GLEN ALLEN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dynex Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: DX), a REIT with a long track record of generating dividends from high-quality mortgage assets, reported its first quarter financial results today. Management will host a call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results and business outlook. Details to access the call can be found below under "Earnings Conference Call."

Financial Performance Summary and Other Highlights

• Total economic return of $(0.34) per common share, or (2.5)% of beginning book value
• Book value per common share of $12.60 as of March 31, 2026
• Comprehensive loss of $(0.42) per common share and net loss of $(0.41) per common share
• Dividends declared of $0.51 per common share
• Raised equity capital of $442 million through at-the-market ("ATM") common stock issuances
• Investment purchases of $6.0 billion, net of sales, during the quarter
• Liquidity of $1.3 billion, or 46% of total equity, as of March 31, 2026
• Leverage including to-be-announced ("TBA") securities at cost was 8.6 times shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2026

Management Remarks

"Dynex entered 2026 from a position of strength, building on the momentum of an outstanding 2025 through disciplined execution and rigorous risk management,” said Smriti Laxman Popenoe, Co-Chief Executive Officer and President. “Navigating periods like the first quarter with discipline remains a core strength of the Dynex team. Current asset returns continue to support healthy long-term performance, and we believe our growing scale and consistent execution position us to deliver durable value for our shareholders."

Earnings Conference Call

As previously announced, the Company's conference call to discuss these results is today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and may be accessed via telephone by dialing (800) 330-6710 and providing the Conference Code 1563213 or by live audio webcast by clicking the "Webcast" button on the Investors page of the Company's website (www.dynexcapital.com), which includes a slide presentation. To listen to the live conference call via telephone, please dial in at least 10 minutes before the call begins. A full replay of the presentation will be available on the same webcast link on the Company's website shortly after the conclusion of the live presentation.

Summary of First Quarter 2026 Results

The Company's total economic return for the first quarter of 2026 of $(0.34) per common share was comprised of a decrease in book value of $(0.85) per common share offset by dividends declared of $0.51 per common share. The decrease in book value per common share for the first quarter of 2026 was largely driven by a net loss of $(140) million on the Company's investment portfolio, net of hedges, resulting from widening mortgage spreads late in the quarter. The Company grew its capital base by $442 million, using the proceeds to opportunistically add investments of $6 billion, net of sales. The Company's adjusted leverage increased to 8.6 times equity primarily due to its use of repurchase agreement borrowings to partially finance these purchases.

The Company's interest income continued to increase as a result of its deployment of capital into its Agency MBS purchases over the quarter. In addition, the Federal Reserve's rate cuts in 2025 continued to benefit the Company's repurchase agreement financing costs, which declined 33 basis points for the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2026 included an increase of $3.4 million in share-based compensation expense, largely due to accelerated vesting conditions of equity grants associated with the departure of the Company's former chief financial officer.

The following tables summarize the changes in the Company's financial position during the first quarter of 2026:

Investment Portfolio and Financing

The following table provides detail on the Company's MBS investments, including TBA securities, as of the periods indicated:

The following table provides detail on the Company's repurchase agreement borrowings outstanding as of the dates indicated:

The following table provides details on the performance of the Company's MBS, net of financing for the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior quarter:

Hedging Portfolio

The following tables provide details on the Company's interest rate hedging portfolio as of the dates indicated:

The following table provides detail on the performance of the Company's derivative instruments during the periods indicated:

The Company typically designates certain of its interest rate derivatives as hedges for tax purposes. Gains and losses realized upon maturity or termination of derivatives designated as hedges for tax purposes are amortized into the Company's REIT taxable income over the original periods hedged by those derivatives. These hedge gains are not included in the Company's current or future earnings available for distribution ("EAD"), a non-GAAP measure, but will be part of the Company's future distribution requirements. The table below provides the projected amortization of the Company's net deferred tax hedge gains that may be recognized as taxable income over the periods indicated, given conditions known as of March 31, 2026; however, uncertainty inherent in the forward interest rate curve makes future realized gains and losses difficult to estimate, and as such, these projections are subject to change for any given period.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting the Company’s financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, management of the Company believes that investors’ understanding of our operating results may be enhanced by the use of non-GAAP financial measures, which are used by management internally, along with GAAP measures, to evaluate our performance. Our non-GAAP financial measures include earnings available for distribution (“EAD”) to common shareholders (including per common share) and economic net interest income and the related metric economic net interest spread. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful to investors because they are viewed by management as additional measures of the investment portfolio’s return.

Drop income generated by TBA dollar roll positions, which is included in "gain (loss) on derivatives instruments, net" on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income, is included in EAD because management views drop income as the economic equivalent of net interest income (interest income less implied financing cost) on the underlying Agency security from trade date to settlement date. However, drop income does not represent the total realized gain/loss from the Company’s investments in TBA securities.

Management also includes net periodic interest from its interest rate swaps, which is included in "gain (loss) on derivatives instruments, net," in EAD and economic net interest income because interest rate swaps are used by the Company to economically hedge the impact of changing interest rates on its borrowing costs from repurchase agreements, and including net periodic interest from interest rate swaps is a helpful indicator of the Company’s total financing cost in addition to GAAP interest expense.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, other companies, including in our industry, may calculate comparable measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure when evaluating our business. These non-GAAP measures should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for our operating results in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliations of each non-GAAP measure to certain GAAP financial measures are provided below.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “expect,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” "may," "could," "will," "continue" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Forward-looking statements in this release, including statements made in Ms. Popenoe's quote, may include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's financial performance in future periods, future interest rates, future market credit spreads, management's views on expected characteristics of future investment and macroeconomic environments, central bank strategies, prepayment rates and investment risks, future investment strategies, future leverage levels and financing strategies, the use of specific financing and hedging instruments and the future impacts of these strategies, future actions by the Federal Reserve, and the expected performance of the Company's investments. The Company's actual results and timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen external factors. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to find suitable investment opportunities; changes in domestic economic conditions; geopolitical events and instability, including the conflict in the Middle East, and the related impacts on macroeconomic conditions as a result of such related uncertainty; tariffs that the U.S. imposes on trading partners or tariffs imposed on the U.S. from trading partners, including the legality of any such tariff measures; global and domestic government policy changes and the ability or inability to react to rapidly changing economic policies; changes in interest rates and credit spreads, including the repricing of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; the Company’s investment portfolio performance, particularly as it relates to cash flow, prepayment rates, and credit performance; the impact on markets and asset prices from changes in the Federal Reserve’s policies regarding purchases of Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, and U.S. Treasuries; actual or anticipated changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy or the monetary policy of other central banks; adverse reactions in U.S. financial markets related to actions of foreign central banks or the economic performance of foreign economies, including in particular China, Japan, the European Union, and the United Kingdom; the cost and availability of financing, including the future availability of financing due to changes to regulation of, and capital requirements imposed upon, financial institutions; the cost and availability of new equity capital; changes in the Company’s leverage and use of leverage; changes to the Company’s investment strategy, operating policies, dividend policy, or asset allocations; the quality of performance of third-party servicer providers, including the Company's sole third-party service provider for our critical operations and trade functions; the loss, unavailability, or security of the Company’s third-party service providers' service and technology that support critical functions of the Company’s business, including those related to the Company’s trading and borrowing activities, due to outages, interruptions, or other failures; the level of defaults by borrowers on loans underlying MBS; changes in the Company’s industry; increased competition; changes in government policy or regulations affecting the Company’s business; changes or volatility in the repurchase agreement financing markets and other credit markets; changes to the market for interest rate swaps and other derivative instruments, including changes to margin requirements on derivative instruments; uncertainty regarding continued government support of the U.S. financial system and U.S. housing and real estate markets, or to reform the U.S. housing finance system including the resolution of the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; the composition of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; the political environment in the U.S.; systems failures or cybersecurity incidents; and exposure to current and future claims and litigation. For additional information on risk factors that could affect the Company's forward-looking statements, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and other reports filed with and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by these and other cautionary statements that the Company makes from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public communications. The Company cannot assure the reader that it will realize the results or developments the Company anticipates or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect the Company or its operations in the way the Company expects. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included herein or that may be made elsewhere from time to time by, or on behalf of, the Company. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they were made, except as otherwise required by law.

Company Description

Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) is a leading internally managed REIT with a long track record of delivering attractive dividends through the disciplined risk management of investments in high-quality mortgage assets backed by U.S. residential and commercial real estate. Additional information is available at www.dynexcapital.com.

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Alison Griffin
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Source: Dynex Capital, Inc.