       2.51 %     98.59       4.50 %     5.44 %     43       312       3.5 %     8.5 %     5,178       (5,884 )
30yr 5.0     1,315,390       1,324,289       12.62 %     100.68       5.00 %     5.99 %     14       344       4.1 %     4.9 %     22,693       (28,584 )
30yr 5.5     3,184,845       3,268,267       31.15 %     102.62       5.50 %     6.46 %     11       346       6.7 %     8.5 %     38,649       (56,435 )
30yr 6.0     3,203,041       3,320,140       31.64 %     103.66       6.00 %     6.93 %     14       342       15.8 %     16.8 %     22,954       (38,085 )
30yr 6.5     1,628,107       1,705,382       16.25 %     104.75       6.50 %     7.39 %     17       339       16.1 %     20.9 %     7,738       (12,810 )
30yr 7.0     208,358       219,200       2.09 %     105.20       7.00 %     7.95 %     27       325       28.2 %     39.4 %     1,514       (1,760 )
30yr Total     10,223,089       10,479,935       99.88 %     102.51       5.66 %     6.59 %     16       339       11.0 %     13.8 %     109,762       (154,717 )
Total Pass-Through RMBS     10,223,089       10,479,935       99.88 %     102.51       5.66 %     6.59 %     16       339       11.0 %     13.8 %     109,762       (154,717 )
Structured RMBS                                                                                                
IO 20yr 4.0     5,249       414       0.00 %     7.88       4.00 %     4.56 %     168       66       9.9 %     10.4 %     2       (2 )
IO 30yr 4.0     62,739       11,511       0.11 %     18.35       4.00 %     4.60 %     137       214       6.7 %     6.2 %     (242 )     128  
IO 30yr 4.5     2,749       495       0.00 %     18.02       4.50 %     4.99 %     187       160       10.5 %     7.9 %     (4 )     1  
IO 30yr 5.0     1,431       286       0.00 %     19.98       5.00 %     5.37 %     187       160       2.2 %     1.9 %     (5 )     2  
IO Total     72,168       12,706       0.12 %     17.61       4.04 %     4.62 %     142       200       7.0 %     6.5 %     (249 )     129  
IIO 30yr 4.0     16,438       153       0.00 %     0.93       0.09 %     4.40 %     100       248       12.0 %     13.4 %     112       (77 )
Total Structured RMBS     88,606       12,859       0.12 %     14.51       3.31 %     4.58 %     134       209       7.9 %     7.8 %     (137 )     52  
                                                                                                 
Total Mortgage Assets   $ 10,311,695     $ 10,492,794       100.00 %             5.64 %     6.57 %     17       338       10.9 %     13.7 %   $ 109,625     $ (154,665 )
                                                                                                 


        Hedge   Modeled Interest  
    Notional   Period   Rate Sensitivity (1)  
Hedge   Balance   End   (-50 BPS)     (+50 BPS)  
3-Month SOFR Futures   $ (390,000 ) Oct-26   $ (2,598 )   $ 2,598  
10-Year Treasury Future(2)     (53,000 ) Nov-32     (1,734 )     1,701  
10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(3)     (60,000 ) Aug-35     (2,691 )     2,570  
ERIS SOFR Swap Futures     (10,000 ) Mar-31     (232 )     225  
Swaps     (5,858,300 ) Apr-30     (117,901 )     114,464  
TBA Short     (446,500 ) Feb-26     (3,224 )     5,399  
Hedge Total   $ (6,817,800 )     $ (128,380 )   $ 126,957  
Rate Shock Grand Total             $ (18,755 )   $ (27,708 )


(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 $111.83 at January 31, 2026. The market value of the short position was $59.3 million.
(3)   Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $114.16 at January 31, 2026. The market value of the short position was $68.5 million.
     


RMBS Assets by Agency                
($ in thousands)                
            Percentage  
    Fair     of  
Asset Category   Value     Portfolio  
As of January 31, 2026                
Fannie Mae   $ 5,589,270       53.3 %
Freddie Mac     4,903,524       46.7 %
Total Mortgage Assets   $ 10,492,794       100.0 %
                 


Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test  
($ in thousands)                
            Percentage  
    Fair     of  
Asset Category   Value     Portfolio  
As of January 31, 2026                
Non-Whole Pool Assets   $ 625,977       6.0 %
Whole Pool Assets     9,866,817       94.0 %
Total Mortgage Assets   $ 10,492,794       100.0 %
                 


Borrowings By Counterparty                                  
($ in thousands)                                  
                    Weighted     Weighted    
            % of     Average     Average    
    Total     Total     Repo     Maturity   Longest
As of January 31, 2026   Borrowings     Debt     Rate     in Days   Maturity
Citigroup Global Markets Inc   $ 513,578       5.1 %     3.83 %     24   3/2/2026
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.     499,145       5.0 %     3.85 %     22   3/2/2026
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC     489,135       4.9 %     3.81 %     26   2/26/2026
Marex Capital Markets Inc.     488,638       4.9 %     3.80 %     42   3/23/2026
South Street Securities, LLC     485,584       4.9 %     3.85 %     101   11/13/2026
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC     482,172       4.8 %     3.86 %     8   2/20/2026
Hidden Road Partners Civ US LLC     467,715       4.7 %     3.82 %     16   2/27/2026
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith     460,280       4.6 %     4.00 %     22   3/2/2026
RBC Capital Markets, LLC     458,772       4.6 %     3.86 %     146   7/27/2026
Daiwa Securities America Inc.     451,527       4.5 %     3.96 %     35   3/23/2026
StoneX Financial Inc.     436,447       4.4 %     3.92 %     23   2/23/2026
ASL Capital Markets Inc.     412,557       4.1 %     3.78 %     67   9/21/2026
Clear Street LLC     400,087       4.0 %     3.84 %     25   3/12/2026
DV Securities, LLC Repo     391,259       3.9 %     3.93 %     24   2/27/2026
Goldman, Sachs & Co     386,643       3.9 %     3.81 %     27   2/27/2026
The Bank of Nova Scotia     371,605       3.7 %     3.90 %     23   2/23/2026
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.     343,791       3.4 %     3.82 %     23   4/8/2026
Banco Santander SA     309,137       3.1 %     3.86 %     13   2/13/2026
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co     308,471       3.1 %     3.80 %     25   2/25/2026
ING Financial Markets LLC     284,938       2.9 %     4.07 %     17   2/17/2026
Bank of Montreal     281,966       2.8 %     3.82 %     13   2/13/2026
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.     254,328       2.5 %     3.82 %     20   2/20/2026
MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.     240,100       2.4 %     3.80 %     30   3/2/2026
Brean Capital, LLC     238,123       2.4 %     3.94 %     13   2/20/2026
Mizuho Securities USA LLC     201,774       2.0 %     3.85 %     22   2/25/2026
Nomura Securities International, Inc.     200,611       2.0 %     3.92 %     44   3/16/2026
Natixis, New York Branch     101,602       1.0 %     3.82 %     27   2/27/2026
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC     33,272       0.3 %     3.81 %     12   2/12/2026
Total Borrowings   $ 9,993,257       100.0 %     3.86 %     35   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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