ORC News & Events

Reports Q4 book value per share $7.54. Commenting on the fourth quarter results, Robert Cauley, chairman and CEO, said, "The market conditions of the fourth quarter of 2025 were very conducive for the Agency RMBS market and Orchid. Orchid generated a 7.8% return for the fourth quarter of 2025. The Agency RMBS sector performed well during the quarter, as interest rates were stable, associated interest rate implied volatility was low as well and the Federal Reserve delivered two interest rate cuts during the quarter. For reference, the ICE Data Indices Agency RMBS return for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 1.6% and the excess return versus comparable duration swaps was 1.3%. For the year ended December 31, 2025, Orchid generated an 11.0% return while the Agency RMBS index generated a return of 8.3% and an excess return versus comparable duration swaps of 2.6%."

Reports Q2 book value per share $7.21. Commenting on the second quarter results, Robert Cauley, chairman and CEO, said, "The second quarter of 2025 was a very turbulent period for financial markets, with two large catalysts driving the volatility. The initial shock, and clearly the larger of the two, were reciprocal tariffs announced by the Trump administration in early April. After the announcement, market conditions resembled those following the outbreak of Covid-19, if only slightly less severe. A week later, the administration announced a pause in implementation of the tariffs for 90 days and markets slowly recovered some semblance of stability. While market conditions remained volatile for the balance of the quarter, the market slowly grew less affected by subsequent developments on the tariff front and most risk assets recovered fully. The second catalyst - the administration's successful passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - refocused the market on domestic issues versus trade. In conjunction with this shift in market focus, the incoming economic data proved resilient and expectations for Fed rate cuts continued to subside and get pushed further into the future."