DMO (Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund) Short Ratio

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DMO Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc DMO
54 GF Score
Price $10.45
GF Value $10.53
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

Due to the license agreement change with our data vendor, Short Interest related data on GuruFocus will no longer be updated. Existing data will remain as-is, while new data will not be available, except for certain Australian and Canadian stocks.

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54GF Score
Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc DMO
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Is Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund (DMO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $10.45 is trading 0.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $10.53. GuruFocus considers Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for DMO:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $10.53 vs. price of $10.45 (0.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DMO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Business Description

Address One Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10010
Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc is a non-diversified, limited-term, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to provide current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a diverse portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, consisting of non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
54GF Score

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$10.45
Price
$10.53
GF Value