REIT - Mortgage · Real Estate
CFO
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Get EFC alertsJR Herlihy is recorded as CFO at Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) and COO at Ellington Credit Co (EARN). The newest filing on record that lists JR Herlihy as CFO at Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) is dated April 9, 2026. The newest filing on record that lists JR Herlihy as COO at Ellington Credit Co (EARN) is dated May 5, 2026. The proxy statement of Ellington Financial Inc. reports total compensation of $1,152,224 for JR Herlihy in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $249,375. Disclosed compensation is on record for 8 fiscal years. JR Herlihy has spoken on 18 earnings calls across 2 companies, most recently for Ellington Financial Inc. on November 5, 2026. Those appearances were for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) and Ellington Credit Co (EARN). Ellington Financial Inc. is classified in the REIT - Mortgage industry within the Real Estate sector. Ellington Credit Co is classified in the Asset Management industry within the Financial Services sector. Other leadership on record at Ellington Financial Inc. includes Laurence E. Penn (CEO and Board Member), Ronald I. Simon (Chairman), Daniel Margolis (General Counsel) and 5 others.
“I'll begin on slide five with results by segment. The investment portfolio contributed $0.47 per share of gap net income and Longridge contributed $0.10 per share before unallocated corporate other items.”
“So we made the point that through April, we were substantially deployed on those unsecured node proceeds. So we saw, you know, the sell-offs through March and kind of a golden opportunity to capitalize.”
“For the first quarter, we reported GAAP net income of $0.35 per common share on a fully mark-to-market basis and ADE of $0.39 per share. On Slide 5 of the deck, you can see the income breakdown by strategy, $0.58 per share from credit, $0.05 per share from Agency and negative $0.01 per share from Longbridge.”
“For the fourth quarter, we reported GAAP net income of $0.25 per share on a fully mark-to-market basis and ADE of $0.45 per share. On slide five, you can see the net income breakdown by strategy: $0.32 per share from credit, $0.30 from Longbridge, and negative $0.04 from Agency.”
“For the third quarter, we are reporting GAAP net income of $0.19 per share on a fully mark-to-market basis and adjusted distributable earnings of $0.40 per share.”
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Last confirmed April 9, 2026
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Last confirmed May 5, 2026
REIT - Mortgage · Real Estate
CFO
EARN
Asset Management · Financial Services
COO
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $249,375 | $1,152,224 |
| 2024 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $206,150 | $1,064,889 |
| 2023 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $249,000 | $1,052,520 |
| 2023 | Ellington Credit Co (EARN) | Chief Operating Officer | $51,000 | $216,684 |
| 2022 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $225,729 | $844,391 |
| 2022 | Ellington Credit Co (EARN) | Chief Operating Officer | $49,271 | $183,200 |
| 2021 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $225,500 | $901,694 |
| 2021 | Ellington Credit Co (EARN) | Chief Operating Officer | $49,500 | $200,060 |
| 2020 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $200,000 | $743,489 |
| 2020 | Ellington Credit Co (EARN) | Chief Operating Officer | $50,000 | $187,229 |
| 2019 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $205,200 | $653,824 |
| 2019 | Ellington Credit Co (EARN) | Chief Operating Officer | $44,800 | $143,684 |
| 2018 | Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) | Chief Financial Officer | $158,400 | $491,050 |
| 2018 | Ellington Credit Co (EARN) | Chief Operating Officer | $41,600 | $128,968 |