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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-054500"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T21:46:04+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-07T10:06:19.735300+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial Q2 2026 EPS $0.43, ADE $0.60, book value $13.61

## Summary
- Net income attributable to common stockholders $54.4M ($0.43/share); ADE $75.5M ($0.60/share).
- Book value per share $13.61 as of June 30, 2026; quarterly dividend $0.39/share covered by ADE.
- Longbridge originations $589.7M, up 38% YoY; HMBS market share hit record 29% (#2 issuer).
- Recourse debt-to-equity 1.9:1; total debt-to-equity 9.2:1; unencumbered assets $1.86B.
- H1 2026 annualized economic return 20%; book value per share up $0.45 YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-054500
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T21:46:04+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/1411342/000162828026054500/0001628280-26-054500-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000162828026054500/efc-20260806.htm

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