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The Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: DMO) SEC filings page provides access to the fund’s regulatory documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company organized as a Maryland corporation and registered as an investment company.
Among the key documents available are proxy materials filed on Schedule 14A (DEF 14A). These definitive proxy statements describe the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including proposals to elect Class III Directors to the Board of Directors and to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund’s independent registered public accountants for specified fiscal years. The filings also explain record dates, quorum requirements, and detailed voting procedures for stockholders.
Through this page, users can review how Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. communicates with stockholders on governance matters, such as board composition and auditor selection. The proxy statements identify Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC as the fund’s investment adviser and administrator, and Western Asset Management Company, LLC and Western Asset Management Company Limited as subadvisers. These entities are described as indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc., operating as Franklin Templeton.
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Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. reported its annual shareholder report for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Fund returned 10.57% based on NAV and 6.85% based on market price for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025. The Fund paid total distributions of $1.55 per share, of which $0.38 is characterized as a return of capital for tax purposes.
The portfolio is concentrated in mortgage-related assets, showing Residential MBS at 112.7% and Commercial MBS at 49.3% of total investments (percentages shown based on Fund net assets). The Fund used leverage (roughly 45% to 48% of total assets during the period), reverse repurchase agreements, futures and CDS; derivatives in aggregate detracted from performance while leverage contributed amid positive asset returns.
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. has reclassified itself as a diversified closed-end fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The supplement updates the prospectus and SAI to reflect that, for 75% of total assets, no more than 5% may be invested in any one issuer or more than 10% of an issuer’s voting securities may be owned, excluding cash, U.S. government securities and other investment companies.
The fund removes prior "Non-Diversification Risk" disclosures and clarifies that it is intended as a long-term investment, not a trading vehicle, and that diversification does not assure against market loss. The fund may not resume operating in a non-diversified manner without first obtaining shareholder approval.
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. (DMO) presents a definitive proxy with director nominations and routine governance matters. The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR election of three Class III directors—Robert D. Agdern, Eileen A. Kamerick, and Peter Mason—to serve until the 2028 annual meeting. Proposal 2 asks shareholders to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent registered public accountants for fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The proxy includes biographical summaries showing directors with extensive governance, legal, compliance and investment experience and lists committee assignments. Beneficial ownership data shows First Trust Portfolios L.P. holds 769,494 shares, or 6.76%.
Jeffrey Masom submitted an Initial Statement on Form 3 for Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. (DMO) reporting that he does not beneficially own any securities of the issuer as of the event date 04/29/2025. The filing lists his relationship to the issuer as an officer (Director-Subadviser) and confirms the form was filed by one reporting person. The form includes a signed remark stating "No securities are beneficially owned." This filing is a routine Section 16 disclosure documenting current ownership (or lack thereof) by an insider.