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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
-1.33%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.15B
AUM Growth
+$246M
Cap. Flow
+$338M
Cap. Flow %
29.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.16%
Holding
297
New
190
Increased
37
Reduced
7
Closed
37

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$128M
2
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$101M
3
BOBE
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
+$71M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.9M
5
VDTH
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
+$17.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARNC.PRB
Arconic Inc.
ARNC.PRB
+$76.5M
2
ALR.PRB
Alere Inc
ALR.PRB
+$19M
3
ELEC
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
ELEC
+$14.7M
4
ANIP icon
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
+$8.92M
5
AGI icon
Alamos Gold
AGI
+$8.79M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 9.82%
2 Financials 4.3%
3 Technology 3.72%
4 Industrials 3.25%
5 Communication Services 2.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HLF icon
251
Herbalife
HLF
$1.3B
– –
-20,370
Closed -$691K
HWM icon
252
CALL
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$114B
– –
-391,200
Closed -$7.46M
PPLI
253
People Inc
PPLI
$3.13B
– –
-144,362
Closed -$3.03M
IYF icon
254
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.74B
– –
-9,520
Closed -$534K
JHG
255
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
– –
-33,131
Closed -$1.15M
MEOH icon
256
Methanex
MEOH
$4.12B
– –
-5,984
Closed -$301K
MGA icon
257
Magna International
MGA
$18.8B
– –
-6,345
Closed -$339K
NMZ icon
258
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
NMZ
$2.2B
– –
-11,225
Closed -$153K
NVDA icon
259
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.77T
– –
-86,920
Closed -$388K
NVG icon
260
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
$2.68B
– –
-15,440
Closed -$238K
PBA icon
261
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$29B
– –
-221,688
Closed -$7.78M
PML
262
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II
PML
$487M
– –
-19,852
Closed -$261K
PMO
263
Franklin Municipal Opportunities Trust
PMO
$282M
– –
-15,975
Closed -$202K
TGT icon
264
Target
TGT
$65.5B
– –
-4,357
Closed -$257K
TRI icon
265
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.1B
– –
-5,868
Closed -$313K
VGM icon
266
Invesco Trust Investment Grade Municipals
VGM
$552M
– –
-15,607
Closed -$209K
XLE icon
267
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$38.3B
– –
-30,000
Closed -$1.03M
XLU icon
268
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$23.4B
– –
-52,600
Closed -$1.4M
RRD
269
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
– –
-10,144
Closed -$104K
ANH
270
DELISTED
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation
ANH
– –
-17,592
Closed -$106K
AGN
271
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
– –
-5,438
Closed -$976K
IPOA.U
272
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.
IPOA.U
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.05M
CIC.U
273
DELISTED
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
CIC.U
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.01M
GM.WS.B
274
DELISTED
General Motors Company
GM.WS.B
– –
-69,692
Closed -$1.56M
DOTAU
275
DELISTED
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. Unit
DOTAU
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.02M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Weiss Asset Management held 297 positions worth $1.15B, up 27% from $901M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $338M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 190 new positions and adding to 37 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Allergan plc: 198,161 shares worth $116M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 9.8% of assets, up from 1.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation, an estimated $14.7M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Allergan plc: 198,161 shares worth $116M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to NRC Group Holdings Corp. in Q4 2017, an estimated $12M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation, cutting an estimated $14.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Arconic Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $76.5M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $1.15B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 190 new positions and closed 37 in Q4 2017.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $1.15B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.