Smernoff Chris
SEC insider (Form 3/4/5 filer). CIK 0001732958. Chief Financial Officer at Ellington Credit Co (EARN) and 1 other issuer. 5 reported Form 4/5 transactions since Sep 2024; latest on Dec 31, 2025. Located in OLD GREENWICH, CT.
Companies Smernoff Chris has filed insider reports for
- Ellington Credit Co (EARN): Officer, Chief Financial Officer
- Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC): Officer, Chief Accounting Officer
Smernoff Chris
CIK: 0001732958
Transaction Breakdown
Open Market Buys (P)0 (0.0%)
High conviction signal
Open Market Sales (S)0 (0.0%)
Position reduction
Option Exercises (M)0 (0.0%)
Derivative conversions
Awards (A)3 (60.0%)
Compensation grants
Other (G, F, J, C, D, …)2 (40.0%)
Gifts, tax withholding, conversions, dispositions to the issuer and other codes
Discretionary Trading P&L
Holdings
Transaction History (5 total)
- Dec 31, 2025EARN
Ellington Credit Co
Tax PaymentDirect2.5K shares at avg. $5.17$13K - Dec 17, 2025EFC
Ellington Financial Inc.
AwardDirectOP LTIP Units
18.2K shares- - Dec 31, 2024EARN
Ellington Credit Co
Tax PaymentDirect1.3K shares at avg. $6.83$9K - Dec 20, 2024EFC
Ellington Financial Inc.
AwardDirectOP LTIP Units
15K shares- - Dec 20, 2024EARN
Ellington Credit Co
AwardDirect8K shares-
| Type | Shares | Price | Ownership | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 |  EARN Ellington Credit Co | Tax Payment | 2,468 | $5.17 | $12,760 | Direct |
| Dec 17, 2025 |  EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | Award OP LTIP Units | 18,209 | - | - | Direct |
| Dec 31, 2024 | EARN Ellington Credit Co | Tax Payment | 1,318 | $6.83 | $9,002 | Direct |
| Dec 20, 2024 | EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | Award OP LTIP Units | 14,992 | - | - | Direct |
| Dec 20, 2024 | EARN Ellington Credit Co | Award | 7,995 | - | $0 | Direct |
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