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Counterparty Risk (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Percentage Of Total Collateral On Reverse Repurchase Agreements [Table Text Block] | The following table details the percentage of such collateral held by counterparties who hold greater than 15% of the aggregate $1.69 billion in collateral for various reverse repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2018. In addition to the below, unencumbered investments, on a settlement date basis, of approximately $26.8 million were held in custody at the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation as of June 30, 2018.
Dealer |  | % of Total Collateral on Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Royal Bank of Canada |  | 15%
% Of Total Deposits With Dealers Held As Collateral | The following table details the percentage of collateral amounts held by dealers who hold greater than 15% of the Company's Due from Brokers, included as of June 30, 2018:
Dealer |  | % of Total Due from Brokers
Morgan Stanley |  | 49%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |  | 17%
% Of Total Receivable For Securities Sold | The following table details the percentage of amounts held by dealers who hold greater than 15% of the Company's Receivable for securities sold as of June 30, 2018:
Dealer |  | % of Total Receivable for Securities Sold
Credit Suisse Securities LLC |  | 34%
Bank of America Securities |  | 33%
Wells Fargo Securities |  | 16%
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block] | In addition, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $22.1 million and $47.2 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The below table details the concentration of cash and cash equivalents held by each counterparty:
|  | As of
Counterparty |  | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation |  | 32% |  | 37%
Deutsche Bank Securities |  | 32% |  | 5%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund—Government Portfolio |  | 11% |  | —%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund Portfolio |  | 10% |  | 56%
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds—Government Fund |  | 10% |  | —%
Bank of America Securities |  | 4% |  | 2%
US Bank N.A. |  | 1% |  | —%

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