Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 11, 2023 11:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Alaael-Deen Shilleh - Associate General Counsel
Larry Penn - Chief Executive Officer
Chris Smernoff - Chief Financial Officer
Mark Tecotzky - Co-Chief Investment Officer
Conference Call Participants
Doug Harter - Credit Suisse
Mikhail Goberman - JMP Securities
Crispin Love - Piper Sandler
Eric Hagen - BTIG
Matthew Erdner - JonesTrading
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT 2023 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Alaael-Deen Shilleh, Associate General Counsel. Sir, you may begin.
Alaael-Deen Shilleh
Thank you. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that certain statements made during this conference call may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ from its beliefs, expectations, estimates and projections.
Consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We strongly encourage you to review this information -- review information that we have filed with the SEC, including the earnings release, the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q for more information regarding these forward-looking statements and any risks related risks and uncertainties.
Unless otherwise noted, statements made during this conference call are made as of the date of this call, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Joining me on the call today are Larry Penn, Chief Executive Officer of Ellington Residential; Mark Tecotzky, our Co-Chief Investment Officer; and Chris Smernoff, our Chief Financial Officer.
As described in our earnings press release, our first -- our second quarter earnings conference call presentation is available on our website earnreit.com. Our comments this morning will track to the presentation. Please note that any references to figures in this presentation are qualified in their entirety by the notes in the back of the presentation.
With that, please turn to Slide 4 of the presentation, I will now turn the call over to Larry.
Larry Penn