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As a percentage of EFC's recent stock price of $12.49, this dividend works out to approximately 1.20%, so look for shares of Ellington Financial Inc to trade 1.20% lower — all else being equal — when EFC shares open for trading on 5/30/23. Similarly, investors should look for COLB to open 1.75% lower in price and for AGNC to open 1.38% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for EFC, COLB, and AGNC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Ellington Financial Inc (NYSE:EFC):

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB):

AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ:AGNC):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 14.41% for Ellington Financial Inc, 7.02% for Columbia Banking System Inc, and 16.54% for AGNC Investment Corp.

In Friday trading, Ellington Financial Inc shares are currently up about 0.6%, Columbia Banking System Inc shares are down about 1.6%, and AGNC Investment Corp shares are down about 0.5% on the day.