CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ 30 $ 16,168 $ (1,914)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Net realized gains (losses) on securities 9,577 2,457 (37,456)
Change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities 18,904 (48,550) 26,146
Net realized (gains) losses on financial derivatives 23,432 31,878 (7,310)
Change in net unrealized (gains) losses on financial derivatives (3,419) 39,522 (33,894)
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts (net) 9,415 7,174 3,911
Share based compensation 120 135 46
(Increase) decrease in assets:      
Due from brokers (14,766) (184) (18,347)
Interest receivable 468 (27) (4,727)
Other assets 28 (134) (174)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:      
Due to brokers (144) (22,205) 22,788
Accrued expenses (357) 66 281
Interest payable 674 (77) 764
Management fees payable (6) (49) 484
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 24,802 21,260 25,510
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:      
Purchases of securities (2,020,500) (2,019,101) (2,889,912)
Proceeds from sale of securities 1,996,591 1,934,237 1,388,043
Principal repayments of mortgage-backed securities 136,726 98,144 47,994
Proceeds from investments sold short 799,493 211,937 2,043
Repurchase of investments sold short (734,495) (198,381) (2,036)
Proceeds from disposition of financial derivatives 14,241 9,145 31,276
Purchase of financial derivatives (37,341) (41,024) (23,967)
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreements (14,584,118) (1,094,706) (4,098)
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements 14,519,473 1,080,719 4,098
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 90,070 (19,030) (1,446,559)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of common shares 0 0 150,000
Offering costs paid 0 (182) (1,498)
Repurchase of common shares (375) 0 0
Dividends paid (19,207) (19,656) (5,849)
Borrowings under repurchase agreements 2,660,924 5,995,452 6,516,450
Repayments of repurchase agreements (2,761,285) (5,982,719) (5,206,103)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (119,943) (7,105) 1,453,000
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (5,071) (4,875) 31,951
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 45,237 50,112 18,161
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 40,166 45,237 50,112
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Interest paid 5,562 4,589 2,292
Dividend payable $ 4,111 $ 5,032 $ 4,570