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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
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 June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
June 30, 2022
Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
(in thousands) Fair Value Notional Fair Value Notional
Inverse interest-only securities
$ 24,382  $ 217,851  $ —  $ — 
Interest rate swap agreements
—  —  —  14,850,336 
Swaptions, net 541  —  (94,227) (1,680,000)
TBAs 4,407  422,000  (16,537) 5,895,000 
Futures, net —  (16,727,160) —  — 
Total $ 29,330  $ (16,087,309) $ (110,764) $ 19,065,336 
December 31, 2021
Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
(in thousands) Fair Value Notional Fair Value Notional
Inverse interest-only securities
$ 41,367  $ 247,101  $ —  $ — 
Interest rate swap agreements
—  20,387,300  —  — 
Swaptions, net —  —  (51,743) (1,761,000)
TBAs 3,405  3,523,000  (1,915) 593,000 
Futures, net 35,362  (5,829,600) —  — 
Total $ 80,134  $ 18,327,801  $ (53,658) $ (1,168,000)
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:
Derivative Instruments Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) June 30, June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Interest rate risk management:
TBAs
(Loss) gain on other derivative instruments
$ (109,442) $ 31,817  $ (308,278) $ (156,129)
Futures
(Loss) gain on other derivative instruments
11,312  18,264  117,407  (66,877)
Options on futures
(Loss) gain on other derivative instruments
(158) —  (2,224) — 
Interest rate swaps - Payers
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap and swaption agreements
235,234  (23,019) 672,394  57,294 
Interest rate swaps - Receivers
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap and swaption agreements
(204,550) 54,229  (681,689) (52,144)
Swaptions
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap and swaption agreements
2,050  (6,562) 3,988  3,899 
Non-risk management:
Inverse interest-only securities
(Loss) gain on other derivative instruments
(2,985) 1,231  (9,940) (1,693)
Total $ (68,539) $ 75,960  $ (208,342) $ (215,650)
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 and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
(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 $ 232,218  $ —  $ (14,367) $ 217,851  $ 225,537  $ (1,875)
Interest rate swap agreements 24,299,647  6,653,204  (16,102,515) 14,850,336  20,461,467  219,025 
Swaptions, net (2,761,000) —  1,081,000  (1,680,000) (1,901,286) 27,186 
TBAs, net 4,622,000  21,697,000  (20,002,000) 6,317,000  5,568,560  (103,893)
Futures, net
(7,516,650) (17,500,060) 8,289,550  (16,727,160) (15,287,970) 2,493 
Options on futures, net
2,000  —  (2,000) —  1,055  (2,224)
Total $ 18,878,215  $ 10,850,144  $ (26,750,332) $ 2,978,027  $ 9,067,363  $ 140,712 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
(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 $ 300,597  $ —  $ (19,124) $ 281,473  $ 291,985  $ (25)
Interest rate swap agreements 15,221,597  1,080,356  (655,000) 15,646,953  15,198,601  8,642 
Swaptions, net —  (201,000) —  (201,000) (65,934) — 
TBAs, net 4,800,000  20,912,000  (18,858,000) 6,854,000  6,251,516  23,426 
Futures, net
(1,185,100) 6,952,500  (5,253,900) 513,500  (94,869) 10,175 
Total $ 19,137,094  $ 28,743,856  $ (24,786,024) $ 23,094,926  $ 21,581,299  $ 42,218 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
(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 $ 247,101  $ —  $ (29,250) $ 217,851  $ 232,750  $ (3,640)
Interest rate swap agreements 20,387,300  17,445,009  (22,981,973) 14,850,336  22,478,619  162,761 
Swaptions, net (1,761,000) (1,000,000) 1,081,000  (1,680,000) (2,071,862) 27,186 
TBAs, net 4,116,000  42,215,000  (40,014,000) 6,317,000  4,595,387  (294,658)
Futures, net
(5,829,600) (22,366,160) 11,468,600  (16,727,160) (11,826,254) 380 
Options on futures, net
—  2,000  (2,000) —  840  (2,224)
Total $ 17,159,801  $ 36,295,849  $ (50,477,623) $ 2,978,027  $ 13,409,480  $ (110,195)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(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 $ 318,162  $ —  $ (36,689) $ 281,473  $ 301,143  $ 37 
Interest rate swap agreements 12,646,341  4,192,863  (1,192,251) 15,646,953  14,342,217  47 
Swaptions, net 3,750,000  (201,000) (3,750,000) (201,000) 127,072  2,245 
TBAs, net 5,197,000  41,714,000  (40,057,000) 6,854,000  5,780,657  (140,097)
Futures, net
2,021,100  7,922,800  (9,430,400) 513,500  138,038  (60,722)
Total $ 23,932,603  $ 53,628,663  $ (54,466,340) $ 23,094,926  $ 20,689,127  $ (198,490)
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(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 June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
June 30, 2022
Net Carrying Value (4)
(in thousands)
Notional Amount (1)
Cost Basis (2)
Market Value (3)
Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
Purchase contracts $ 6,317,000  $ 6,409,396  $ 6,397,266  $ 4,407  $ (16,537)
Sale contracts —  —  —  —  — 
TBAs, net $ 6,317,000  $ 6,409,396  $ 6,397,266  $ 4,407  $ (16,537)
December 31, 2021
Net Carrying Value (4)
(in thousands)
Notional Amount (1)
Cost Basis (2)
Market Value (3)
Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
Purchase contracts $ 4,116,000  $ 4,238,881  $ 4,240,371  $ 3,405  $ (1,915)
Sale contracts —  —  —  —  — 
TBAs, net $ 4,116,000  $ 4,238,881  $ 4,240,371  $ 3,405  $ (1,915)
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(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 U.S. Treasury and Eurodollar Futures The following table summarizes certain characteristics of the Company’s futures as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
(dollars in thousands) June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Type & Maturity Notional Amount Carrying Value Weighted Average Days to Expiration Notional Amount Carrying Value Weighted Average Days to Expiration
U.S. Treasury futures - 2 year $ (730,000) $ —  97 $ —  $ —  0
U.S. Treasury futures - 5 year (3,369,200) —  97 —  —  0
U.S. Treasury futures - 10 year (2,988,300) —  92 687,900  1,809  90
U.S. Treasury futures - 20 year (413,000) —  92 —  —  0
Federal Funds futures - 30 day (2,000,160) —  215 —  —  0
Eurodollar futures - 3 month
≤ 1 year (5,394,500) —  174 (3,582,000) 15,121  213
> 1 and ≤ 2 years (1,832,000) —  549 (2,269,500) 14,952  560
> 2 and ≤ 3 years —  —  0 (666,000) 3,480  854
Total futures $ (16,727,160) $ —  185 $ (5,829,600) $ 35,362  370
Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Payers As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 floating interest rate (OIS or SOFR):
(notional in thousands)
June 30, 2022
Swaps Maturities Notional Amount Weighted Average Fixed Pay Rate Weighted Average Receive Rate Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
2023 $ 300,584  0.793  % 1.500  % 1.24
2024 499,213  0.948  % 1.500  % 1.55
2025 727,531  2.120  % 1.500  % 3.22
2026 500,819  0.767  % 1.500  % 4.22
2027 and Thereafter 6,009,464  2.107  % 1.500  % 8.39
Total $ 8,037,611  1.904  % 1.500  % 6.97
(notional in thousands)
December 31, 2021
Swaps Maturities Notional Amount Weighted Average Fixed Pay Rate Weighted Average Receive Rate Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
2022 $ 7,415,818  0.420  % 0.070  % 0.66
2023 2,582,084  0.113  % 0.068  % 1.51
2024 —  —  % —  % 0.00
2025 377,610  1.030  % 0.050  % 3.96
2026 and Thereafter 2,782,057  0.652  % 0.063  % 6.56
Total $ 13,157,569  0.213  % 0.067  % 2.17
Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Receivers
Additionally, as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 floating interest rate (OIS or SOFR):
(notional in thousands)
June 30, 2022
Swaps Maturities
Notional Amount (1)
Weighted Average Pay Rate (2)
Weighted Average Fixed Receive Rate (2)
Weighted Average Maturity (Years) (2)
2023 $ —  —  % —  % 0.00
2024 —  —  % —  % 0.00
2025 —  —  % —  % 0.00
2026 1,626,290  1.500  % 0.982  % 4.39
2027 and Thereafter 5,186,435  1.526  % 1.619  % 9.31
Total $ 6,812,725  1.523  % 1.540  % 8.70
(notional in thousands)
December 31, 2021
Swaps Maturities Notional Amount Weighted Average Pay Rate Weighted Average Fixed Receive Rate Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
2022 $ 2,221,658  0.070  % 0.118  % 1.19
2023 —  —  % —  % 0.00
2024 —  —  % —  % 0.00
2025 —  —  % —  % 0.00
2026 and Thereafter 5,008,073  0.058  % 1.049  % 10.00
Total $ 7,229,731  0.062  % 0.763  % 7.29
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(1)Notional amount includes $900.0 million in forward starting interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2022.
(2)Weighted averages exclude forward starting interest rate swaps. As of June 30, 2022, the weighted average fixed receive rate on forward starting interest rate swaps was 2.7%.
Schedule of Interest Rate Swaptions As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate swaptions:
June 30, 2022
(notional and dollars in thousands) Option Underlying Swap
Swaption Expiration Cost Basis Fair Value Average Months to Expiration Notional Amount
Average Fixed Rate (1)
Average Term (Years)
Purchase contracts:
Receiver < 6 Months $ 1,229  $ 626  1.07  $ 100,000  2.60  % 10.0
Sale contracts:
Payer ≥ 6 Months $ (35,778) $ (82,834) 18.19  $ (840,000) 1.86  % 10.0
Receiver < 6 Months $ (400) $ (86) 1.07  $ (100,000) 2.20  % 10.0
Receiver ≥ 6 Months $ (35,778) $ (11,392) 18.92  $ (840,000) 1.86  % 10.0
December 31, 2021
(notional and dollars in thousands) Option Underlying Swap
Swaption Expiration Cost Fair Value Average Months to Expiration Notional Amount
Average Fixed Rate (1)
Average Term (Years)
Purchase contracts:
Payer < 6 Months $ 11,314  $ 3,539  5.33  $ 886,000  2.26  % 10.0
Sale contracts:
Payer ≥ 6 Months $ (26,329) $ (23,958) 17.79  $ (780,000) 1.72  % 10.0
Receiver < 6 Months $ (10,640) $ (6,856) 5.11  $ (1,087,000) 1.26  % 10.0
Receiver ≥ 6 Months $ (26,329) $ (24,468) 18.91  $ (780,000) 1.72  % 10.0
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(1)As of June 30, 2022, 63.8% and 36.2% of the underlying swap floating rates were tied to SOFR and 3-Month LIBOR, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, 100.0% of the underlying swap floating rates were tied to 3-Month LIBOR.