Sec Form 13G Filing - TALON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC filing for CYS Investments Inc. (CYS) - 2010-09-10

Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 2)*

                      Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    23281A307
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 31, 2010
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                                [_] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [_] Rule 13d-1(d)

*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
     person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




CUSIP No. 23281A307                    13G

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  1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

               Talon Asset Management, LLC
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  2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [_]
               Not Applicable                                           (b) [_]
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  3            SEC USE ONLY
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  4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               Delaware
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               5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                   None
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 NUMBER OF     6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY       736,327
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH       7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH        None
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               8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   736,327
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  9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               736,327
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  10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*

               Not Applicable                                           [_]
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  11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

               2.5%
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  12           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               IA
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CUSIP No. 23281A307                    13G

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  1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

               Talon Sharpridge, LLC
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  2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [_]
               Not Applicable                                           (b) [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3            SEC USE ONLY
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  4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               Delaware
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               5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                   None
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
 NUMBER OF     6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY       0
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH       7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH        None
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
               8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   0
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  9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               0
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  10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*

               Not Applicable                                           [_]
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  11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

               0.0%
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  12           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               OO
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

                 Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                 65 East 55th Street
                 New York, New York 10022

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

                 Talon Sharpridge, LLC ("Sharpridge")
                 Talon Asset Management, LLC, ("TAM"), the manager of
                 Sharpridge, Talon Sharpridge QP, LLC ("Sharpridge QP") and
                 Talon Opportunity Managers, LLC ("TOM"), which is the general
                 partner of Talon Opportunity Partners, L.P. ("TOP")

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:

                 TAM is located at:

                 One North Franklin Street, Suite 900
                 Chicago, Illinois 60606

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

                 TAM and Sharpridge are Delaware limited liability companies.

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

                 Common Stock

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

                 23281A307

Item 3 Type of Person:

     (e)         TAM is an investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); TAM is the manager of Sharpridge.




Item 4 Ownership (at August 31, 2010):

                 (a)  Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule
                      13d-3:

                      736,327 shares of common stock

                 (b)  Percent of class:

                      2.5% (based on 29,698,240 shares of common stock
                      outstanding, as reported in the Issuer's 10-Q filed
                      July 22, 2010)

                 (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                      (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: none

                      (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 736,327

                      (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of: none

                      (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
                            736,327

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that, as of
                 the date hereof, the reporting person has ceased to be the
                 beneficial owner of more than 5% of the class of securities,
                 check the following: [X].

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                 As reported herein, TAM, as the manager of Sharpridge,
                 Sharpridge QP and TOM, the general partner of TOP, holds
                 736,327 shares. This total includes 96,000 shares on behalf of
                 TOP and 640,327 shares on behalf of separately managed client
                 accounts of TAM.

                 From time to time, TOP may make distributions of partnership
                 income to limited partners, none of which has an interest
                 relating to more than 5% of the class.

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
       Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

                 Not Applicable

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                 Not Applicable




Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                 Not Applicable

Item 10 Certification:

               By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in
          the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held
          for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
          control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are
          not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
          having that purpose or effect.




                                    Signature
                                    ---------

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: September 10, 2010

          The undersigned, on the date above written, agrees and consents to the
          joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with its
          beneficial ownership of the security reported herein.

                                        TALON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                        /s/ William Wolf
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                                        Signature

                                        William Wolf/Chief Operating Officer
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                                        Name/Title

                                        TALON SHARPRIDGE, LLC

                                        By: Talon Asset Management, LLC
                                        Its Manager


                                        /s/ William Wolf
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                                        Signature

                                        William Wolf/Chief Operating Officer
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                                        Name/Title




                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 1   Joint Filing  Agreement dated as of September 10, 2010 by and among
            Talon Asset Management, LLC and Talon Sharpridge, LLC




                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to
which this Agreement is attached.

                            Dated:  September 10, 2010

                                        TALON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                        /s/ William Wolf
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                                        Signature

                                        William Wolf/Chief Operating Officer
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                                        Name/Title

                                        TALON SHARPRIDGE, LLC

                                        By: Talon Asset Management, LLC
                                        Its Manager


                                        /s/ William Wolf
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                                        Signature

                                        William Wolf/Chief Operating Officer
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                                        Name/Title