Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc Stock News

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund has outperformed since its initial "Buy" rating. The fund has reached fair value, and future returns will primarily come from dividends. DMO remains focused on non-agency RMBS bonds and GSE risk transfer securities, which carry credit risk.

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of July and highlight recent market action. All CEF sectors finished the week in the green, with fixed-income CEF sector discounts now expensive and equity CEF sector discounts somewhat cheap. Saba and BlackRock came out with differing press releases on the latest proxy votes over board membership and termination of CEFs.

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the last week of June and highlight recent market action. CEFs were mostly up on the week with MLP and Hybrid sectors leading the way. Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund holding a tender offer for all shares at NAV, following Nuveen's approach.

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund has increased its distribution for the fourth consecutive time. DMO primarily allocates to non-agency residential mortgages, with a smaller holding in commercial mortgages. The fund's net income has been steadily rising, driven by floating-rate holdings and increased borrowings.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials.