EX-99.1 2 ex_850811.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_850811.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES

 AUGUST 2025 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND

JULY 31, 2025 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

August 2025 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock

 

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of July 31, 2025

 

Next Dividend Announcement Expected September 8, 2025

 

Vero Beach, Fla., August 13, 2025 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of August 2025. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid September 29, 2025 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on August 29, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of August 29, 2025. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on September 8, 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 August 13, 2025, the Company had 133,172,673 shares of common stock outstanding. As of July 31, 2025, the Company had 130,595,848 shares of common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had 126,566,926 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

 

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of July 31, 2025 are 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

       
                                                                   

Realized

   

May-25 -

       
                                                                    Jul-25     Jul-25        
                                   

Net

                   

Weighted

   

CPR

   

CPR

       
                                    Weighted                     Average     (1-Month)     (3-Month)     Modeled Interest  
   

Current

   

Fair

   

% of

   

Current

   

Average

                   

Maturity

   

(Reported

   

(Reported

   

Rate Sensitivity (1)

 

Type

 

Face

   

Value

   

Portfolio

   

Price

   

Coupon

   

GWAC

   

Age

   

(Months)

   

in Aug)

   

in Aug)

   

(-50 BPS)

   

(+50 BPS)

 

Fixed Rate RMBS

                                                                                               

30yr 3.0

  $ 848,648     $ 741,107       10.08 %     87.33       3.00 %     3.48 %     53       299       7.8 %     6.9 %   $ 21,788     $ (22,024 )

30yr 3.5

    166,312       151,220       2.06 %     90.93       3.50 %     4.04 %     65       282       9.4 %     8.3 %     4,127       (4,170 )

30yr 4.0

    158,877       148,139       2.02 %     93.24       4.00 %     4.70 %     51       304       9.3 %     6.6 %     3,837       (3,986 )

30yr 4.5

    285,759       272,923       3.71 %     95.51       4.50 %     5.44 %     37       318       13.3 %     10.9 %     5,919       (6,433 )

30yr 5.0

    418,604       410,003       5.58 %     97.95       5.00 %     5.92 %     32       322       7.6 %     9.9 %     8,643       (9,528 )

30yr 5.5

    1,237,391       1,243,479       16.92 %     100.49       5.50 %     6.42 %     13       342       8.5 %     7.3 %     23,348       (27,107 )

30yr 6.0

    2,457,281       2,513,089       34.19 %     102.27       6.00 %     6.93 %     11       344       9.2 %     8.7 %     31,899       (40,450 )

30yr 6.5

    1,525,438       1,585,715       21.57 %     103.95       6.50 %     7.40 %     13       343       14.9 %     15.5 %     13,850       (19,122 )

30yr 7.0

    256,727       270,437       3.68 %     105.34       7.00 %     7.94 %     21       331       15.6 %     25.6 %     1,890       (2,587 )

30yr Total

    7,355,037       7,336,112       99.80 %     99.74       5.49 %     6.35 %     21       333       10.4 %     10.3 %     115,301       (135,407 )

Total Pass-Through RMBS

    7,355,037       7,336,112       99.80 %     99.74       5.49 %     6.35 %     21       333       10.4 %     10.3 %     115,301       (135,407 )

Structured RMBS

                                                                                               

IO 20yr 4.0

    6,029       504       0.01 %     8.37       4.00 %     4.57 %     162       72       11.9 %     12.7 %     2       (2 )

IO 30yr 3.0

    2,472       300       0.00 %     12.12       3.00 %     3.64 %     126       224       26.8 %     10.4 %     -       (1 )

IO 30yr 4.0

    67,107       12,622       0.17 %     18.81       4.00 %     4.59 %     131       220       7.0 %     6.7 %     (211 )     138  

IO 30yr 4.5

    2,912       533       0.01 %     18.29       4.50 %     4.99 %     181       166       8.9 %     8.3 %     (3 )     1  

IO 30yr 5.0

    1,539       322       0.00 %     20.92       5.00 %     5.37 %     181       166       15.5 %     8.3 %     (4 )     2  

IO Total

    80,059       14,281       0.19 %     17.84       4.01 %     4.59 %     136       206       8.2 %     7.3 %     (216 )     138  

IIO 30yr 4.0

    19,647       185       0.00 %     0.94       0.00 %     4.40 %     94       254       9.5 %     5.7 %     92       (64 )

Total Structured RMBS

    99,706       14,466       0.20 %     14.51       3.22 %     4.55 %     128       215       8.4 %     7.0 %     (124 )     74  
                                                                                                 

Total Mortgage Assets

  $ 7,454,743     $ 7,350,578       100.00 %             5.46 %     6.33 %     23       332       10.3 %     10.3 %   $ 115,177     $ (135,333 )

 

       

Hedge

 

Modeled Interest

 
   

Notional

 

Period

 

Rate Sensitivity (1)

 

Hedge

 

Balance

 

End

 

(-50 BPS)

   

(+50 BPS)

 

3-Month SOFR Futures

  $ (115,000 )

Aug-26

  $ (1,150 )   $ 1,150  

5-Year Treasury Future(2)

    (562,500 )

Sep-25

    (11,695 )     11,433  

10-Year Treasury Future(3)

    (228,500 )

Sep-25

    (7,455 )     7,243  

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(4)

    (197,500 )

Sep-25

    (8,658 )     8,292  

5-Year ERIS SOFR Swap Futures

    (10,000 )

Sep-25

    (231 )     224  

Swaps

    (3,843,300 )

Feb-31

    (96,488 )     93,225  

TBA Short

    (340,000 )

Aug-25

    (2,505 )     3,747  

Hedge Total

  $ (5,296,800 )     $ (128,182 )   $ 125,314  

Rate Shock Grand Total

            $ (13,005 )   $ (10,019 )

 

(1)

Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant SOFR option-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 $108.17 at July 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $608.5 million.
(3) Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $111.06 at July 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $253.8 million.

(4)

Ten-year Ultra futures contracts were valued at prices of $113.08 at July 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $223.3 million.

 

 

RMBS Assets by Agency

               

($ in thousands)

               
           

Percentage

 
   

Fair

   

of

 

Asset Category

 

Value

   

Portfolio

 

As of July 31, 2025

               

Fannie Mae

  $ 4,419,539       60.1 %

Freddie Mac

    2,931,039       39.9 %

Total Mortgage Assets

  $ 7,350,578       100.0 %

 

 

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

 

($ in thousands)

               
           

Percentage

 
   

Fair

   

of

 

Asset Category

 

Value

   

Portfolio

 

As of July 31, 2025

               

Non-Whole Pool Assets

  $ 417,423       5.7 %

Whole Pool Assets

    6,933,155       94.3 %

Total Mortgage Assets

  $ 7,350,578       100.0 %

 

 

Borrowings By Counterparty

                                 

($ in thousands)

                                 
                   

Weighted

   

Weighted

   
           

% of

   

Average

   

Average

   
   

Total

   

Total

   

Repo

   

Maturity

 

Longest

As of July 31, 2025

 

Borrowings

   

Debt

   

Rate

   

in Days

 

Maturity

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 343,768       5.0 %     4.51 %     59  

10/23/2025

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

    334,110       4.9 %     4.42 %     79  

11/13/2025

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

    326,866       4.8 %     4.48 %     44  

9/18/2025

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

    324,146       4.8 %     4.47 %     51  

9/22/2025

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

    307,526       4.5 %     4.47 %     28  

9/25/2025

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

    303,177       4.5 %     4.49 %     87  

10/30/2025

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    301,894       4.4 %     4.49 %     14  

8/14/2025

Goldman, Sachs & Co

    301,322       4.4 %     4.48 %     28  

8/29/2025

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    300,339       4.4 %     4.52 %     20  

8/27/2025

DV Securities, LLC Repo

    293,657       4.3 %     4.48 %     71  

10/28/2025

ING Financial Markets LLC

    292,441       4.3 %     4.49 %     48  

9/17/2025

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

    291,352       4.3 %     4.50 %     47  

9/23/2025

Bank of Montreal

    288,463       4.2 %     4.50 %     35  

10/28/2025

South Street Securities, LLC

    280,229       4.1 %     4.47 %     58  

10/14/2025

StoneX Financial Inc.

    280,050       4.1 %     4.49 %     49  

9/18/2025

Clear Street LLC

    278,404       4.1 %     4.48 %     44  

9/22/2025

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

    277,431       4.1 %     4.50 %     27  

8/27/2025

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

    260,388       3.8 %     4.51 %     22  

8/25/2025

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

    254,861       3.7 %     4.47 %     8  

8/8/2025

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

    247,115       3.6 %     4.49 %     61  

10/14/2025

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    243,502       3.6 %     4.49 %     54  

10/23/2025

Banco Santander SA

    187,018       2.7 %     4.50 %     47  

9/16/2025

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    142,942       2.1 %     4.47 %     25  

9/8/2025

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    136,238       2.0 %     4.52 %     28  

8/28/2025

Natixis, New York Branch

    104,700       1.5 %     4.49 %     28  

8/29/2025

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

    73,823       1.1 %     4.48 %     89  

10/28/2025

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

    34,862       0.5 %     4.50 %     14  

8/14/2025

Total Borrowings

  $ 6,810,624       100.0 %     4.49 %     44  

11/13/2025

 

Contact:

 

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Robert E. Cauley

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963

Telephone: (772) 231-1400