Hot Japanese Companies To Own In Right Now

Hot Japanese Companies To Own In Right Now: Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp (WMC)

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation is focused on investing in, financing and managing primarily residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), which are not issued or guaranteed by a United States Government agency or federally chartered corporation, or non-Agency RMBS. The Company also focuses on investing in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and other asset-backed securities (ABS), as well as RMBS for which a United States Government agency or federally chartered corporation guarantees payments of principal and interest on the securities, or Agency RMBS.

The Company is managed and advised by Western Asset Management Company. As of June 12, 2009, the Company had not made any investments.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lawrence Meyers]

  Today, we’re looking at three dividend stocks with sky-high dividend yields to see whether they’re safe.

  Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC)

  Dividend Yield: 19.8%

• [By Rick Munarriz]

  Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC  ) is also beefing up its yield. The REIT that snaps up residential mortgage-backed securities and shells out most of the housing payments to its stakeholders is boosting its quarterly rate by 5% to $0.95 a share.

• [By Eric Volkman]

  Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC  ) has shaved its dividend. The company has declared a payout for its Q2 of $0.90 per share, to be paid on July 29 to shareholders of record as of July 1. That amount is $0.05, or 5%, lower than the mortgage REIT's previous distribution of $0.95, which was handed out at the end of April.

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