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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
-1.72%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$667M
AUM Growth
+$131M
Cap. Flow
-$66.5M
Cap. Flow %
-9.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
61.62%
Holding
315
New
156
Increased
4
Reduced
33
Closed
100

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KEY.PRG
KeyCorp Pfd
KEY.PRG
+$46.3M
2
PHYS icon
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
+$30.2M
3
EVHC.PR
Envision Healthcare Corporation
EVHC.PR
+$21.9M
4
BKHU
Black Hills Corporation
BKHU
+$18.3M
5
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$17.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WSC icon
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
+$21M
2
AUMA
AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK
AUMA
+$20.5M
3
CTF
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
+$19.5M
4
AAPC
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp
AAPC
+$12.9M
5
BLVD
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II Class A Common Stock
BLVD
+$11.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 6.54%
2 Financials 3.63%
3 Technology 3.59%
4 Energy 2.15%
5 Real Estate 0.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WFM
276
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
– –
-8,255
Closed -$234K
TSNU
277
DELISTED
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
– –
-4,233
Closed -$347K
CLAC
278
DELISTED
Capitol Acquisition Corp. III
CLAC
– –
-200,000
Closed -$1.96M
CSC
279
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
– –
-4,496
Closed -$235K
PACE
280
DELISTED
Pace Holdings Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
PACE
– –
-927,174
Closed -$9.13M
PACEW
281
DELISTED
Pace Holdings Corp. Warrants
PACEW
– –
-29,100
Closed -$12K
ARWA
282
DELISTED
Arowana Inc.
ARWA
– –
-551,765
Closed -$5.62M
CTF
283
DELISTED
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
– –
-1,475,794
Closed -$19.5M
TRTL
284
DELISTED
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation Class A
TRTL
– –
-159,526
Closed -$1.58M
AMSGP
285
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp. 5.25% Mandatory Convertible Pft Stk Ser A-1
AMSGP
– –
-88,766
Closed -$11.3M
HHY
286
DELISTED
Brookfield High Income Fund Inc.
HHY
– –
-179,809
Closed -$1.32M
JFC
287
DELISTED
JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc.
JFC
– –
-102,653
Closed -$1.8M
CKH
288
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
– –
-7,061
Closed -$406K
CY
289
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
– –
-19,952
Closed -$243K
STLRU
290
DELISTED
Stellar Acquisition III Inc. Units
STLRU
– –
-500,000
Closed -$4.99M
BOBE
291
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
– –
-5,976
Closed -$229K
DGI
292
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
– –
-8,510
Closed -$234K
WNR
293
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
– –
-27,252
Closed -$721K
JGV
294
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
JGV
– –
-484,740
Closed -$5.79M
AUMA
295
DELISTED
AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK
AUMA
– –
-2,058,587
Closed -$20.5M
RESI
296
DELISTED
Front Yard Residential Corporation Common Stock
RESI
– –
-21,975
Closed -$240K
CFD
297
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fnd
CFD
– –
-218,964
Closed -$1.98M
MACQU
298
DELISTED
M I Acquisitions, Inc. Unit
MACQU
– –
-400,000
Closed -$4.01M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Weiss Asset Management held 315 positions worth $667M, up 24% from $537M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 62% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $66.5M in Q4 2016, closing 100 positions and reducing 33 holdings. Its most notable exit was AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK, an estimated $20.5M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 6.5% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in KeyCorp Pfd worth $46.1M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2016 buy was KeyCorp Pfd: 341,235 shares worth $46.1M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Allergan plc in Q4 2016, an estimated $17.4M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, cutting an estimated $21M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $20.5M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 62% of its $667M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 156 new positions and closed 100 in Q4 2016.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 24% quarter-over-quarter to $667M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.