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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
+1.22%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.24B
AUM Growth
+$95.3M
Cap. Flow
-$222M
Cap. Flow %
-17.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
50.38%
Holding
363
New
99
Increased
55
Reduced
34
Closed
135

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$82M
2
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$25.2M
3
VRSN icon
VeriSign
VRSN
+$18.8M
4
BIOX icon
Bioceres Crop Solutions
BIOX
+$12.8M
5
STR
Sitio Royalties
STR
+$10.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$116M
2
BOBE
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
+$72.1M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$24.4M
4
ANTX
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
+$12.5M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$11.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.37%
2 Industrials 3.28%
3 Financials 3.14%
4 Healthcare 2.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKNG icon
226
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
– –
-20,900
Closed -$1.45M
BKR icon
227
Baker Hughes
BKR
$60B
– –
-8,785
Closed -$278K
BLE
228
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
– –
-11,404
Closed -$165K
BOE icon
229
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
BOE
$673M
– –
-47,205
Closed -$591K
BRW
230
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
BRW
$336M
– –
-48,782
Closed -$495K
BTT icon
231
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
– –
-13,167
Closed -$294K
BTZ icon
232
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BTZ
$930M
– –
-21,206
Closed -$282K
BWG
233
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund
BWG
$130M
– –
-10,830
Closed -$138K
DHF
234
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund
DHF
$171M
– –
-26,509
Closed -$89K
DPG
235
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
DPG
$521M
– –
-30,357
Closed -$471K
DSL
236
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.22B
– –
-83,609
Closed -$1.69M
EAD
237
Allspring Income Opportunities Fund
EAD
$372M
– –
-28,063
Closed -$236K
EDF
238
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
EDF
$167M
– –
-18,227
Closed -$290K
EFR
239
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund
EFR
$312M
– –
-23,766
Closed -$343K
EFT
240
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
EFT
$283M
– –
-18,365
Closed -$263K
EOD
241
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
EOD
$279M
– –
-21,655
Closed -$128K
EOS
242
Eaton Vance Enhance Equity Income Fund II
EOS
$1.13B
– –
-20,451
Closed -$311K
EVF
243
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
EVF
$90.3M
– –
-17,950
Closed -$117K
EVN
244
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
EVN
$414M
– –
-10,906
Closed -$135K
EVV
245
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.06B
– –
-75,644
Closed -$1.03M
FAX
246
DELISTED
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund
FAX
– –
-24,377
Closed -$714K
FCT
247
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT
$251M
– –
-12,995
Closed -$168K
FRA icon
248
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA
$383M
– –
-22,996
Closed -$317K
GAM
249
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.56B
– –
-15,936
Closed -$548K
GGN
250
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$766M
– –
-138,219
Closed -$720K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Weiss Asset Management held 363 positions worth $1.24B, up 8.3% from $1.15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $222M in Q1 2018, closing 135 positions and reducing 34 holdings. Its most notable exit was Allergan plc, an estimated $116M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 13% of assets, up from 3.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in VeriSign worth $19.3M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q1 2018 buy was VeriSign: 162,588 shares worth $19.3M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Salesforce in Q1 2018, an estimated $82M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust, cutting an estimated $7.02M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Allergan plc in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $116M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $1.24B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 99 new positions and closed 135 in Q1 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.24B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.