---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001411342-25-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T17:19:24.943538+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial Q2 net income $42.9M ($0.45/sh); book value $13.49

## Summary
- Net income $42.9M ($0.45 per share) vs $31.6M ($0.35) in Q1; adjusted distributable earnings $0.47/sh.
- Book value per share $13.49, up QoQ after $0.39 dividends; monthly dividend $0.13 (12.3% yield).
- Credit strategy net income $57.8M ($0.61/sh); Agency loss $1.0M ($0.01/sh); Longbridge net income $10.7M.
- Completed six securitizations in Q2; credit portfolio net interest margin improved to 3.11% from 2.90%.
- Longbridge origination volume $427M, up 26% QoQ; launched HELOC For Seniors program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001411342-25-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134225000073/0001411342-25-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134225000073/efc-20250807.htm

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