In plain terms — Ellington Credit Co
Shares currently cost about 18.6% less than the value of the assets behind them (a discount).
It pays regular distributions worth about 28.8% a year of the share price (23.5% of the assets). That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back.
Because the shares trade below the value of their assets, each dollar of reinvested distributions buys about $1.23 of assets — a ReinvestCapture™ rate of 35.4%, more than the payout rate itself. That is buying power, not a return.
Annual costs are 12.63% of assets.
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 6 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1 year | — | — | — | 0 |
| 3 years | — | — | — | — |
| 5 years | — | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount — (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV Mar 31, 2026). 1-year range — to —. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | -21.82% | -25.57% | -38.14% | -35.45% | -17.78% | -22.74% |
| Market price total return | -20.27% | -21.28% | -27.68% | -21.03% | -2.59% | -9.99% |
| NAV return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT functions as a real estate investment trust (REIT), with its core business focused on the acquisition, investment, and oversight of assets tied to residential mortgages and real estate. The company's holdings primarily include various Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS), such as government-backed agency pools and agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs). Additionally, it invests in non-agency RMBS, which encompasses non-agency CMOs ranging from investment-grade to non-investment-grade ratings. Having opted for REIT tax treatment, the company benefits from an exemption from corporate income tax on the segment of its net earnings that are distributed to its investors. Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
CEF Explorer research page for Ellington Credit Co. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.