Precio Ellington Credit Co (EARN)

Ellington Credit Co. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the acquisition, investment, and management of residential mortgage and real estate-related assets. The company is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut and currently employs 160 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-01-05. The firm is focused on acquiring, investing in, and managing secondary collateralized loan obligations (CLO) mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The company specializes in acquiring, investing in, and managing residential mortgage- and real estate-related assets. The firm's primary objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments in multiple parts of the CLO capital structure, including mezzanine debt and equity tranches. Additionally, it may also invest in CLO loan accumulation facilities, which are entities that acquire corporate loans and other similar corporate credit-related assets in anticipation of ultimately collateralizing a CLO transaction, as well as other related assets. The company is externally managed and advised by Ellington Credit Company Management LLC.