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Boaz Weinstein Saba Capital Management

AUM $3.9B
1-Year Est. Return 12.9%
 

Boaz Weinstein is the founder of Saba Capital Management, a firm known for credit, derivatives, and event-driven strategies. He previously built a major credit trading franchise at Deutsche Bank before launching Saba. Weinstein is also widely followed for activism in closed-end funds and for views on credit markets and volatility.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-3.87%
1 Year Est. Return
+12.9%
3 Year Est. Return
+34.99%
5 Year Est. Return
+42.32%
10 Year Est. Return
+54.91%
AUM
$999M
AUM Growth
+$41.8M
Cap. Flow
+$115M
Cap. Flow %
11.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.46%
Holding
163
New
31
Increased
35
Reduced
47
Closed
40

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BGB
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund
BGB
+$14.9M
2
DSU icon
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
+$11.7M
3
PCI
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
+$10.7M
4
DHG
Deutsche High Incm Opportunities
DHG
+$6.44M
5
AWF
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
AWF
+$5.13M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGG icon
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
+$25.3M
2
BND icon
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
+$21.2M
3
PPT
Franklin Premier Income Trust
PPT
+$13.1M
4
BTZ icon
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BTZ
+$11.8M
5
TLM
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
+$11.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 6.54%
2 Energy 1.22%
3 Real Estate 0.97%
4 Industrials 0.88%
5 Consumer Discretionary 0.48%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKT icon
126
BlackRock Income Trust
BKT
$338M
– –
-7,564
Closed -$146K
BLW icon
127
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
BLW
$495M
– –
-96,974
Closed -$1.53M
ENB icon
128
PUT
Enbridge
ENB
$110B
– –
-1,050,000
Closed -$50.9M
EVG
129
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
EVG
$142M
– –
-111,848
Closed -$1.62M
FCX icon
130
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$190K
FCX icon
131
PUT
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
– –
-550,000
Closed -$10.4M
FLEX icon
132
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
– –
-11,609
Closed -$959K
FT
133
Franklin Universal Trust
FT
$197M
– –
-130,895
Closed -$946K
B
134
Barrick Mining
B
$78.3B
– –
-514,513
Closed -$5.64M
IGSB icon
135
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23.4B
– –
-16,640
Closed -$878K
JHS
136
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
JHS
$127M
– –
-15,184
Closed -$217K
JNK icon
137
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.74B
– –
-8,969
Closed -$1.05M
JQC icon
138
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$702M
– –
-33,974
Closed -$307K
KBH icon
139
KB Home
KBH
$3.39B
– –
-22,123
Closed -$346K
LQD icon
140
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$33.1B
– –
-6,983
Closed -$850K
MAS icon
141
Masco
MAS
$14.5B
– –
-48,241
Closed -$1.13M
MSD
142
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
MSD
$147M
– –
-41,361
Closed -$383K
PAI
143
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund
PAI
$114M
– –
-20,898
Closed -$289K
PDT
144
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
PDT
$620M
– –
-338,766
Closed -$4.71M
PIM
145
Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust
PIM
$152M
– –
-670,890
Closed -$3.29M
SJNK icon
146
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
$4.78B
– –
-135,779
Closed -$3.96M
VBF icon
147
Invesco Bond Fund
VBF
$167M
– –
-48,640
Closed -$910K
VCIT icon
148
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
$67.5B
– –
-3,665
Closed -$321K
VCSH icon
149
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$45B
– –
-8,571
Closed -$687K
VGI
150
Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund
VGI
$82.5M
– –
-15,932
Closed -$266K
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Boaz Weinstein's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Boaz Weinstein held 163 positions worth $999M, up 4.4% from $958M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Boaz Weinstein deployed $115M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 31 new positions and adding to 35 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund: 415,043 shares worth $4.99M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 6.5% of assets, down from 6.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF, an estimated $25.3M trimmed.

  • Boaz Weinstein's largest Q2 2015 buy was AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund: 415,043 shares worth $4.99M.
  • Boaz Weinstein added most to Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund in Q2 2015, an estimated $14.9M increase.
  • Boaz Weinstein's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $25.3M.
  • Boaz Weinstein fully exited TALISMAN ENERGY INC in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $11.3M.
  • Boaz Weinstein's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $999M portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Boaz Weinstein opened 31 new positions and closed 40 in Q2 2015.
  • Boaz Weinstein's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $999M.

Based on Saba Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.