# Ellington Financial (EFC) — Dividends

EFC · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/efc/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.56 |
| Forward yield | 13.11% |
| Growth streak | — |

Ellington Financial pays a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share. The stock provides a trailing-12-month dividend total of $1.56 per share, representing a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 13.52% at a share price of $11.54. The latest declared payment features an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of October 30, 2026, with a pay date of November 30, 2026. The company currently holds a dividend growth streak of zero years.

Across complete calendar years in the recorded history, annual dividend totals were $1.26 in 2020, $1.64 in 2021, $1.80 in 2022, $1.80 in 2023, $1.60 in 2024, and $1.56 in 2025. Monthly payments experienced several changes over this period, dropping to $0.08 in early 2020 before recovering to $0.15 per share by May 2021. Payouts remained at $0.15 per month through February 2024, including two separate December 2023 payouts of $0.06 and $0.09. In March 2024, the monthly rate adjusted to $0.13 per share, where it has remained since.

With the October 2026 dividend already declared, the subsequent payment under the regular monthly pattern would have an ex-date in late November 2026.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.13 |
| May 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.13 |
| May 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | $0.13 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Ellington Financial (EFC) pay a dividend?

Yes. Ellington Financial pays a monthly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.13 per share.

### What is EFC's dividend yield?

Ellington Financial paid $1.56 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 13.11% at the last price of $11.90. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is EFC's next ex-dividend date?

Ellington Financial's next ex-dividend date is Oct 30, 2026, payable on Nov 30, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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