Exhibit 99.1

 

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES

JUNE 2025 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND

MAY 31, 2025 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

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

 

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of May 31, 2025

 

Next Dividend Announcement Expected July 9, 2025

 

Vero Beach, Fla., June 10, 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 June 2025. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid July 30, 2025 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on June 30, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of June 30, 2025. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on July 9, 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 June 10, 2025, the Company had 121,210,845 shares of common stock outstanding. As of May 31, 2025, the Company had 119,072,481 shares of common stock outstanding. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had 107,786,614 shares of common stock outstanding. 

 

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

 

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of May 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, the offer and sale of shares of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement or follow-on offerings. 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

   

Mar 25 -

       
                                                                    Jun-25     Jun-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 Jun)

   

in Jun)

   

(-50 BPS)

   

(+50 BPS)

 

Fixed Rate RMBS

                                                                                               

15yr 5.0 TBA

  $ 250,000     $ 249,951       3.75 %     99.98       5.00 %     5.85 %     10       165       n/a       n/a     $ 3,252     $ (3,789 )

15yr Total

    250,000       249,951       3.75 %     99.98       5.00 %     5.85 %     10       165       n/a       n/a       3,252       (3,789 )

30yr 3.0

    861,726       746,897       11.21 %     86.67       3.00 %     3.48 %     51       301       6.5 %     6.6 %     22,295       (22,828 )

30yr 3.5

    169,289       152,575       2.29 %     90.13       3.50 %     4.04 %     63       284       7.0 %     7.5 %     4,206       (4,297 )

30yr 4.0

    160,895       148,817       2.23 %     92.49       4.00 %     4.70 %     49       306       3.9 %     6.4 %     3,862       (4,051 )

30yr 4.5

    291,390       276,107       4.14 %     94.76       4.50 %     5.44 %     35       320       10.2 %     10.8 %     6,103       (6,645 )

30yr 5.0

    428,300       416,608       6.25 %     97.27       5.00 %     5.92 %     30       324       12.2 %     7.2 %     8,760       (9,681 )

30yr 5.5

    1,008,504       1,007,274       15.12 %     99.88       5.50 %     6.44 %     11       345       7.7 %     7.3 %     19,338       (22,476 )

30yr 6.0

    2,046,921       2,083,373       31.27 %     101.78       6.00 %     6.96 %     11       344       9.4 %     8.6 %     27,658       (34,815 )

30yr 6.5

    1,238,228       1,280,378       19.22 %     103.40       6.50 %     7.44 %     14       342       14.6 %     14.3 %     11,816       (16,067 )

30yr 7.0

    273,306       286,323       4.30 %     104.76       7.00 %     7.94 %     19       334       30.2 %     33.0 %     2,291       (2,961 )

30yr Total

    6,478,559       6,398,352       96.02 %     98.76       5.41 %     6.28 %     22       333       10.6 %     10.4 %     106,329       (123,821 )

Total Pass-Through MBS

    6,728,559       6,648,303       99.78 %     98.81       5.40 %     6.26 %     22       327       10.6 %     10.4 %     109,581       (127,610 )

Structured MBS

                                                                                               

IO 20yr 4.0

    6,317       563       0.01 %     8.91       4.00 %     4.57 %     160       73       12.2 %     11.7 %     3       (3 )

IO 30yr 3.0

    2,491       303       0.00 %     12.15       3.00 %     3.64 %     124       226       1.0 %     9.7 %     -       (1 )

IO 30yr 4.0

    68,512       12,959       0.19 %     18.91       4.00 %     4.60 %     129       222       3.9 %     4.1 %     (214 )     144  

IO 30yr 4.5

    2,970       546       0.01 %     18.39       4.50 %     4.99 %     179       168       6.8 %     7.1 %     (4 )     1  

IO 30yr 5.0

    1,563       329       0.00 %     21.05       5.00 %     5.37 %     179       168       1.6 %     1.4 %     (4 )     2  

IO Total

    81,853       14,700       0.22 %     17.96       4.01 %     4.59 %     134       207       4.5 %     4.9 %     (219 )     143  

IIO 30yr 4.0

    20,327       240       0.00 %     1.18       0.00 %     4.40 %     92       256       7.0 %     7.6 %     (74 )     (130 )

Total Structured RMBS

    102,180       14,940       0.22 %     14.62       3.21 %     4.56 %     126       217       5.0 %     5.4 %     (293 )     13  
                                                                                                 

Total Mortgage Assets

  $ 6,830,739     $ 6,663,243       100.00 %             5.36 %     6.24 %     23       325       10.5 %     10.3 %   $ 109,288     $ (127,597 )

 

       

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)

    (487,500 )

Sep-25

    (10,081 )     9,928  

10-Year Treasury Future(3)

    (333,500 )

Sep-25

    (10,869 )     10,451  

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(4)

    (197,500 )

Sep-25

    (8,569 )     8,229  

ERIS Swap Futures

    (10,000 )

Jun-25

    (228 )     222  

Swaps

    (3,517,800 )

Jan-31

    (88,542 )     85,510  

TBAs

    (200,000 )

Jun-25

    (5,037 )     5,435  

Hedge Total

  $ (4,861,300 )     $ (124,476 )   $ 120,925  

Rate Shock Grand Total

            $ (15,188 )   $ (6,672 )

 

(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 $108.19 at May 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $527.4 million.

(3)

Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $110.75 at May 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $369.4 million.

(4) Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $112.55 at May 31, 2025. The market value of the short position was $222.3 million.

 

 

RMBS Assets by Agency

               

($ in thousands)

               
           

Percentage

 
   

Fair

   

of

 

Asset Category

 

Value

   

Portfolio

 

As of May 31, 2025

               

Fannie Mae

  $ 3,938,461       61.4 %

Freddie Mac

    2,474,831       38.6 %

Total Mortgage Assets

  $ 6,413,292       100.0 %

 

 

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

 

($ in thousands)

               
           

Percentage

 
   

Fair

   

of

 

Asset Category

 

Value

   

Portfolio

 

As of May 31, 2025

               

Non-Whole Pool Assets

  $ 231,057       3.6 %

Whole Pool Assets

    6,182,235       96.4 %

Total Mortgage Assets

  $ 6,413,292       100.0 %

 

 

Borrowings By Counterparty

                                 

($ in thousands)

                                 
                   

Weighted

   

Weighted

   
           

% of

   

Average

   

Average

   
   

Total

   

Total

   

Repo

   

Maturity

 

Longest

As of May 31, 2025

 

Borrowings

   

Debt

   

Rate

   

in Days

 

Maturity

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 348,713       5.7 %     4.48 %     15  

6/23/2025

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

    330,918       5.4 %     4.49 %     21  

6/23/2025

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    312,141       5.1 %     4.47 %     37  

7/16/2025

Goldman, Sachs & Co

    307,973       5.0 %     4.47 %     29  

6/30/2025

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

    306,527       5.0 %     4.48 %     29  

6/30/2025

DV Securities, LLC Repo

    299,120       4.9 %     4.48 %     45  

7/28/2025

ING Financial Markets LLC

    297,873       4.9 %     4.48 %     20  

6/23/2025

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

    291,423       4.7 %     4.48 %     22  

6/23/2025

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

    285,682       4.7 %     4.43 %     135  

11/13/2025

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

    284,682       4.6 %     4.47 %     21  

6/23/2025

StoneX Financial Inc.

    284,312       4.6 %     4.47 %     17  

6/18/2025

Clear Street LLC

    281,457       4.6 %     4.48 %     25  

7/14/2025

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

    276,480       4.5 %     4.47 %     46  

7/18/2025

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

    271,816       4.4 %     4.48 %     21  

6/23/2025

South Street Securities, LLC

    267,923       4.4 %     4.46 %     27  

7/29/2025

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

    259,157       4.2 %     4.46 %     11  

6/20/2025

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

    255,687       4.2 %     4.47 %     21  

7/21/2025

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    251,928       4.1 %     4.46 %     21  

6/27/2025

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

    250,496       4.1 %     4.49 %     11  

6/12/2025

Bank of Montreal

    196,402       3.2 %     4.49 %     22  

6/23/2025

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    186,245       3.0 %     4.48 %     30  

7/21/2025

Banco Santander SA

    137,790       2.2 %     4.50 %     16  

6/16/2025

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    118,935       1.9 %     4.49 %     16  

6/20/2025

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

    34,901       0.6 %     4.49 %     12  

6/12/2025

Total Borrowings

  $ 6,138,581       100.0 %     4.47 %     29  

11/13/2025

 

Contact:

 

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Robert E. Cauley

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963

Telephone: (772) 231-1400