OPX 8k 8-4-2006
 
 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2006
 
Opteum Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
001-32171
72-1571637
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (772) 231-1400

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 



REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 4, 2006, Opteum Inc. (the “Company”) released the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 concerning the investment portfolio holdings of the Company as of July 31, 2006.
 
This information furnished under this “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the exhibit related hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.

ITEM 9.01.
EXHIBITS

(d)
Exhibits
 
99.1 - Updated Investment Portfolio Information of Opteum Inc.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: August 4, 2006
OPTEUM INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer
 
   
Jeffrey J. Zimmer
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
-
Updated Investment Portfolio Information of Opteum Inc.


OPX 8k 8-4-2006 Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
UNAUDITED as of 7/31/2006

Opteum Inc. - Investment Portfolio Information
This Table Reflects All Transactions. Prices Used Are Internally Generated.

Valuation
Asset Category
 
Market Value
 
As a Percentage of Mortgage Assets
 
As a Percentage of Mortgage Assets, Cash and P&I Receivable
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities (1)
$
2,259,622,608
 
68.74%
 
66.33%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
345,188,684
 
10.50%
 
10.13%
Fixed Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
513,463,557
 
15.62%
 
15.07%
Fixed Rate Agency Debt
 
71,246,386
 
2.17%
 
2.09%
Fixed Rate CMO
 
54,870,793
 
1.67%
 
1.61%
Balloon Maturity Mortgage Backed Securities
 
42,801,978
 
1.30%
 
1.26%
Total: Mortgage Assets (2)
$
3,287,194,006
 
100.00%
 
 
 
         
 
Total Cash and Net Short-Term Receivables
$
49,070,044
     
1.44%
Cash out on Margin (Encumbered Cash)
 
5,570,000
     
0.16%
Long-Term Note Receivable From Opteum Financial Services
 
65,000,000
     
1.91%
Total: All Assets*
$
3,406,834,050*
 
 
 
100.00%

Note: The Value of Securities in the Box is $58,647,459.

(1)
Adjustable Rate MBS are those that reset coupons within one year’s time.
(2)
This includes forward settling purchases. There are no forward settling sales as of 7/31/2006.
*
The information contained herein EXCLUDES all assets of Opteum Financial Services, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Characteristics
Asset Category
 
Weighted Average
Coupon
 
Weighted Average Lifetime Cap
 
Weighted Average Periodic Cap
Per Year (3)
 
Weighted Average Coupon Reset
(in Months)
 
Longest
Maturity
 
Weighted Average Maturity
(in Months)
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities (3)
 
4.75%
 
10.27%
 
1.86%
 
5.30
 
1-Apr-44
 
328
Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
4.86%
 
10.02%
 
1.36%
 
17.77
 
1-Nov-35
 
331
Fixed Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
6.90%
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
1-Apr-36
 
274
Fixed Rate Agency Debt
 
4.00%
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
25-Feb-10
 
43
Fixed Rate CMO
 
5.64%
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
25-Jul-34
 
328
Balloon Maturity Mortgage Backed Securities
 
4.04%
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
1-Feb-11
 
41
Total: Mortgage Assets
 
5.09%
 
10.24%
 
1.80%
 
6.95
 
1-Apr-44
 
310

(3) 24.4% ($552.4 million) of the adjustable rate mortgage backed securities have no periodic caps. These assets are excluded from the weighted average periodic cap per year calculation.

 
Agency
 
Market Value
 
As a Percentage of Mortgage Assets
     
Pool Status
 
Market Value
 
As a Percentage of Mortgage Assets
Fannie Mae
$
2,200,881,059
 
66.96%
     
Whole Pool
$
2,111,057,588
 
64.22%
Freddie Mac
 
585,557,206
 
17.81%
     
Non Whole Pool
 
1,176,136,418
 
35.78%
Ginnie Mae
 
500,755,741
 
15.23%
     
 
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio
$
3,287,194,006
 
100.00%
 
 
 
Total Portfolio
$
3,287,194,006
 
100.00%
 

Prepayment Speeds
Asset Category
 
Weighted Average One Month Prepayment Speeds (CPR)
 
Weighted Average Three Month Prepayment Speeds (CPR)
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
34.16%
 
35.62%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
29.39%
 
28.27%
Fixed Rate Mortgage Backed Securities
 
18.78%
 
19.56%
Fixed Rate Agency Debt
 
10.86%
 
13.49%
Fixed Rate CMO
 
27.28%
 
25.40%
Balloon Maturity Mortgage Backed Securities
 
15.42%
 
15.32%
Total: Mortgage Assets
 
30.46%
 
31.32%


On July 10, 2006, Prepayment Speeds were released for paydowns occurring in June 2006 (April - June for three month speeds). The numbers above reflect that data.


Weighted Average Price and Effective Duration of the Investment Portfolio
Weighted Average Purchase Price
$
102.34
Weighted Average Current Price
$
100.53
Modeled Effective Duration
 
1.299



   
Internally Generated Market Value
 
% of Asset Class
 
% of Total Mortgage Assets
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
           
One Month LIBOR
$
27,659,043
 
1.21%
 
0.84%
Moving Treasury Average
 
48,097,892
 
2.13%
 
1.46%
Cost Of Funds Index
 
365,783,683
 
16.19%
 
11.13%
Six Month LIBOR
 
167,287,640
 
7.40%
 
5.09%
Six Month CD Rate
 
2,497,996
 
0.11%
 
0.08%
One Year LIBOR
 
668,763,197
 
29.60%
 
20.34%
Conventional One Year CMT
 
672,612,473
 
29.77%
 
20.46%
FHA and VA One Year CMT
 
301,107,258
 
13.33%
 
9.16%
Other
 
5,813,426
 
0.26%
 
0.18%
Total ARMs
$
2,259,622,608
 
100.00%
 
68.74%
             
Hybrid ARMs
           
Generic Fannie or Freddie Hybrid ARMs
           
13 - 18 Months to First Reset
$
114,772,053
 
33.25%
 
3.49%
19 - 24 Months to First Reset
 
25,512,200
 
7.39%
 
0.78%
25 - 36 Months to First Reset
 
20,674,983
 
5.99%
 
0.63%
Total
$
160,959,236
 
46.63%
 
4.90%
             
Agency Alt-A Hybrid ARMs
           
13 - 18 Months to First Reset
$
2,510,482
 
0.73%
 
0.08%
19 - 24 Months to First Reset
 
7,121,524
 
2.06%
 
0.22%
25 - 36 Months to First Reset
 
10,052,063
 
2.91%
 
0.30%
37 - 47 Months to First Reset
 
1,249,494
 
0.36%
 
0.04%
Total
$
20,933,563
 
6.06%
 
0.64%
             
GNMA Hybrid ARMs
           
13 - 24 Months to First Reset
$
156,101,467
 
45.23%
 
4.74%
25 - 36 Months to First Reset
 
7,194,418
 
2.08%
 
0.22%
Total
$
163,295,885
 
47.31%
 
4.96%
 
 
 
       
Total Hybrid ARMs
$
345,188,684
 
100.00%
 
10.50%
             
Balloons
           
2.0 - 3.0 Years to Balloon Date
$
8,398,917
 
19.62%
 
0.26%
3.01 - 4.0 Years to Balloon Date
 
24,909,092
 
58.20%
 
0.76%
4.01 - 4.5 Years to Ballon Date  
9,493,969 
 
 22.18%
 
 0.29%
Total Balloons
$
42,801,978
 
100.00%
 
1.30%





   
Internally Generated Market Value
 
% of Asset Class
 
% of Total Mortgage Assets
Fixed Rate Agency Debt
           
Feb 2010 Stated Final Maturity
$
71,246,386
 
100.00%
 
2.17%
Total Fixed Rate Agency Debt
$
71,246,386
 
100.00%
 
2.17%
             
Fixed Rate CMOs
           
Fixed Rate CMOs
$
54,870,793
 
100.00%
 
1.67%
Total Fixed Rate CMOs
$
54,870,793
 
100.00%
 
1.67%
             
Fixed Rate Assets
           
10yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc.)
$
1,739,771
 
0.33%
 
0.05%
15yr $85,000 Maximum Loan Size
 
63,897,189
 
12.43%
 
1.94%
15yr $110,000 Maximum Loan Size
 
4,177,759
 
0.81%
 
0.13%
15yr 100% Investor Property
 
590,672
 
0.12%
 
0.02%
15yr 100% FNMA Expanded Approval Level 3
 
654,274
 
0.13%
 
0.02%
15yr 100% Alt-A
 
35,448,103
 
6.90%
 
1.08%
15yr Geography Specific (NY, FL, VT, TX)
 
1,586,387
 
0.31%
 
0.05%
15yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc.)
 
22,695,982
 
4.42%
 
0.69%
20yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc.)
 
1,004,114
 
0.20%
 
0.03%
20yr 100% Alt-A
 
660,516
 
0.13%
 
0.02%
30yr $85,000 Maximum Loan Size
 
177,532,998
 
34.58%
 
5.40%
30yr $110,000 Maximum Loan Size
 
34,285,977
 
6.68%
 
1.04%
30yr 100% Investor Property
 
5,764,664
 
1.12%
 
0.18%
30yr 100% FNMA Expanded Approval Level 3
 
40,237,135
 
7.84%
 
1.22%
30yr 100% Alt-A
 
30,441,848
 
5.93%
 
0.93%
30yr Geography Specific (NY, FL, VT, TX)
 
3,888,182
 
0.76%
 
0.12%
30yr 100% GNMA Builder Buydown Program
 
3,889,313
 
0.76%
 
0.12%
30yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc.)
 
84,968,673
 
16.55%
 
2.58%
Total Fixed Rate Collateral
$
513,463,557
 
100.00%
 
15.62%
             
   
 
     
 
Total (All Mortgage Assets)
$
3,287,194,006
     
100.00%
Total Cash and Short-Term Receivables
 
49,070,044
       
Long-Term Note Receivable From OFS
 
65,000,000
       
Total
$
3,401,264,050
       


UNAUDITED as of 7/31/2006


Repurchase Counterparties
 
Dollar Amount of Borrowings
 
Weighted Average Maturity in Days
 
Longest Maturity
 
           
Deutsche Bank (1)
$
1,007,689,000
 
169
 
31-May-07
JP Morgan Secs
 
702,193,000
 
25
 
4-Oct-06
WAMU
 
386,783,000
 
10
 
11-Aug-06
Nomura
 
218,243,000
 
39
 
18-Sep-06
Countrywide Secs
 
208,486,000
 
86
 
15-Dec-06
Goldman Sachs
 
194,365,000
 
67
 
25-Oct-06
BNP Paribas
 
137,449,250
 
46
 
6-Oct-06
RBS Greenwich Capital
 
122,808,000
 
23
 
23-Aug-06
UBS Securities
 
106,068,000
 
33
 
19-Oct-06
Bank of America
 
36,178,000
 
64
 
3-Oct-06
Cantor Fitzgerald
 
32,067,000
 
11
 
11-Aug-06
           
 
Total
$
3,152,329,250
 
78
 
31-May-07
             
(1) Includes $507 Million floating rate repurchase obligations.