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EFC Ex-Dividend Date

Ellington Financial Inc. · next ex-date, pay date & full history

As of Oct 27, 2026, the next EFC ex-dividend date is Oct 30, 2026 with a pay date of Nov 30, 2026. To receive the upcoming Ellington Financial Inc. dividend of $0.1300/share, you must buy EFC before the ex-dividend date.

Next Ex-Date

Oct 30, 2026

Next Pay Date

Nov 30, 2026

Amount / Share

$0.1300

Frequency

Monthly

Forward Yield

13.32%

Annual Dividend

$1.56

Key facts: EFC ex-dividend dates

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 27, 2026, the next ex-dividend date for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) is Oct 30, 2026, with the dividend paid on Nov 30, 2026.
  • To receive EFC's next dividend, shares must be bought before Oct 30, 2026; buyers on or after the ex-date do not get that payment.
  • EFC's most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 30, 2026, for $0.13 per share, paid Oct 30, 2026.
  • EFC pays dividends monthly, so it has about 12 ex-dividend dates a year.
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SmarterDividends, "EFC Ex-Dividend Date, Pay Date & Schedule," updated Oct 27, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EFC/ex-dividend-date

EFC Ex-Dividend Date History

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Ex-Dividend DatePay DateAmountType
Sep 30, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.1300regular
Aug 31, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.1300regular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.1300regular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.1300regular
May 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.1300regular
Apr 30, 2026May 29, 2026$0.1300regular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.1300regular
Feb 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.1300regular
Jan 30, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.1300regular
Dec 31, 2025Jan 30, 2026$0.1300regular
Nov 28, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.1300regular
Oct 31, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.1300regular

EFC Ex-Dividend Date — FAQ

When is the next EFC ex-dividend date?

As of Oct 27, 2026, the next EFC ex-dividend date on record is Oct 30, 2026, with a pay date of Nov 30, 2026. To receive the dividend you must own EFC shares before this date.

What is an ex-dividend date?

The ex-dividend date is the cut-off for owning a stock in time to receive its next dividend. If you buy EFC on or after the ex-dividend date, the seller — not you — receives the upcoming payment. Buy before it and you're entitled to the dividend.

Do I have to own EFC on the ex-dividend date to get the dividend?

You must own EFC before the ex-dividend date — i.e. buy at least one trading day earlier. Since the move to T+1 settlement, the record date and ex-dividend date now fall on the same day, so the ex-date is the deadline that matters.

How much is the EFC dividend?

As of Oct 27, 2026, EFC's most recent dividend was $0.1300 per share, paid on a monthly basis — about $1.56 per share annually, a forward yield of roughly 13.32%.

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