Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value
The following tables present the gross fair value and notional amounts of the Company’s derivative financial instruments treated as trading derivatives as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
Inverse interest-only securities
 
$
82,388

 
$
558,942

 
$

 
$

Interest rate swap agreements
 
175,525

 
18,932,825

 

 
4,666,000

Swaptions, net
 
7,146

 
2,115,000

 
(18,977
)
 
4,060,000

TBAs
 
8,117

 
3,565,000

 
(19,964
)
 
3,120,000

Put and call options for TBAs, net
 
872

 
785,000

 
(6,957
)
 
845,000

Markit IOS total return swaps
 

 

 
(176
)
 
61,521

Total
 
$
274,048

 
$
25,956,767

 
$
(46,074
)
 
$
12,752,521


 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
Inverse interest-only securities
 
$
91,827

 
$
588,246

 
$

 
$

Interest rate swap agreements
 
206,773

 
21,516,125

 
(29,867
)
 
6,966,000

Swaptions, net
 
10,405

 
2,666,000

 

 

TBAs
 
913

 
733,000

 
(1,930
)
 
1,306,000

Markit IOS total return swaps
 

 

 
(106
)
 
63,507

Total
 
$
309,918

 
$
25,503,371

 
$
(31,903
)
 
$
8,335,507

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance
The following table summarizes the location and amount of gains and losses on derivative instruments reported in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income:
Derivative Instruments
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
Interest rate risk management
 
 
 
 
 
 
TBAs
 
Gain (loss) on other derivative instruments
 
$
(22,666
)
 
$
(13,459
)
Put and call options for TBAs
 
Gain (loss) on other derivative instruments
 
32,235

 
(11,240
)
Interest rate swap agreements - Payers
 
Gain on interest rate swap and swaption agreements
 
243,105

 
27,728

Interest rate swap agreements - Receivers
 
Gain on interest rate swap and swaption agreements
 
(153,815
)
 
2,566

Swaptions
 
Gain on interest rate swap and swaption agreements
 
61,255

 
(20,367
)
Markit IOS total return swaps
 
Gain (loss) on other derivative instruments
 
893

 
103

Non-risk management
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inverse interest-only securities
 
Gain (loss) on other derivative instruments
 
(2,409
)
 
(3,268
)
Total
 
 
 
$
158,598

 
$
(17,937
)
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions
The following tables present information with respect to the volume of activity in the Company’s derivative instruments during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)
Beginning of Period Notional Amount
 
Additions
 
Settlement, Termination, Expiration or Exercise
 
End of Period Notional Amount
 
Average Notional Amount
 
Realized Gain (Loss), net (1)
Inverse interest-only securities
$
588,246

 
$

 
$
(29,304
)
 
$
558,942

 
$
574,693

 
$

Interest rate swap agreements
28,482,125

 
17,608,880

 
(22,492,180
)
 
23,598,825

 
27,751,461

 
39,706

Swaptions, net
2,666,000

 
(1,215,000
)
 
(7,626,000
)
 
(6,175,000
)
 
(1,907,211
)
 
52,773

TBAs, net
(573,000
)
 
11,231,000

 
(10,213,000
)
 
445,000

 
777,078

 
(11,836
)
Put and call options for TBAs, net

 
6,070,000

 
(6,130,000
)
 
(60,000
)
 
(639,089
)
 
58,204

Markit IOS total return swaps
63,507

 

 
(1,986
)
 
61,521

 
62,148

 

Total
$
31,226,878

 
$
33,694,880

 
$
(46,492,470
)
 
$
18,429,288

 
$
26,619,080

 
$
138,847

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(in thousands)
Beginning of Period Notional Amount
 
Additions
 
Settlement, Termination, Expiration or Exercise
 
End of Period Notional Amount
 
Average Notional Amount
 
Realized Gain (Loss), net (1)
Inverse interest-only securities
$
740,844

 
$

 
$
(42,018
)
 
$
698,826

 
$
720,886

 
$

Interest rate swap agreements
20,371,063

 
9,052,823

 
(11,171,446
)
 
18,252,440

 
18,707,666

 
51,146

Swaptions, net
225,000

 
(3,880,000
)
 
(225,000
)
 
(3,880,000
)
 
(1,495,500
)
 
14,885

TBAs, net
(1,489,000
)
 
(3,086,000
)
 
3,582,000

 
(993,000
)
 
(1,161,433
)
 
(11,406
)
Put and call options for TBAs, net
(1,136,000
)
 
1,270,000

 
1,636,000

 
1,770,000

 
(285,533
)
 
38,770

Markit IOS total return swaps
90,593

 

 
(3,324
)
 
87,269

 
88,161

 

Total
$
18,802,500

 
$
3,356,823

 
$
(6,223,788
)
 
$
15,935,535

 
$
16,574,247

 
$
93,395

____________________
(1)
Excludes net interest paid or received in full settlement of the net interest spread liability.
Schedule of TBA Positions
The following tables present the notional amount, cost basis, market value and carrying value (which approximates fair value) of the Company’s TBA positions as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Carrying Value (4)
(in thousands)
Notional Amount (1)
 
Cost Basis (2)
 
Market Value (3)
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
Purchase contracts
$
3,565,000

 
$
3,721,166

 
$
3,729,282

 
$
8,117

 
$

Sale contracts
(3,120,000
)
 
(3,107,593
)
 
(3,127,556
)
 

 
(19,964
)
TBAs, net
$
445,000

 
$
613,573

 
$
601,726

 
$
8,117

 
$
(19,964
)
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Carrying Value (4)
(in thousands)
Notional Amount (1)
 
Cost Basis (2)
 
Market Value (3)
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
Purchase contracts
$
733,000

 
$
769,446

 
$
770,359

 
$
913

 
$

Sale contracts
(1,306,000
)
 
(1,316,368
)
 
(1,318,297
)
 

 
(1,930
)
TBAs, net
$
(573,000
)
 
$
(546,922
)
 
$
(547,938
)
 
$
913

 
$
(1,930
)
___________________
(1)
Notional amount represents the face amount of the underlying Agency RMBS.
(2)
Cost basis represents the forward price to be paid (received) for the underlying Agency RMBS.
(3)
Market value represents the current market value of the TBA (or of the underlying Agency RMBS) as of period-end.
(4)
Net carrying value represents the difference between the market value of the TBA as of period-end and its cost basis, and is reported in derivative assets / (liabilities), at fair value, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Payers
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company held the following interest rate swaps that were utilized as economic hedges of interest rate exposure (or duration) whereby the Company receives interest at a three-month LIBOR rate:
(notional in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
Swaps Maturities
 
Notional Amount (1)
 
Weighted Average Fixed Pay Rate (2)
 
Weighted Average Receive Rate (2)
 
Weighted Average Maturity (Years) (2)
2018
 
$
2,020,000

 
1.289
%
 
1.885
%
 
0.60
2019
 
4,336,897

 
1.769
%
 
1.802
%
 
1.54
2020
 
2,890,000

 
1.785
%
 
1.952
%
 
2.56
2021
 
2,417,000

 
1.788
%
 
2.198
%
 
3.67
2022 and Thereafter
 
5,758,928

 
2.200
%
 
1.936
%
 
7.88
Total
 
$
17,422,825

 
1.831
%
 
1.936
%
 
3.65

(notional in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
Swaps Maturities
 
Notional Amount (1)
 
Weighted Average Fixed Pay Rate (2)
 
Weighted Average Receive Rate (2)
 
Weighted Average Maturity (Years) (2)
2018
 
$
4,320,000

 
1.155
%
 
1.508
%
 
0.50
2019
 
5,448,135

 
1.767
%
 
1.386
%
 
1.79
2020
 
5,490,000

 
1.945
%
 
1.509
%
 
2.87
2021
 
2,417,000

 
1.788
%
 
1.628
%
 
3.92
2022 and Thereafter
 
5,245,000

 
1.764
%
 
1.516
%
 
6.44
Total
 
$
22,920,135

 
1.694
%
 
1.493
%
 
3.01
____________________
(1)
Notional amount includes $1.4 billion and $0.6 billion in forward starting interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
(2)
Weighted averages exclude forward starting interest rate swaps. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the weighted average fixed pay rate on forward starting interest rate swaps was 2.5% and 2.1%, respectively.

Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Receivers
Additionally, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company held the following interest rate swaps in order to mitigate mortgage interest rate exposure (or duration) risk whereby the Company pays interest at a three-month LIBOR rate:
(notional in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
Swaps Maturities
 
Notional Amounts
 
Weighted Average Pay Rate
 
Weighted Average Fixed Receive Rate
 
Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
2020
 
$
450,000

 
1.984
%
 
1.763
%
 
2.05
2021
 
1,415,000

 
2.096
%
 
1.774
%
 
2.84
2022 and Thereafter
 
4,311,000

 
2.389
%
 
1.985
%
 
7.81
Total
 
$
6,176,000

 
2.292
%
 
1.921
%
 
6.25
(notional in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
Swaps Maturities
 
Notional Amounts
 
Weighted Average Pay Rate
 
Weighted Average Fixed Receive Rate
 
Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
2020
 
$
200,000

 
1.391
%
 
1.642
%
 
2.60
2021
 
500,000

 
1.357
%
 
1.327
%
 
3.05
2022 and Thereafter
 
4,861,990

 
1.475
%
 
2.325
%
 
8.34
Total
 
$
5,561,990

 
1.462
%
 
2.211
%
 
7.66
Schedule of Interest Rate Swaptions
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate swaptions that were utilized as macro-economic hedges:
 
 
March 31, 2018
(notional and dollars in thousands)
 
Option
 
Underlying Swap
Swaption
 
Expiration
 
Cost Basis
 
Fair Value
 
Average Months to Expiration
 
Notional Amount
 
Average Pay Rate
 
Average Receive Rate
 
Average Term (Years)
Purchase contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payer
 
< 6 Months
 
$
8,461

 
$
10,754

 
3.66

 
$
4,095,000

 
2.98
%
 
3M Libor
 
5.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sale contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payer
 
≥ 6 Months
 
$
(6,808
)
 
$
(6,783
)
 
11.19

 
$
(280,000
)
 
2.99
%
 
3M Libor
 
10.0
Receiver
 
< 6 Months
 
$
(23,580
)
 
$
(9,301
)
 
2.48

 
$
(9,710,000
)
 
3M Libor
 
2.32
%
 
5.0
Receiver
 
≥ 6 Months
 
(6,962
)
 
(6,501
)
 
11.21

 
(280,000
)
 
3M Libor
 
2.99
%
 
10.0
 
 
December 31, 2017
(notional and dollars in thousands)
 
Option
 
Underlying Swap
Swaption
 
Expiration
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Average Months to Expiration
 
Notional Amount
 
Average Fixed Pay Rate
 
Average Receive Rate
 
Average Term (Years)
Purchase contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payer
 
< 6 Months
 
$
21,380

 
$
17,736

 
4.03

 
$
7,200,000

 
2.27
%
 
3M Libor
 
3.8
Receiver
 
< 6 Months
 
$
4,660

 
$
2,982

 
3.72

 
$
2,300,000

 
3M Libor
 
2.10
%
 
10.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sale contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payer
 
< 6 Months
 
$
(7,950
)
 
$
(5,619
)
 
4.66

 
$
(1,693,000
)
 
2.70
%
 
3M Libor
 
10.0
Receiver
 
< 6 Months
 
$
(16,260
)
 
$
(4,694
)
 
5.17

 
$
(5,141,000
)
 
3M Libor
 
1.89
%
 
5.6
Schedule of Total Return Swaps
The Company had the following total return swap agreements in place at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
(notional and dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
Maturity Date
 
Current Notional Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Cost Basis
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
January 12, 2043
 
$
(23,608
)
 
$
(63
)
 
$
201

 
$
(264
)
January 12, 2044
 
(37,913
)
 
(113
)
 
366

 
(479
)
Total
 
$
(61,521
)
 
$
(176
)
 
$
567

 
$
(743
)
(notional and dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
Maturity Date
 
Current Notional Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Cost Basis
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
January 12, 2043
 
$
(24,362
)
 
$
(24
)
 
$
201

 
$
(225
)
January 12, 2044
 
(39,145
)
 
(82
)
 
366

 
(448
)
Total
 
$
(63,507
)
 
$
(106
)
 
$
567

 
$
(673
)
Schedule of Inverse Interest-Only Securities Reconciliation
The following table presents the amortized cost and carrying value (which approximates fair value) of inverse interest-only securities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Face Value
$
558,942

 
$
588,246

 
 
 
 
Amortized Cost
$
82,250

 
$
86,734

Gross unrealized gains
4,092

 
6,843

Gross unrealized losses
(4,714
)
 
(2,602
)
Market Value
$
81,628

 
$
90,975