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ASA Ltd. (NYSE: ASA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is an employee owned investment manager with approximately $537 millions in assets under management. The firm manages close ended funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests value stocks of companies engaged in exploration, mining, or processing of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, and other precious minerals. It also invests in gold, silver, and platinum bullion or securities that seek to replicate the price movement of gold, silver, or platinum bullion. ASA (Bermuda) Ltd was founded in 1958 and is based in Buffalo, New York. With 9.6 million shares outstanding and 788,300 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ASA.
AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) manufactures electrical equipment and components for power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as for industrial markets in the United States. It operates in two segments, Electrical and Industrial Products, and Galvanizing Services. The Electrical and Industrial Products segment offers electrical products that are used to distribute electrical power to and from generators, transformers, switching devices, and other electrical configurations. It also provides industrial lighting and tubular products for the petroleum, food processing, and other and industrial applications. This segment sells its products through manufacturer's representatives, distributors, agents, and internal sales force. The Galvanizing Services segment provides hot dip galvanizing services to the steel fabrication industry. It serves fabricators and/or manufacturers, who provide services to the electrical and telecommunications, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets, as well as various original equipment manufacturers. AZZ incorporated was founded in 1956 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. With 12.14 million shares outstanding and 1.3 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of AZZ. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 10,337 shares of AZZ that were failing-to-deliver as of September 26, 2007.
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, provides private mortgage insurance to the home mortgage lending industry in the United States. The private mortgage insurance covers residential first mortgage loans and expands home ownership opportunities by enabling people to purchase homes. The private mortgage includes primary and pool mortgage insurances. Its primary insurance provides mortgage default protection on individual loans and covers unpaid loan principal, delinquent interest, and various expenses associated with the default and subsequent foreclosure, and generally written on first mortgage loans secured by owner occupied single-family homes. Primary insurance is also written on first liens secured by non-owner occupied single-family homes, and on vacation or second homes. The Pool insurance is used as an additional credit enhancement for certain secondary market mortgage transactions, and covers the loss on a defaulted mortgage loan that exceeds the claim payment under the primary coverage. The company also provides various mortgage services for the mortgage finance industry, such as contract underwriting, portfolio retention, and secondary marketing of mortgage-related assets. In addition, it provides Internet portal that enables mortgage originators to access products and services of wholesalers, investors, and vendors necessary to make a home mortgage loan, as well as provides hosting, design, and marketing solutions for mortgage originators and real estate agents. The company serves originators of residential mortgage loans, such as mortgage bankers, savings institutions, commercial banks, mortgage brokers, credit unions, and various lenders. MGIC Investment was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With 125.06 million shares outstanding and 22.57 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of MTG. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 120,218 shares of MTG that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
The Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE: RYL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, engages in home building and the provision of mortgage-finance in the United States. Its operations cover various aspects of the home buying process, including design, construction, and sale. The company offers single-family detached homes; and attached homes, such as town homes, condominiums, and mid-rise buildings, as well as sells land and lots. It also provides mortgage origination, title, escrow, and insurance services to its homeowners and subcontractors. The company markets its homes to entry-level and first- and second-time move-up buyers. The Ryland Group was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California. With 42.37 million shares outstanding and 11.05 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of RYL. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 13,644 shares of RYL that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, supplies low enriched uranium (LEU) for commercial nuclear power plants worldwide. It sells separative work units (SWU) component of LEU, the SWU and uranium components of LEU, and uranium. SWU is a standard unit of measurement that represents the effort required to transform a given amount of natural uranium into two streams, including enriched uranium having a higher percentage of U235 and depleted uranium having a lower percentage of U235. The company also performs contract work for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE contractors at the Paducah and Portsmouth plants, which includes the maintenance of the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant in a state of readiness or cold standby, processing out-of-specification uranium, and provision of infrastructure support services. In addition, USEC provides nuclear energy solutions and services, including design, fabrication, and implementation of spent nuclear fuel technologies; nuclear materials transportation; and nuclear fuel cycle consulting services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. With 111.17 million shares outstanding and 28.17 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of USU. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 66,278 shares of USU that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
BMB Munai Inc (AMEX: KAZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, and production of crude oil and natural gas properties in the Republic of Kazakhstan. As of March 31, 2008, it had approximately 10,784 thousand barrels of oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids in reserves. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan with an additional office in Salt Lake City, Utah. With 44.78 million shares outstanding and 290,800 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of KAZ. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 10,333 shares of KAZ that were failing-to-deliver as of September 4, 2007.
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