Orchid Island Capital Announces December 2024 Monthly Dividend and November 30, 2024 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

, Dec. 10, 2024 (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 December 2024. The dividend of $0.12per share will be paid January 30, 2025to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2024, with an ex-dividend date of December 31, 2024. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on January 8, 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 December 10, 2024andNovember 30, 2024, the Company had79,849,645 shares of common stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had78,082,645shares of common stock outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as ofNovember 30, 2024are 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, 2023.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics
($ in thousands)
Realized
RealizedSep-24 –
Nov-24Nov-24
NetWeightedCPRCPR
WeightedAverage(1-Month)(3-Month)Modeled Interest
CurrentFair% ofCurrentAverageMaturity(Reported(ReportedRate Sensitivity (1)
TypeFaceValuePortfolioPriceCouponGWACAge(Months)in Dec)in Dec)(-50 BPS)(+50 BPS)
Fixed Rate RMBS
15yr 5.0 TBA$50,000$50,1130.94%100.235.00%5.87%6170n/an/a$651$(746)
15yr Total50,00050,1130.94%100.235.00%5.87%6170n/an/a651(746)
30yr 3.01,104,053976,39618.40%88.443.00%3.47%443096.2%6.3%29,637(29,960)
30yr 3.5177,113163,2073.08%92.153.50%4.04%572906.2%7.1%4,518(4,564)
30yr 4.0528,702496,8269.36%93.974.00%4.64%702833.9%5.4%12,085(12,898)
30yr 4.5307,807296,9255.59%96.464.50%5.44%293275.6%6.3%5,932(6,512)
30yr 5.0578,068569,63110.73%98.545.00%5.94%243315.6%6.7%10,533(11,985)
30yr 5.5281,760284,0835.35%100.825.50%6.40%183381.8%3.2%4,683(5,579)
30yr 6.01,211,6041,236,36223.30%102.046.00%6.98%113448.1%12.4%15,602(19,624)
30yr 6.5854,817881,12216.60%103.086.50%7.43%1034715.3%19.1%8,028(10,523)
30yr 7.0323,885336,9696.35%104.047.00%7.94%1334033.7%32.6%2,656(3,356)
30yr Total5,367,8095,241,52198.76%97.655.02%5.83%283279.2%11.1%93,674(105,001)
Total Pass-Through MBS5,417,8095,291,63499.71%97.675.02%5.83%283259.2%11.1%94,325(105,747)
Structured MBS
IO 20yr 4.07,1356800.01%9.534.00%4.57%155799.6%10.0%4(4)
IO 30yr 3.02,6083110.01%11.943.00%3.64%1182310.7%9.7%(1)
IO 30yr 4.072,15313,4450.25%18.634.00%4.60%1232285.1%6.2%(131)194
IO 30yr 4.53,1555830.01%18.494.50%4.99%1731746.7%7.3%(4)1
IO 30yr 5.01,7033460.01%20.335.00%5.37%17317414.2%8.8%(6)3
IO Total86,75415,3650.29%17.714.01%4.60%1282135.6%6.7%(137)193
IIO 30yr 4.022,1842250.00%1.010.00%4.40%862620.6%7.3%(70)(122)
Total Structured RMBS108,93815,5900.29%14.313.19%4.56%1202234.6%6.8%(207)71
Total Mortgage Assets$5,526,747$5,307,224100.00%4.99%5.80%293239.1%11.0%$94,118$(105,676)

HedgeModeled Interest
NotionalPeriodRate Sensitivity (1)
HedgeBalanceEnd(-50 BPS)(+50 BPS)
3-Month SOFR Futures(2)$(455,900)Oct-25$(5,699)$5,699
5-Year Treasury Future(3)$(62,500)Mar-25$(1,281)$1,252
10-Year Treasury Future(4)$(22,500)Mar-25$(725)$711
10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(5)$(32,500)Mar-25$(1,484)$1,413
Swaps(3,516,800)Jun-30(86,811)83,823
TBA(200,000)Dec-24(5,687)5,862
Hedge Total$(4,290,200)$(101,687)$98,760
Rate Shock Grand Total$(7,569)$(6,916)

(1)Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant SOFRoption-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
(2)Amounts for SOFR futures contracts represents the average quarterly notional amount.
(3)Five-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of$107.60atNovember 30, 2024. The market value of the short position was$67.3 million.
(4)Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of$111.19atNovember 30, 2024. The market value of the short position was$25.0 million.
(5)Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of$114.80atNovember 30, 2024. The market value of the short position was$37.3 million.

RMBS Assets by Agency
($ in thousands)
Percentage
Fairof
Asset CategoryValuePortfolio
As of November 30, 2024
Fannie Mae$3,709,84869.9%
Freddie Mac1,597,37630.1%
Total Mortgage Assets$5,307,224100.0%

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test
($ in thousands)
Percentage
Fairof
Asset CategoryValuePortfolio
As of November 30, 2024
Non-Whole Pool Assets$207,1783.9%
Whole Pool Assets5,100,04696.1%
Total Mortgage Assets$5,307,224100.0%

Borrowings By Counterparty
($ in thousands)
WeightedWeighted
% ofAverageAverage
TotalTotalRepoMaturityLongest
As of November 30, 2024BorrowingsDebtRatein DaysMaturity
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith$363,7417.3%4.79%1812/23/2024
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.339,3296.8%4.75%1612/16/2024
ASL Capital Markets Inc.303,9886.1%4.77%1412/16/2024
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co257,8675.2%4.80%912/9/2024
DV Securities, LLC Repo254,8665.1%4.77%1912/26/2024
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc251,0625.0%4.79%2012/23/2024
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC241,7364.8%4.82%912/26/2024
Daiwa Securities America Inc.237,6724.8%4.77%2312/23/2024
Goldman, Sachs & Co235,3944.7%4.79%1912/23/2024
Citigroup Global Markets Inc232,6574.7%4.77%2612/26/2024
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.228,4734.6%4.76%481/17/2025
Banco Santander SA219,8104.4%4.78%1812/18/2024
ING Financial Markets LLC217,0674.4%4.82%1912/19/2024
Marex Capital Markets Inc.215,0134.3%4.75%1912/19/2024
RBC Capital Markets, LLC206,6034.1%4.81%261/21/2025
Bank of Montreal195,1803.9%4.81%1212/12/2024
South Street Securities, LLC186,5353.7%4.85%291/24/2025
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.177,8673.6%4.76%1705/19/2025
Clear Street LLC166,8493.3%4.78%1212/12/2024
StoneX Financial Inc.153,4663.1%4.75%1912/19/2024
The Bank of Nova Scotia145,1512.9%4.80%1612/16/2024
Nomura Securities International, Inc.73,1401.5%4.90%1612/16/2024
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC61,9241.2%4.79%1212/12/2024
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC22,6860.5%4.88%541/23/2025
Total Borrowings$4,988,076100.0%4.79%255/19/2025


Contact:

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

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