Ellington Credit Co
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $122.54M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 27.27%
About Ellington Credit
Real Estate Investment Trusts, SIC 6798
Ellington Credit Company is an externally managed, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The company primarily invests in mezzanine debt and equity tranches of corporate collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are backed by portfolios of non-investment grade, first-lien, senior secured corporate bank loans. In addition to CLO debt and equity tranches, its assets include loan accumulation facilities, collateralized bond obligations, and related corporate debt and equity instruments. It serves individual and institutional shareholders by seeking to generate attractive current yields and risk-adjusted total returns while utilizing hedging strategies to manage credit, interest rate, and currency risks.
The company operates in the structured credit markets across the United States and Europe. It holds its assets and conducts operations through its operating partnership subsidiary, Ellington Residential Mortgage LP, relying on an external manager affiliated with Ellington Management Group. The provided text does not state the company's headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Ellington Credit's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Ellington Credit Co
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Old Greenwich, CT
- Address
- 53 Forest Avenue 06870
- Phone
- (203) 698-1200
- Website
- ellingtoncredit.com
- Employees
- 160, Mar 31, 2025
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- EARN
- Other tickers
- ELLA
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- May 2, 2013
- Shares outstanding
- 38M, Jun 6, 2025
- Public float
- $143.83M, Jun 30, 2024
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1560672
- CUSIP
- 288578107
- ISIN
- US2885781078
- LEI
- 549300KA3MR2ZCRGA787
- EIN
- 46-0687599
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Smernoff | Chief Financial Officer | 24,746 |
| John Herlihy | Chief Operating Officer | 51,859 |
| Gregory Morris Borenstein | Portfolio Manager | 25,000 |
| Ronald I. Simon | Director | 80,000 |
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of March 31, 2025, Ellington had over 160 employees and had assets under management of approximately $14.9 billion, of which (i) approximately $7.6 billion consisted of our company, as well as Ellington Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation that elected to be taxed as a REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker "EFC," and”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Name change | Name changed from Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT to Ellington Credit Co |
| May 2, 2013 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |