Christopher Smernoff compensation by year
Ellington Credit Summary Compensation Table · all 7 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $40,000 | $43,133 | $44,813 | $47,708 | $45,833 | $43,425 | $0 |
| Bonus | $33,400 | $35,273 | $38,838 | $37,594 | $42,429 | $43,981 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $26,610 | $31,827 | $37,846 | $36,839 | $28,601 | $28,150 | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $1,253 | $2,925 | $4,489 | $6,051 | $5,352 | $5,525 | $0 |
| Total | $101,263 | $113,158 | $125,986 | $128,192 | $122,215 | $121,081 | $0 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ellington Credit Co DEF 14A filed April 18, 2025, accession 0001560672-25-000048, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Ellington Credit Co filed document, accession 0001560672-25-000048. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 18, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2023 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 6,427 | $39,398 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ellington Credit Co's FY2023 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Ellington Credit’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| JR Herlihy | Chief Operating Officer | $0 |
| Christopher Smernoff · this page | Chief Financial Officer | $0 |
| Laurence Penn | Chief Executive Officer and President | $0 |
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