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Weiss Asset Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $5.91B
1-Year Est. Return 42.42%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.71%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$395M
AUM Growth
+$259M
Cap. Flow
+$203M
Cap. Flow %
51.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.89%
Holding
259
New
213
Increased
12
Reduced
2
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSNU
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
+$23M
2
XELA
Exela Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XELA
+$15.4M
3
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$13.9M
4
TRTL
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation Class A
TRTL
+$13.1M
5
WSC icon
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
+$12.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWU
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
+$25M
2
GTU
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
+$17.4M
3
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$7.74M
4
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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$3.66M
5
MIY icon
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund
MIY
+$2.43M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 12.57%
2 Industrials 7.66%
3 Real Estate 3.37%
4 Energy 2.02%
5 Consumer Discretionary 1.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GDF
226
DELISTED
WESTERN ASSET GLB PARTNERS INCM FUND INC. COM
GDF
$79K 0.02%
+10,194
New +$82.9K
FT
227
Franklin Universal Trust
FT
$200M
$77K 0.02%
+13,426
New +$79.5K
PHF
228
DELISTED
Pacholder High Yield
PHF
$73K 0.02%
+12,037
New +$76.5K
ELECW
229
DELISTED
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
ELECW
$35K 0.01%
+159,850
New +$36.2K
CYHHZ
230
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$27K 0.01%
3,000,000
– –
ENSV
231
DELISTED
Enservco Corp.
ENSV
$10K ﹤0.01%
1,272
– –
EACQW
232
DELISTED
Easterly Acquisition Corp.
EACQW
$9K ﹤0.01%
+25,000
New +$9.25K
DNN icon
233
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.53B
– –
-1,750,000
Closed -$657K
EWY icon
234
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.1B
– –
-75,000
Closed -$3.66M
MIY icon
235
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund
MIY
$352M
– –
-184,675
Closed -$2.43M
SPY icon
236
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$783B
– –
-7,864
Closed -$1.51M
SVVC
237
DELISTED
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Common Stock
SVVC
– –
-16,192
Closed -$138K
PVG
238
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
– –
-114,285
Closed -$694K
HLTH
239
DELISTED
Nobilis Health Corp.
HLTH
– –
-20,000
Closed -$104K
PVA
240
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
– –
-54,516
Closed -$29K
CAMB
241
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CORP (DE)
CAMB
– –
-200,000
Closed -$2M
TRF
242
DELISTED
TEMPLETON RUSSIA & EAST EURO FD
TRF
– –
-82,676
Closed -$804K
SWU
243
DELISTED
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
– –
-186,779
Closed -$25M
EPAX
244
DELISTED
Ambassadors Group Inc
EPAX
– –
-239,508
Closed -$651K
FTT
245
DELISTED
FEDERATED ENHANCED TREAS INCM FD COM BEN INTEREST
FTT
– –
-41,746
Closed -$564K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Weiss Asset Management held 259 positions worth $395M, up 192% from $135M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $203M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 213 new positions and adding to 12 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Tyson Foods, Inc.: 412,667 shares worth $25M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA), an estimated $17.4M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was Tyson Foods, Inc.: 412,667 shares worth $25M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Sprott Physical Gold in Q4 2015, an estimated $10.7M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA), cutting an estimated $17.4M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $25M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $395M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 213 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 192% quarter-over-quarter to $395M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.