Key facts
- This page summarizes Michael W. Vranos's Form 4 filing for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC).
- 1 reported transaction and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 13 May 2026, 17:10.
Michael W. Vranos - 11 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)
- Reporting relationship
- Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Issuer ticker
- EFC
- Reported as of
- 11 May 2026
- Net transaction value
- $0
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 13 May 2026, 17:10:10 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 22 May 2025
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- /s/ Alaael-Deen H. Shilleh, attorney-in-fact for Michael W. Vranos
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
4 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
Michael W. Vranos filed Form 4 for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) on 13 May 2026.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 22 May 2025.
- Current net transaction value: $0.
Research use
- This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
- You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.
Evidence
Filed on Form 4
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0001474808
Primary reporting owner
Vranos Michael W
- Relationship
- Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Address
- 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH
- Signature
- /s/ Alaael-Deen H. Shilleh, attorney-in-fact for Michael W. Vranos
- Signature date
- 13 May 2026
Reported non-derivative transactions
Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.
EFC
transaction
Common Stock
Other
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +161,934
- Change %
- +17%
- Price
- $0.000000*
- Shares after
- 1,122,952
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Ownership
- See Footnote
- Footnotes
- F1, F2
EFC
holding
Common Stock
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 1,889,689
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Ownership
- See footnote
- Footnotes
- F3
EFC
holding
Common Stock
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 38,759
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Ownership
- In Trust
- Footnotes
- F4
EFC
holding
Common Stock
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 153,998
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Ownership
- In Trusts
- Footnotes
- F5
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
EFC
holding
Derivative
LTIP Units
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 319,241
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Ownership
- See footnote
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 319,241
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F6, F7
EFC
holding
Derivative
Common Units
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 28,521
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Ownership
- See footnote
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 28,521
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F8, F9
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 9 footnotes
Footnote F1
The shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Issuer") were issued in connection with the incentive fee for the first quarter of 2026 payable to Ellington Financial Management LLC ("EFM"), the Issuer's external manager, pursuant to a management agreement among the Issuer, EFM, and Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLP ("EFCOP").
Footnote F2
Of these 1,122,952 common shares, 842,221 common shares are owned directly by EMG Holdings, L.P. ("EMGH") and 280,731 common shares are directly owned by EFM. VC Investments LLC ("VC") is the general partner of EMGH and the managing member of EFM. Michael W. Vranos is the managing member of, and holds a controlling interest in, VC. Michael W. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of common shares held by EMGH and EFM, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the common shares. Each of Michael W. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any common shares owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
Footnote F3
Mr. Vranos is the managing member of an entity that holds these shares for estate planning purposes.
Footnote F4
These shares of Common Stock are held by an entity owned by a family trust of which Laurence Penn is a settlor and for which Mr. Vranos serves as a trustee (the "Penn Family Trust"). Mr. Vranos has certain consent rights with respect to transfers of shares of Common Stock held by the Penn Family Trust. Mr. Vranos disclaims any pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held by the Penn Family Trust.
Footnote F5
These shares of Common Stock are held in family trusts established by EMGH partners (other than Mr. Vranos) for which Mr. Vranos acts as trustee. One of the trusts, in which Mr. Vranos has sole voting power, owns a portion of the shares and the other trusts, which Mr. Vranos has shared voting power, hold the remaining shares of Common Stock.
Footnote F6
Represents a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests ("OP LTIP Units") of EFCOP. Each OP LTIP Unit is convertible into limited liability company interest of EFCOP (a "Common Unit") on a one-for-one basis. Subject to certain conditions, the Common Units are redeemable by the holder for an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock or for the cash value of such shares of Common Stock, at the Company's election.
Footnote F7
These OP LTIP Units are held by EMGH. Mr. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of OP LTIP Units held by EMGH, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the OP LTIP Units. Each of Mr. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any OP LTIP Units owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
Footnote F8
Represents Common Units of EFCOP. Subject to certain conditions, the Common Units are redeemable by the holder for an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock or for the cash value of such shares of Common Stock, at the Company's election.
Footnote F9
These Common Units are held by EMGH. Mr. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of Common Units held by EMGH, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the Common Units. Each of Mr. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any Common Units owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.