Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
WMC was delisted on the 5th of December, 2023.
102 hedge funds and large institutions have $177M invested in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 17
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $158M → $177M (+$19.6M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 96 → 102 (+6)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 30
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $6.87M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.77M |
| 2 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$6.15M |
| 3 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$3.99M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.88M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$9.03M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$3.1M |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.84M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.65M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.26M |
WMC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
102 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $177M — up 12% from $158M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new WMC positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $6.77M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $9.03M.
- 102 institutional investors held Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) as of Q3 2014, up from 96 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $177M of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation stock for Q3 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation positions in Q3 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation buyer in Q3 2014 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $6.77M added.
- The largest Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation seller in Q3 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $9.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.