Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) shareholders
ORCNYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 11/301% above fair value
$4.68+0.01 (+0.21%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $903.20MP/E –Yield 30.77%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
43.8%
85M of 193M shares
Institutional holders
202
42 new, 31 sold out
Net institutional buying
9M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
0 buys · 0 sales
Open-market trades only
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 20,131,144 | 10.10% | 13G (passive) amendment | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 10,496,780 | 5.23% | 13G (passive) | Jun 30, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of ORC | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 20,540,427 | 10.64% | $143.17M | +3,363,860 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 8,933,346 | 4.63% | $62.27M | +624,165 | 0.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 5,236,176 | 2.71% | $36.50M | +785,931 | 0.00% |
| State Street Corp | 4,529,701 | 2.35% | $32.01M | +521,126 | 0.00% |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 3,847,111 | 1.99% | $26.81M | −1,826,251 | 0.03% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3,504,383 | 1.82% | $24.43M | +787,363 | 0.00% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,915,932 | 1.51% | $20.32M | +11,932 | 0.00% |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 2,370,898 | 1.23% | $16.53M | +94,335 | 0.01% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 2,306,950 | 1.20% | $16.08M | +760,430 | 0.00% |
| UBS Group AG | 2,017,011 | 1.05% | $14.06M | +640,542 | 0.00% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,835,163 | 0.95% | $12.79M | +860,441 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1,709,184 | 0.89% | $11.91M | +330,446 | 0.00% |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 1,693,818 | 0.88% | $11.81M | +665,438 | 0.00% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1,686,744 | 0.87% | $11.76M | +194,320 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 1,333,225 | 0.69% | $9.29M | +129,815 | 0.00% |
| Millennium Management LLC | 1,259,851 | 0.65% | $8.78M | −1,219,606 | 0.00% |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 1,020,570 | 0.53% | $7.11M | +327,539 | 0.11% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 972,010 | 0.50% | $6.77M | +413,440 | 0.00% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 775,558 | 0.40% | $5.41M | −662,946 | 0.00% |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 706,855 | 0.37% | $4.93M | +580,282 | 0.04% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 202 | 85M | 43.8% | 42 / 90 | 43 / 31 | 17M | 9M |
| Q1 2026 | 197 | 76M | 39.5% | 48 / 84 | 45 / 39 | 24M | 12M |
| Q4 2025 | 193 | 74M | 38.5% | 50 / 88 | 26 / 20 | 25M | 2M |
| Q3 2025 | 165 | 50M | 26.1% | 31 / 81 | 31 / 25 | 11M | 3M |
| Q2 2025 | 162 | 43M | 22.1% | 45 / 68 | 32 / 28 | 11M | 4M |
| Q1 2025 | 147 | 36M | 18.7% | 47 / 60 | 23 / 17 | 11M | 2M |
| Q4 2024 | 121 | 27M | 13.9% | 24 / 60 | 22 / 19 | 6M | 2M |
| Q3 2024 | 116 | 23M | 12.1% | 29 / 53 | 23 / 18 | 13M | 3M |
| Q2 2024 | 106 | 19M | 9.6% | 31 / 48 | 14 / 20 | 5M | 3M |
| Q1 2024 | 96 | 16M | 8.3% | 19 / 35 | 31 / 17 | 2M | 3M |
| Q4 2023 | 94 | 17M | 9.1% | 24 / 49 | 15 / 11 | 7M | 5M |
| Q3 2023 | 81 | 15M | 7.8% | 14 / 38 | 20 / 13 | 4M | 1M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
127 funds held ORC in Q2 2026, 77% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of ORC | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 6,418,101 | 3.33% | $44.73M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 5,284,251 | 2.74% | $36.83M | 0.04% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF | 2,568,209 | 1.33% | $17.41M | 4.08% | May 31, 2026 |
| VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 2,402,559 | 1.24% | $16.75M | 4.19% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 2,339,598 | 1.21% | $16.31M | 2.98% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 2,311,395 | 1.20% | $16.11M | 0.02% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 2,254,084 | 1.17% | $14.63M | 0.04% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 1,933,506 | 1.00% | $13.48M | 0.09% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Global X SuperDividend ETF | 1,633,336 | 0.85% | $10.60M | 0.87% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund | 1,267,580 | 0.66% | $8.23M | 0.33% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF | 1,039,144 | 0.54% | $6.74M | 2.89% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 973,365 | 0.50% | $6.60M | 0.02% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | 952,001 | 0.49% | $6.45M | 0.04% | May 31, 2026 |
| Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | 884,159 | 0.46% | $5.99M | 0.03% | May 31, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Insights Fund | 795,489 | 0.41% | $5.16M | 0.39% | Jul 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert E. Cauley | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 228,260 | 0.12% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV | Chief Financial Officer, Director | 138,711 | 0.07% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Ava L. Parker | Director | 8,108 | 0.00% | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Paula Morabito | Director | 1,261 | 0.00% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Frank P. Filipps | Director | 27,299 | 0.01% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| W. Coleman Bitting | Director | 4,292 | 0.00% | Oct 1, 2026 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,189 | – | – | 138,711 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −468 | $5.77 | $2.70K | 138,243 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,276 | – | – | 228,260 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +3,694 | – | – | 226,984 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,193 | $6.86 | $8.18K | 137,522 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +3,031 | – | – | 138,715 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +3,031 | – | – | 136,817 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,133 | $7.15 | $8.10K | 135,684 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +3,694 | – | – | 223,290 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 23, 2026 | Award | +121,891 | – | – | 269,386 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −49,790 | $6.82 | $339.57K | 219,596 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −36,896 | $6.82 | $251.63K | 133,786 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 23, 2026 | Award | +93,184 | – | – | 170,682 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2025 | Tax withholding | −753 | $7.35 | $5.53K | 147,495 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2025 | Option exercise | +3,694 | – | – | 148,248 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,133 | $7.35 | $8.33K | 77,498 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2025 | Option exercise | +3,031 | – | – | 78,631 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Sep 26, 2025 | Option exercise | +3,031 | – | – | 76,733 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Sep 26, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,133 | $6.99 | $7.92K | 75,600 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sep 26, 2025 | Option exercise | +3,694 | – | – | 145,296 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sep 26, 2025 | Tax withholding | −742 | $6.99 | $5.19K | 144,554 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2025 | Option exercise | +4,644 | – | – | 142,595 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2025 | Tax withholding | −993 | $7.01 | $6.96K | 141,602 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,403 | $7.01 | $9.84K | 73,702 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2025 | Option exercise | +3,755 | – | – | 75,105 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 27, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,042 | $7.98 | $8.32K | 137,951 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 27, 2025 | Option exercise | +4,644 | – | – | 138,993 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 27, 2025 | Option exercise | +3,755 | – | – | 72,753 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 27, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,403 | $7.98 | $11.20K | 71,350 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +2,566 | – | – | 69,957 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −959 | $7.87 | $7.55K | 68,998 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −677 | $7.87 | $5.33K | 134,349 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +3,368 | – | – | 135,026 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sep 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +3,368 | – | – | 132,340 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sep 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −682 | $8.05 | $5.49K | 131,658 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −1,178 | $8.41 | $9.91K | 64,825 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +3,153 | – | – | 66,003 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +4,138 | – | – | 129,873 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Jun 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −935 | $8.41 | $7.86K | 128,972 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −1,178 | $9.00 | $10.60K | 62,850 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +3,153 | – | – | 64,028 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2024 | Tax withholding | −935 | $9.00 | $8.42K | 125,735 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 26, 2024 | Option exercise | +4,138 | – | – | 126,670 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 19, 2024 | Award | +11,890 | – | – | 65,305 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Mar 19, 2024 | Tax withholding | −4,430 | $8.64 | $38.28K | 60,875 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 19, 2024 | Award | +12,761 | – | – | 126,741 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 19, 2024 | Tax withholding | −4,209 | $8.64 | $36.37K | 122,532 |
| W. Coleman Bitting Director | Dec 27, 2023 | Buy | +5.37 | $8.83 | $47 | 4,292 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2023 | Option exercise | +1,542 | – | – | 53,992 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2023 | Tax withholding | −577 | $8.60 | $4.96K | 53,415 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2023 | Option exercise | +2,023 | – | – | 114,332 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Dec 26, 2023 | Tax withholding | −352 | $8.60 | $3.03K | 113,980 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 20, 2023 | Buy | +2,194 | $8.61 | $18.89K | 52,450 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 20, 2023 | Sale | −276 | $8.60 | $2.37K | 50,256 |
| G. Hunter Haas IV Chief Financial Officer, Director | Dec 20, 2023 | Sale | −1,918 | $8.61 | $16.51K | 50,532 |
| W. Coleman Bitting Director | Nov 28, 2023 | Buy | +7.34 | $7.38 | $54 | 4,287 |
| W. Coleman Bitting Director | Oct 27, 2023 | Buy | +11.37 | $6.19 | $70 | 4,279 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Oct 13, 2023 | Buy | +5,000 | $7.42 | $37.10K | 107,309 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Oct 13, 2023 | Buy | +5,000 | $7.37 | $36.85K | 112,309 |
| Robert E. Cauley Chief Executive Officer, Director | Oct 13, 2023 | Buy | +2,500 | $7.43 | $18.58K | 99,809 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
10.72%
21M shares short
Days to cover
3.1
At 7M shares a day
Change since last report
+9.2%
From 19M shares
Short volume, 20 days
54.1%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Orchid Island Capital's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 172,064 shares on Aug 31, 2026 over the last 90 days.
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