Ellington Credit Co (EARN) Financial

Ellington Credit Co. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the acquisition, investment, and management of residential mortgage and real estate-related assets. The company is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut and currently employs 160 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-01-05. The firm is focused on acquiring, investing in, and managing secondary collateralized loan obligations (CLO) mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The Company’s primary objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments in multiple parts of the CLO capital structure, including mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The firm select investments for their ability to provide a total return to drive a sustainable earnings stream and book value growth over a long-term horizon, rather than focusing just on current yield. The firm also takes a trading-oriented approach, which seeks to take advantage of pricing inefficiencies in the CLO market, as opposed to simply buy-and-hold. The company is externally managed and advised by Ellington Credit Company Management LLC.