Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
WMC was delisted on the 5th of December, 2023.
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $174M invested in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $723K | Put options by funds: $460K
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $180M → $174M (-$5.77M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 89 → 84 (-5)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.56M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.49M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.25M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$1.18M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$889K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HS
Hazelview Securities
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.67M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.16M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$922K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$872K |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$848K |
WMC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
84 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $174M — down 3.2% from $180M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of WMC and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.
The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.56M. The largest seller was Hazelview Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.67M sold.
- 84 institutional investors held Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) as of Q1 2018, down from 89 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $174M of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation stock for Q1 2018, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation buyer in Q1 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $3.56M added.
- The largest Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation seller in Q1 2018 was Hazelview Securities, an estimated $3.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.