Michael Larson - Western Asset Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees

WIW Etf  USD 8.69  0.03  0.35%   
Michael Larson is Portfolio Manager at Western Asset Claymore
Mr. Michael Larson is Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Western AssetClaymore InflationLinked Opportunities Income Fund. He was Chief Investment Officer for William H. Gates III . He was trustees of Republic Services, Inc. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Autonation, Inc. . Fomento Mexicano Economico, SAB Ecolab, Inc. .He is Portfolio management expertise and experience, including his current position as Chief Investment Officer for William H. Gates III, with responsibility for all of Mr. Gatess nonMicrosoft investments and all of the investments of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation Trust prior significant experience overseeing fixed income investment strategies and making fixed income investment decisions at various investment management companies, including Harris Investment Management, Putnam Management Company and ARCO Investment Management Company and experience as a board member of various businesses and other organizations
Age 61
Tenure 4 years
Phone312-827-0100
Webhttps://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wiw

Michael Larson Latest Insider Activity

Tracking and analyzing the buying and selling activities of Michael Larson against Western Asset etf is an integral part of due diligence when investing in Western Asset. Michael Larson insider activity provides valuable insight into whether Western Asset is net buyers or sellers over its current business cycle. Note, Western Asset insiders must abide by specific rules, including filing SEC forms every time they buy or sell Western Asset'sshares to prevent insider trading or benefiting illegally from material non-public information that their positions give them access to.

Western Asset Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset of 3.97 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $3.97 of profit. This is considered to be average in the sector. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (5.36) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Western Asset's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Western Asset manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Western Asset Claymore has 406.49 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.53, which is OK given its current industry classification. Western Asset Claymore has a current ratio of 0.07, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Debt can assist Western Asset until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Western Asset's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Western Asset Claymore sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Western to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Western Asset's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Western AssetClaymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC. US Treasury is listed under Asset Management in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange exchange. Western Asset Claymore [WIW] is traded in USA and was established 2004-02-27.

Management Performance

Western Asset Claymore Money Managers

Christopher Berarducci, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
Avedick Poladian, Independent Trustee
Marc Oliveira, Secretary, Chief Legal Officer
Todd Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer
Jane Trust, President, Chief Executive Officer, Trustee
Michael Larson, Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Jeanne Kelly, Senior Vice President
Robert Frenkel, Secretary, Chief Legal Officer
Ronald Toupin, Independent Trustee
Peter Taylor, Independent Trustee
William Siart, Independent Chairman of the Board of the Trustees
Ted Becker, Chief Compliance Officer
Richard Sennett, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Treasurer
Robert Abeles, Independent Trustee
Susan Kerley, Independent Trustee
Thomas Mandia, Senior Vice President
Jane Dasher, Independent Trustee
Jenna Bailey, Identity Theft Prevention Officer
Anita DeFrantz, Independent Trustee
Ronald Nyberg, Independent Trustee
Jaynie Studenmund, Independent Trustee
Ronald Olson, Trustee

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