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Dynex Capital co-chief executive and CFO bought $167,260 of the company's securities on 20 October

SEC filings show Dynex Capital's co-chief executive Smriti Popenoe and chief financial officer Michael Sartori bought common and preferred stock on 20 October 2026.

·3 November 2026·1 min read

Dynex Capital's co-CEO bought $156,560 of common and Series D preferred stock and its CFO bought $10,700 of common stock on 20 October 2026, per SEC Form 4 filings.

Combined purchases
$167,260
Co-CEO Smriti Popenoe
10,000 common at $10.62; 2,000 Series D preferred at $25.18
CFO Michael Sartori
1,000 common at $10.70
Trade date
20 October 2026
Issuer CIK
826675

Two senior officers of Dynex Capital Inc (ticker DX, CIK 826675) bought a combined $167,260 of the company's securities on 20 October 2026, according to Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Smriti L. Popenoe, co-chief executive, president and a director, bought 10,000 shares of common stock at $10.62 per share, worth $106,200 (Form 4, 20 October 2026, accession 0000826675-26-000121).

In the same filing she reported buying 2,000 shares of the company's 9.375% Series D Fixed-Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at $25.18 per share, worth $50,360. Her purchases total $156,560 (Form 4, 20 October 2026, accession 0000826675-26-000121).

After the purchases she directly holds 541,098 common shares, a figure the filing says includes unvested restricted stock units, and 2,000 Series D preferred shares. The filing also reports 4,780 common shares held by her spouse and 325 held by her son (Form 4, 20 October 2026).

Michael A. Sartori, chief financial officer, bought 1,000 shares of common stock at $10.70 per share, worth $10,700. He directly holds 36,579 shares after the purchase, a figure the filing says includes unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units (Form 4, 20 October 2026, accession 0000826675-26-000120).

Both filings record the trades as purchases and were signed on the officers' behalf by an attorney-in-fact on the day of the trades (Form 4s, 20 October 2026).

The filings do not state the reasons for the purchases. Loro has made no approach to the company. Figures are as reported in Dynex Capital's SEC filings.

Primary sources

2 records

Every factual claim above is drawn from these records. Each link resolves to the publisher’s own copy.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  1. Dynex Capital Inc Form 4: Smriti L. Popenoe, accession 0000826675-26-00012120 Oct 2026·0000826675-26-000121
  2. Dynex Capital Inc Form 4: Michael A. Sartori, accession 0000826675-26-00012020 Oct 2026·0000826675-26-000120
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