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

(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 $0.12per share will be paid October 30, 2025to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on September 30, 2025, with an ex-dividend date ofSeptember 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 had146,130,135 shares of common stock outstanding. As of August 31, 2025, the Company had141,863,067shares of common stock outstanding. As ofJune 30, 2025, the Company had126,566,926shares of common stock outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as ofAugust 31, 2025are 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
RealizedJun-25 –
Aug-25Aug-25
NetWeightedCPRCPR
WeightedAverage(1-Month)(3-Month)Modeled Interest
CurrentFair% ofCurrentAverageMaturity(Reported(ReportedRate Sensitivity (1)
TypeFaceValuePortfolioPriceCouponGWACAge(Months)in Sep)in Sep)(-50 BPS)(+50 BPS)
Fixed Rate RMBS
15yr 5.0 TBA$250,000$252,6173.07%101.055.00%5.84%4174n/an/a$2,900$(3,532)
15yr Total250,000252,6173.07%101.055.00%5.84%4174n/an/a2,900(3,532)
30yr 3.0$841,083$744,1249.05%88.473.00%3.48%542986.7%7.0%$21,908$(22,062)
30yr 3.5164,582151,2621.84%91.913.50%4.04%6628110.6%9.6%4,146(4,172)
30yr 4.0157,284148,3191.80%94.304.00%4.70%523035.6%7.3%3,851(3,993)
30yr 4.5281,933273,0423.32%96.854.50%5.44%3831711.2%11.1%5,791(6,359)
30yr 5.0451,421447,9115.45%99.225.00%5.93%313238.6%9.0%9,062(10,243)
30yr 5.51,753,8451,779,53621.65%101.465.50%6.45%113463.9%5.8%29,277(36,094)
30yr 6.02,492,6172,569,70631.26%103.096.00%6.93%123449.7%9.1%27,452(37,912)
30yr 6.51,504,1211,571,36419.12%104.476.50%7.39%1434210.7%14.0%10,800(16,491)
30yr 7.0252,767266,8613.25%105.587.00%7.94%2233026.8%24.5%1,728(2,283)
30yr Total7,899,6537,952,12596.75%100.665.49%6.36%213348.8%9.8%114,015(139,609)
Total Pass-Through RMBS8,149,6538,204,74299.82%100.685.48%6.35%203298.8%9.8%116,915(143,141)
Structured RMBS
IO 20yr 4.05,8914910.01%8.334.00%4.57%1637113.8%13.2%2(2)
IO 30yr 3.02,4012930.00%12.193.00%3.64%1272231.0%10.4%(1)
IO 30yr 4.066,42512,5760.15%18.934.00%4.60%1322194.3%6.8%(253)154
IO 30yr 4.52,8835300.01%18.394.50%4.99%1821653.4%7.2%(5)2
IO 30yr 5.01,5113180.00%21.035.00%5.37%1821651.2%8.2%(5)3
IO Total79,11114,2080.17%17.964.01%4.59%1372054.8%7.4%(261)156
IIO 30yr 4.019,0792220.00%1.160.00%4.40%9525312.4%7.6%106(78)
Total Structured RMBS98,19014,4300.18%14.703.23%4.56%1292146.3%7.5%(155)78
Total Mortgage Assets$8,247,843$8,219,172100.00%5.45%6.33%223288.8%9.8%$116,760$(143,063)

HedgeModeled Interest
NotionalPeriodRate Sensitivity (1)
HedgeBalanceEnd(-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 SOFRoption-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$109.47atAugust 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was$615.8 million.
(3)Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of$112.50atAugust 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was$257.1 million.
(4)Ten-year Ultra futures contracts were valued at prices of$114.40atAugust 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was$225.9 million.

RMBS Assets by Agency
($ in thousands)
Percentage
Fairof
Asset CategoryValuePortfolio
As of August 31, 2025
Fannie Mae$4,726,16659.3%
Freddie Mac3,240,38940.7%
Total Mortgage Assets$7,966,555100.0%

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test
($ in thousands)
Percentage
Fairof
Asset CategoryValuePortfolio
As of August 31, 2025
Non-Whole Pool Assets$516,5956.5%
Whole Pool Assets7,449,96093.5%
Total Mortgage Assets$7,966,555100.0%

Borrowings By Counterparty
($ in thousands)
WeightedWeighted
% ofAverageAverage
TotalTotalRepoMaturityLongest
As of August 31, 2025BorrowingsDebtRatein DaysMaturity
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith$409,6855.5%4.41%792/13/2026
Citigroup Global Markets Inc379,8745.1%4.47%5612/1/2025
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC372,7625.0%4.45%4410/28/2025
Bank of Montreal360,2324.8%4.46%4111/28/2025
ASL Capital Markets Inc.360,1474.8%4.43%518/27/2026
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.353,9954.7%4.47%199/22/2025
South Street Securities, LLC347,9684.6%4.40%948/27/2026
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC343,4274.6%4.51%2810/23/2025
DV Securities, LLC Repo341,1874.6%4.48%4110/28/2025
Goldman, Sachs & Co339,3544.5%4.45%279/29/2025
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.333,0914.4%4.48%5411/13/2025
StoneX Financial Inc.331,0304.4%4.49%209/29/2025
Clear Street LLC307,9004.1%4.48%3010/31/2025
Marex Capital Markets Inc.304,4264.1%4.46%239/25/2025
RBC Capital Markets, LLC300,5484.0%4.49%219/26/2025
ING Financial Markets LLC292,4413.9%4.49%179/17/2025
Daiwa Securities America Inc.289,6523.9%4.48%3211/13/2025
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co275,4943.7%4.47%269/26/2025
Banco Santander SA265,8353.6%4.50%169/16/2025
MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.254,2543.4%4.48%59/5/2025
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.245,9183.3%4.49%3810/14/2025
The Bank of Nova Scotia242,4703.2%4.50%3710/23/2025
Nomura Securities International, Inc.159,1902.1%4.44%3310/14/2025
Mizuho Securities USA LLC137,4551.8%4.49%269/26/2025
Natixis, New York Branch104,8221.4%4.48%299/29/2025
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC34,9220.5%4.49%119/11/2025
Total Borrowings$7,488,079100.0%4.47%378/27/2026

Contact:

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

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