ORC vs CIM Comparison

Orchid Island Capital Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The principal and interest payments of its RMBS are guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association, and are backed by single-family residential mortgage loans. The company's investment portfolio is divided into two categories namely traditional pass-through Agency RMBS; and structured Agency RMBS, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, interest-only securities, inverse interest-only securities, and principal-only securities, among other types of structured Agency RMBS.

Chimera Investment Corporation is an internally managed REIT whose principal business objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns and distributable income through investment performance linked to mortgage credit fundamentals. Through its mortgage lending, investment management, and advisory services platforms, the Company operates as a fully integrated mortgage business that originates, manages, and invests in a diversified range of mortgage assets. The Company invests, directly or indirectly, generally on a levered basis across a spectrum of mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, MSRs, business purpose and investor loans, including RTLs, and other real estate-related assets.