Orchid Island Capital
About: Orchid Island Capital Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The principal and interest payments of its RMBS are guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association, and are backed by single-family residential mortgage loans. The company's investment portfolio is divided into two categories namely traditional pass-through Agency RMBS; and structured Agency RMBS, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, interest-only securities, inverse interest-only securities, and principal-only securities, among other types of structured Agency RMBS.
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
109% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 32
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 28
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 146 [Q1] → 161 (+15) [Q2]
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $270M [Q1] → $298M (+$27.2M) [Q2]
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $958K | Put options by funds: $1.03M
3.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 38.52% [Q1] → 35.0% (-3.52%) [Q2]
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about ORC published over the past 30 days