Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
WMC was delisted on the 5th of December, 2023.
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $189M invested in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
95% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 22
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.32M | Put options by funds: $6.41M
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 106 → 111 (+5)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $210M → $189M (-$21.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.76M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$6.65M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.95M |
| 4 |
HI
HBK Investments
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$2.66M |
| 5 |
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.46M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.74M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.26M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.7M |
| 4 |
OAM
Orinda Asset Management
Lafayette,
California
|
-$1.3M |
| 5 |
ACM
Ativo Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.21M |
WMC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
111 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $189M — down 10% from $210M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new WMC positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $6.76M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $6.74M.
- 111 institutional investors held Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) as of Q4 2018, up from 106 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $189M of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation stock for Q4 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation positions in Q4 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $6.76M added.
- The largest Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation seller in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $6.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.