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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-36099 CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K 1451 Route 34 , Suite 303 Farmingdale , New Jersey ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value 8.20 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , $ 0.01 par value 8.250 % Series B Fixed - to - Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , $ 0.01 par value ( 877 ) 870-7005 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) CHMI CHMI - PRA CHMI - PRB ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None oo o 46-1315605 07727 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share , at June 30 , 2020 , held by those persons deemed by the registrant to be non - affiliates ( based upon the closing sale price the common stock on New York Stock Exchange on 2020 ) was approximately $ 153.3 millio the registrant's common stock held by each executive fficer and director and by each entity or person that , to the registrant's knowledge , owned 10 % or more of the registrant's outstanding common stock as of June 30 , 2020 , have been excluded from this number in that these persons may be deemed affiliates of the registrant . The determination of affiliate status for this purpose is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . On March 12 , 2021 , the registrant had a total of 17,093,236 shares of common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding . Portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by no later than April 30 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III , Items 10 through 14 , inclusive , of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K as indicated herein .