Ellington Credit Company
Ellington Credit Company (EARN) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · EARN · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
42
Institutional Holders
▼ 12 vs Q2
$23.02M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $5.26M vs Q2
37.57M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.64%
4.21M
13F Shares Held
▼ 713,093 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
EARN largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN real estate investment trusts | 1.62M | 4.31% | 4.31% | $8.82B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 58.7K |
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. real estate investment trusts | 608.7K | 1.62% | 1.62% | $3.32B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
CLEAR HARBOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 323.9K | 86.23% | 86.23% | $1.77B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 26.6K |
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP real estate investment trusts | 251.7K | 67.02% | 67.02% | $1.37B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
CASTLEKEEP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC real estate investment trusts | 180.7K | 48.10% | 48.10% | $984.66M | Nov 5, 2025 | — held |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ real estate investment trusts | 154.0K | 41.00% | 41.00% | $839.21M | Feb 3, 2026 | ▲ 1.4K |
EMG HOLDINGS, L.P. real estate investment trusts | 149.1K | 39.69% | 39.69% | $812.52M | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
MORGAN STANLEY real estate investment trusts | 123.7K | 32.93% | 32.93% | $674.02M | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 618 |
ADVISOR GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. real estate investment trusts | 107.0K | 28.48% | 28.48% | $606.64M | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 2.3K |
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC real estate investment trusts | 79.1K | 21.06% | 21.06% | $431.07M | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 57.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
11
Increased
+56.3K shares2
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−560.0K shares8
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
503.8K
+56.3K / −560.0K
Net new holders
-11
2 new / 8 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
EARN insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
1
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smernoff Chris Chief Financial Officer | Dec 31, 2025 | Tax Withhold | 2,468 | $5.17 | $12.8K | 24.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Herlihy John Chief Operating Officer | Dec 31, 2025 | Tax Withhold | 5,235 | $5.17 | $27.1K | 51.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
SIMON RONALD I director | Sep 11, 2025 | Purchase | 10,536 | $5.68 | $59.8K | 24.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Borenstein Gregory Morris Portfolio Manager | Oct 1, 2025 | Purchase | 3,000 | $5.29 | $15.9K | 25.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Borenstein Gregory Morris Portfolio Manager | Sep 5, 2025 | Purchase | 4,000 | $5.62 | $22.5K | 22.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Borenstein Gregory Morris Portfolio Manager | Apr 9, 2025 | Purchase | 8,000 | $4.73 | $37.9K | 18.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Herlihy John Chief Operating Officer | Dec 31, 2024 | Tax Withhold | 2,845 | $6.83 | $19.4K | 57.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Smernoff Chris Chief Financial Officer | Dec 31, 2024 | Tax Withhold | 1,318 | $6.83 | $9.0K | 27.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Smernoff Chris Chief Financial Officer | Dec 20, 2024 | Award | 7,995 | — | — | 28.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Herlihy John Chief Operating Officer | Dec 20, 2024 | Award | 24,346 | — | — | 59.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Ellington Credit Company (EARN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 11.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.36%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 87.45%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ellington Credit Company is WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN, holding approximately 1.62 million shares — equal to 4.31% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 42 institutional investors currently hold EARN stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $23,017,002 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
EARN ownershipEllington Credit Company (EARN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 11.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN with a 4.31% stake. Company insiders hold 1.36%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.