EARN Insider Trading

Ellington Credit Company (EARN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $124.0M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 150 people, carrying a beta of 1.30 to the broader market. Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT functions as a real estate investment trust (REIT), with its core business focused on the acquisition, investment, and oversight of assets tied to residential mortgages and real estate. Led by Laurence Eric Penn, public since 2013-05-01.

In the last 12 months, Ellington Credit Company insiders made 0 buy transactions and 0 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Jan 5, 2026Smernoff ChrisF-InKind2,468$5.17$12.8K
Jan 5, 2026Herlihy JohnF-InKind5,235$5.17$27.1K
Oct 2, 2025SIMON RONALD IP-Purchase10,536$5.68$59.8K
Oct 2, 2025Borenstein Gregory MorrisP-Purchase3,000$5.29$15.9K
Sep 9, 2025Borenstein Gregory MorrisP-Purchase4,000$5.62$22.5K
Apr 10, 2025Borenstein Gregory MorrisP-Purchase8,000$4.73$37.9K
Apr 9, 2025Borenstein Gregory Morris0$0.00$0
Jan 2, 2025Herlihy JohnF-InKind2,845$6.83$19.4K
Jan 2, 2025Smernoff ChrisF-InKind1,318$6.83$9.0K
Dec 20, 2024Smernoff ChrisA-Award7,995$0.00$0

EARN Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under EARN's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to May 10, 2013, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A0N/A0
Q2 20260N/A0N/A0
Q1 20260N/A0N/A0
Q4 20251$15.9K0N/A2
Q3 20252$82.3K0N/A0
Q2 20251$37.9K0N/A0
Q1 20250N/A0N/A0
Q4 20240N/A0N/A4

EARN Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 42 institutions reported holding 1,411,952 EARN shares, valued at $6.2M as reported, 3.6% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is -4 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 9 opened a position, 13 closed one, 13 added and 7 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP251,728$1.1MUnchanged
CASTLEKEEP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC179,856$795.0KUnchanged
Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC155,555$687.6K-17,630
EMG Holdings, L.P.149,086$659.0KUnchanged
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.117,376$518.8K+52,908
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC96,111$424.8K+21,159
Vident Advisory, LLC41,488$183.4KNew
UBS Group AG36,986$163.5K+8,763
Focus Financial Network, Inc.34,844$154.0KNew
DECISION INVESTMENTS, INC33,880$149.8K+1,830

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 2026421,411,952$6.2M
Q1 2026462,291,790$10.2M
Q4 2025453,848,435$20.3M
Q3 2025414,157,756$22.7M
Q2 2025535,028,134$28.9M
Q1 2025738,409,019$45.5M
Q4 2024747,022,865$46.5M
Q3 2024676,833,031$47.2M
Q2 2024473,550,479$24.7M

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

How to Read EARN Insider Activity

Net insider activity is balanced over the trailing twelve months: 0 buys against 0 sales. Balanced activity typically reflects routine compensation-related vesting and tax-driven liquidity rather than directional information signals. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked EARN insider trading questions

How active are EARN insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Ellington Credit Company (EARN) insiders made 0 buy transactions and 0 sale transactions. Net insider activity over the trailing twelve months is balanced (0 buys, 0 sales). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are EARN insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do EARN insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.