Dividend Announcement - The company declared a monthly cash dividend of 0.12pershareforJanuary2025,payableonFebruary27,2025,toshareholdersofrecordasofJanuary31,2025[1]−ThenextcommonstockdividendannouncementisplannedforFebruary12,2025[1]−Thecompanyintendstomakeregularmonthlycashdistributionstocommonstockholders,asrequiredtomaintainREITstatus[2]ShareandEquityInformation−AsofJanuary8,2025,thecompanyhad84,613,638sharesofcommonstockoutstanding,upfrom82,622,464onDecember31,2024,and78,082,645onSeptember30,2024[3]−Estimatedbookvaluepersharewas8.09 as of December 31, 2024, based on preliminary total stockholders' equity of approximately 668.5million[4]FinancialPerformance−Estimatednetincomepersharewas0.07 for Q4 2024, including 0.02persharefromnetrealizedandunrealizedgainsonRMBSandderivativeinstruments[5]−TotalreturnonequityforQ42024wasestimatedat0.60.36 per share in dividends and a 0.31decreaseinbookvaluepershare[6]RMBSPortfolio−Thecompany′sRMBSportfolioconsistsoftraditionalpass−throughAgencyRMBSandstructuredAgencyRMBS,managedbyBiminiAdvisors,LLC[7]−AsofDecember31,2024,theRMBSportfoliowasvaluedat5,303,052,000, with 70.6% in Fannie Mae and 29.4% in Freddie Mac assets [14] - The portfolio included 5,099,706,000inWholePoolAssets(96.2203,346,000 in Non-Whole Pool Assets (3.8%) [16] Hedging and Borrowings - The company maintained significant hedging positions, including 3,516,800,000inswapsand312,500,000 in 5-Year Treasury Futures [12] - Total borrowings as of December 31, 2024, were $5,025,543,000, with a weighted average repo rate of 4.66% and weighted average maturity of 26 days [16]