Ellington Financial Inc. Certificates of deposit, security deposits, and escrow cash increased by 51.2% to $1.29M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.5%, from $1.22M to $1.29M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Certificates of deposit, security deposits, and escrow cash shows an upward trend with a 65.8% CAGR.
An increase reflects higher restricted cash requirements, often tied to portfolio growth or regulatory compliance, while a decrease indicates release of restricted funds.
This represents cash and cash equivalents held in restricted accounts, including security deposits and escrow funds rela...
Standard for financial firms; peers report this as restricted cash or escrow deposits.
other_certificates_of_deposit_security_deposits_and_escrow_cash| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $113.00K | $460.00K | $731.00K | $1.08M | $1.04M | $858.00K | $753.00K | $1.15M | $1.60M | $1.22M | $840.00K | $1.22M | $853.00K | $1.29M |
| QoQ Change | — | +307.1% | +58.9% | +47.7% | -3.4% | -17.7% | -12.2% | +52.2% | +40.0% | -23.8% | -31.3% | +44.6% | -29.8% | +51.2% |
| YoY Change | — | +307.1% | — | — | +126.7% | — | +3.0% | +6.1% | +53.8% | +42.5% | +11.6% | +6.0% | -46.8% | +5.5% |