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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
GGT
251
Gabelli Multimedia Trust
GGT
$171M
– –
-23,104
Closed -$209K
GGZ
252
Gabelli Global Small and Mid-Cap Value Trust
GGZ
$123M
– –
-17,945
Closed -$229K
GHY
253
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
$478M
– –
-47,083
Closed -$678K
GLO
254
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
GLO
$250M
– –
-51,006
Closed -$555K
GOOGL icon
255
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.36T
– –
-463,020
Closed -$24.4M
GS icon
256
Goldman Sachs
GS
$300B
– –
-43,000
Closed -$11M
GSAT icon
257
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.7B
– –
-3,484
Closed -$68K
HIO
258
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO
$336M
– –
-36,693
Closed -$186K
HIX
259
Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX
$349M
– –
-53,265
Closed -$371K
HQL
260
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$581M
– –
-18,876
Closed -$371K
HYT icon
261
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund
HYT
$1.36B
– –
-51,827
Closed -$567K
IGD
262
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund
IGD
$517M
– –
-55,851
Closed -$433K
IGR
263
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
IGR
$709M
– –
-69,881
Closed -$553K
IHD
264
Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund
IHD
$130M
– –
-15,929
Closed -$142K
ISD
265
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
ISD
$415M
– –
-21,923
Closed -$324K
IYR icon
266
PUT
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.66B
– –
-290,000
Closed -$23.5M
JFR icon
267
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.24B
– –
-38,608
Closed -$433K
JGH icon
268
Nuveen Global High Income Fund
JGH
$352M
– –
-15,125
Closed -$256K
JNJ icon
269
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
– –
-84,100
Closed -$11.8M
JQC icon
270
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$704M
– –
-88,496
Closed -$727K
KIO
271
KKR Income Opportunities Fund
KIO
$451M
– –
-11,332
Closed -$182K
KOPN icon
272
Kopin
KOPN
$652M
– –
-15,431
Closed -$49K
KTF
273
DWS Municipal Income Trust
KTF
$346M
– –
-14,927
Closed -$178K
KYN icon
274
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.91M
LDP icon
275
Cohen & Steers Duration Preferred & Income Fund
LDP
$598M
– –
-8,548
Closed -$223K
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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.