Ellington Financial Inc. Investment Portfolio Segment — Liabilities increased by 4.6% to $4.42B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.9%, from $3.92B to $4.42B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
High liabilities relative to equity indicate higher leverage, which increases both potential returns and risk.
This represents the total financial obligations and debt owed by the investment portfolio segment to external creditors....
Standard metric for assessing leverage in specialty finance and mortgage REITs.
efc_segment_investment_portfolio_segment_liabilities| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.73B | $4.50B | $4.24B | $4.25B | $4.56B | $4.10B | $3.76B | $4.20B | $4.08B | $3.92B | $3.78B | $3.86B | $4.23B | $4.42B |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.8% | -5.8% | +0.2% | +7.3% | -10.0% | -8.3% | +11.6% | -2.8% | -3.9% | -3.6% | +2.3% | +9.5% | +4.6% |
| YoY Change | — | +20.8% | — | — | +1.2% | — | -11.3% | -1.2% | -10.5% | -4.4% | +0.5% | -7.9% | +3.7% | +12.9% |