Ellington Credit: Equity CLO Build Adds Risk, But RMBS Recycling And Repo Rates Spark Optimism

  • Ellington Credit Company is a high-risk credit option, but can serve its purpose for yield enhancement in a diversified portfolio. Its build-out with CLOs, and particularly equity CLOs introduces risk at this stage of the credit cycle, but could act as a yield kicker in the longer term. EARN is recycling on RMBS, where its recent unrealized losses could be offset by entering into newer high-coupon agency RMBS.