EFC Ellington Financial (EFC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Real Estate · Real estate · CIK 0001411342
Congress · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
138
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about EFC
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2025-12-30
Ellington Financial insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
No insider purchases or sales are on record for Ellington Financial Inc. in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 6.9% of the 80,000 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 138 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director SIMON RONALD I bought about $75.2K of EFC on Sep 11, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 138 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Oct 14, 2024.
- The trade is 9.3% of the 153,998 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 138 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-Chief Investment Officer Vranos Michael W sold about $180.7K of EFC on Oct 15, 2024; 138 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jul 2, 2024.
- The trade is 8.3% of the 168,359 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 138 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-Chief Investment Officer Vranos Michael W sold about $174.7K of EFC on Oct 14, 2024; 138 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jun 17, 2024.
- The trade is 3.3% of the 179,655 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 138 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-Chief Investment Officer Vranos Michael W sold about $71.5K of EFC on Jul 2, 2024; 138 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 14, 2024.
- The trade is 5.2% of the 160,874 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 138 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-Chief Investment Officer Vranos Michael W sold about $100.8K of EFC on Jun 17, 2024; 138 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.7 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Real Estate
Funds
138 funds bought in last quarter
more than 55% of Real Estate
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 74% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-4.1%12M
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns EFC: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
20,877,584 sh
$284.1M
5,339,974 sh
$72.7M
4,952,930 sh
$68.0M
3,180,748 sh
$43.3M
2,245,858 sh
$30.6M
Congress trades in EFC
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2025-12-30 · disclosed 6 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-06-30 · disclosed 3 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-03-31 · disclosed 4 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-09-30 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
EFC planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
EFC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF
$17.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund
$1.9M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.7%
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
$19.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.5%
Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF
$8.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.5%
GraniteShares HIPS U.S. High Income ETF
$2.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
$1.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows 138 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
EFC financials
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Revenue, TTM EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Net margin, TTM EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Free cash flow, TTM EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | -$925.5M |
| FY Dec 2024 | -$430.5M |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$241.8M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $42.5M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $49.1M |
| Jun 2026 | -$19.1M |
| Mar 2026 | -$9.8M |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | -$210.5M |
| Mar 2025 | -$126.4M |
| Dec 2024 | -$140.8M |
| Sep 2024 | -$141.7M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.00x
long-term debt only, 2022-12-31 (42 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.07x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.00x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.00x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.00x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.00x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Cash flow to debt EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.60x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+12.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +9.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +0.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -5.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | +12.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +12.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +9.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +9.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +3.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+1.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | +0.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +0.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +0.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -0.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | +1.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +1.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +0.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +0.9% |
| Jun 2025 | +0.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +1.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +0.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +0.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+2.7%
operating income after a 2.0% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2022-12-31 (42 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | +2.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.8% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.2% |
| Sep 2024 | +3.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
n/a
assets or current liabilities not filed
Return on capital employed EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
7.27x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | 11.32x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 8.85x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 14.28x |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 6.55x |
| Jun 2026 | 8.45x |
| Mar 2026 | 7.27x |
| Dec 2025 | 11.32x |
| Sep 2025 | 9.76x |
| Jun 2025 | 10.56x |
| Mar 2025 | 9.47x |
| Dec 2024 | 8.85x |
| Sep 2024 | 9.92x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$1.3B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-07 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2022-12-31 (42 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.3B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $906.4M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $638.3M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $530.6M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $974.6M |
| Jun 2026 | $1.5B |
| Mar 2026 | $1.3B |
| Dec 2025 | $1.3B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.1B |
| Jun 2025 | $1.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $999.1M |
| Dec 2024 | $906.4M |
| Sep 2024 | $902.8M |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
FCF yield EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | -63.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -39.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -27.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.0% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | -63.5% |
| Sep 2025 | -59.2% |
| Jun 2025 | -50.4% |
| Mar 2025 | -41.4% |
| Dec 2024 | -39.2% |
| Sep 2024 | -32.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.24x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 31%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
PEG, trailing EFC
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.16x |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.01x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.27x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.44x |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | 4.23x |
| Jun 2025 | 6.39x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.08x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.16x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.58x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $150.8M | $148.1M | $87.9K | -$70.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | 1.19 | 1.36 | 0.89 | -1.43 |
| Operating cash flow | -$925.5M | -$430.5M | -$241.9M | $42.7M |
| Cash | $201.9M | $192.4M | $228.9M | $217.1M |
| Long-term debt | n/a | n/a | n/a | $0 |
| Buybacks | $0 | $685.0K | $12.4M | $1.7M |
| Dividends paid | $183.6M | $163.5M | $149.3M | $123.1M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
EFC Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes
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EFC filings, in plain words
Have members of Congress traded EFC?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying EFC and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Virginia Foxx dated 2025-12-30.
Read the full summary
In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying EFC and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Virginia Foxx dated 2025-12-30. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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