Christopher Smernoff compensation by year
Ellington Financial Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $160,000 | $181,868 | $180,180 | $202,292 | $204,167 | $226,575 | $215,833 | $223,000 |
| Bonus | $133,600 | $148,727 | $156,163 | $159,406 | $187,571 | $224,019 | $257,168 | $172,767 |
| Stock awards | $106,410 | $134,189 | $152,172 | $156,169 | $127,407 | $146,860 | $185,001 | $250,010 |
| Option awards | $0 | $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 | $0 |
| All other | $4,340 | $11,325 | $13,993 | $21,737 | $25,889 | $26,418 | $24,958 | $32,158 |
| Total | $404,350 | $476,109 | $502,508 | $539,604 | $545,034 | $623,872 | $682,960 | $677,935 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ellington Financial Inc. DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-024281, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Ellington Financial Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-024281. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 22,581 | $306,650 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ellington Financial Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Ellington Financial discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | — | — | $35,483 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | — | — | $35,483 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Ellington Financial Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Ellington Financial’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| JR Herlihy | Chief Financial Officer | $1,152,224 |
| Christopher Smernoff · this page | Chief Accounting Officer | $677,935 |
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