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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
+2.81%
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
$1.91B
AUM Growth
+$135M
Cap. Flow
+$105M
Cap. Flow %
5.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
36.54%
Holding
245
New
38
Increased
63
Reduced
82
Closed
48

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BND icon
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
+$93.2M
2
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$74M
3
AGG icon
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
+$68.2M
4
JNK icon
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
+$55.6M
5
VCLT icon
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
+$22.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VCSH icon
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
+$34.1M
2
PCI
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
+$31.6M
3
GHY
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
+$23.3M
4
MTOR
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
+$22.6M
5
DSL
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
+$21.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 8.24%
2 Consumer Discretionary 3.68%
3 Energy 2.55%
4 Industrials 2.17%
5 Materials 1.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DDS icon
201
Dillards
DDS
$9.71B
– –
-80,021
Closed -$7.39M
DE icon
202
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
– –
-5,646
Closed -$513K
DFP
203
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund
DFP
$426M
– –
-44,022
Closed -$956K
DVN icon
204
Devon Energy
DVN
$54B
– –
-39,418
Closed -$2.64M
EHI
205
Western Asset Global High Income Fund
EHI
$175M
– –
-487,262
Closed -$5.99M
ETR icon
206
Entergy
ETR
$48.8B
– –
-261,864
Closed -$8.75M
FPF
207
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
FPF
$1.08B
– –
-287,994
Closed -$6.38M
GLW icon
208
Corning
GLW
$129B
– –
-106,895
Closed -$2.23M
GM icon
209
CALL
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
– –
-295,000
Closed -$10.2M
GM icon
210
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
– –
-55,445
Closed -$1.91M
HPS
211
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
HPS
$449M
– –
-18,733
Closed -$324K
IGLB icon
212
iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGLB
$2.77B
– –
-30,910
Closed -$1.8M
JBLU icon
213
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.85B
– –
-99,139
Closed -$862K
JPC icon
214
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.82B
– –
-197,633
Closed -$1.84M
KALU icon
215
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.52B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$714K
KIO
216
KKR Income Opportunities Fund
KIO
$449M
– –
-19,500
Closed -$348K
LDP icon
217
Cohen & Steers Duration Preferred & Income Fund
LDP
$595M
– –
-90,847
Closed -$2.16M
LEG icon
218
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.29B
– –
-59,070
Closed -$1.93M
LQD icon
219
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$33.1B
– –
-166,889
Closed -$19.5M
MGF
220
Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund
MGF
$92.2M
– –
-151,883
Closed -$866K
MIN
221
Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund
MIN
$280M
– –
-125,732
Closed -$651K
MOS icon
222
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.76B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$500K
NRG icon
223
NRG Energy
NRG
$23.8B
– –
-40,375
Closed -$1.39M
ODP
224
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
– –
-50,167
Closed -$2.07M
OVV icon
225
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.5B
– –
-35,091
Closed -$3.75M
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Boaz Weinstein's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Boaz Weinstein held 245 positions worth $1.91B, up 7.6% from $1.77B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.

Boaz Weinstein deployed $105M of net new capital in Q2 2014, opening 38 new positions and adding to 63 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard Total Bond Market: 1,140,580 shares worth $93.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 8.2% of assets, down from 8.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund, an estimated $31.6M trimmed.

  • Boaz Weinstein's largest Q2 2014 buy was Vanguard Total Bond Market: 1,140,580 shares worth $93.8M.
  • Boaz Weinstein added most to iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF in Q2 2014, an estimated $68.2M increase.
  • Boaz Weinstein's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund, cutting an estimated $31.6M.
  • Boaz Weinstein fully exited Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $34.1M.
  • Boaz Weinstein's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $1.91B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Boaz Weinstein opened 38 new positions and closed 48 in Q2 2014.
  • Boaz Weinstein's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $1.91B.

Based on Saba Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.