Derivative Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company’s investment strategy allows for the use of derivative instruments. The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded on its consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The Company utilizes exchange traded U.S. Treasury note, Eurodollar and other futures contracts and commodity futures to manage portfolio duration or replicate investment positions in its portfolios and the Company routinely utilizes foreign currency forward contracts, currency options, index futures contracts and other derivatives as part of its total return objective. In addition, certain of the Company’s investments are managed in portfolios which incorporate the use of foreign currency forward contracts which are intended to provide an economic hedge against foreign currency movements.

In addition, the Company purchases to-be-announced mortgage backed securities (“TBAs”) as part of its investment strategy. TBAs represent commitments to

purchase a future issuance of agency mortgage backed securities. For the period between purchase of a TBA and issuance of the underlying security, the Company’s position is accounted for as a derivative. The Company purchases TBAs in both long and short positions to enhance investment performance and as part of its overall investment strategy.

The following table summarizes information on the fair values and notional values of the Company’s derivative instruments:


	Estimated Fair Value
	Asset Derivatives (1)		Liability Derivatives (1)		Notional Value (2)
March 31, 2022
Futures contracts	$	35,734	$	(28,704)	$	1,759,560
Foreign currency forward contracts	13,956		(13,651)		1,310,849
TBAs	—		—		—
Other	77,463		(30,300)		3,675,245
Total	$	127,153	$	(72,655)

December 31, 2021
Futures contracts	$	34,999	$	(9,808)	$	2,826,564
Foreign currency forward contracts	7,734		(11,390)		915,962
TBAs	11,227		—		11,227
Other	73,161		(33,026)		3,736,773
Total	$	127,121	$	(54,224)

(1) The fair value of asset derivatives are included in ‘other assets’ and the fair value of liability derivatives are included in ‘other liabilities.’

(2) Represents the absolute notional value of all outstanding contracts, consisting of long and short positions.

The Company did not hold any derivatives which were designated as hedging instruments at March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

The Company’s derivative instruments can be traded under master netting agreements, which establish terms that apply to all derivative transactions with a counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or other stipulated event of default, such agreements provide that the non-defaulting party may elect to terminate all outstanding derivative transactions, in which case all individual derivative positions (loss or gain) with a counterparty are closed out and netted and replaced with a single amount, usually referred to as the termination amount, which is expressed in a single currency. The resulting single net amount, where positive, is payable to the party “in-the-money” regardless of whether or not it is the defaulting party, unless the parties have agreed that only the non-defaulting party is entitled to receive a termination payment where the net amount is positive and is in its favor. Contractual close-out netting reduces derivatives credit exposure from gross to net exposure.

At March 31, 2022, asset derivatives and liability derivatives of $123.0 million and $72.6 million, respectively, were subject to a master netting agreement, compared to $122.3 million and $53.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021. The remaining derivatives included in the preceding table were not subject to a master netting agreement.

Realized and unrealized contract gains and losses on the Company’s derivative instruments are reflected in ‘net realized gains (losses)’ in the consolidated statements of income, as summarized in the following table:


Derivatives not designated as	March 31,
hedging instruments:	2022		2021

Three Months Ended
Net realized gains (losses):
Futures contracts	$	(46,774)	$	47,438
Foreign currency forward contracts	(2,038)		(22,071)
TBAs	(51)		—
Other (1)	25,152		10,749
Total	$	(23,711)	$	36,116

(1) Includes realized gains and losses on swaps, options and other derivatives contracts.