Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. (DMO) NYSE

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-0.125(-1.15%)

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Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc.

Address

280 Park Avenue

New York City, NY 10017

United States of America (the)

Phone

800-822-5544

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Asset Management

Employees

N/A

First IPO Date

February 24, 2010

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Kenneth Donald FullerChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President01958
Paul JablanskyPortfolio Manager0N/A
Stephen Kenneth LeechChief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager01955
Greg HandlerPortfolio Manager01982

Description

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests primarily in mortgage-backed securities. It employs intensive proprietary research to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Floating Rate Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Securities Index. Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 11, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.