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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
LMT icon
276
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
– –
-15,000
Closed -$4.82M
LRCX icon
277
Lam Research
LRCX
$367B
– –
-163,220
Closed -$3M
MCD icon
278
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
– –
-46,000
Closed -$7.92M
MHF
279
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
MHF
$151M
– –
-10,722
Closed -$79K
MXF
280
Mexico Fund
MXF
$314M
– –
-13,041
Closed -$205K
MYD
281
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniYield Fund
MYD
– –
-12,757
Closed -$185K
NEA icon
282
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NEA
$3.37B
– –
-33,789
Closed -$465K
NFJ
283
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ
$1.41B
– –
-20,496
Closed -$267K
OPP
284
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund
OPP
$190M
– –
-11,378
Closed -$207K
PHD
285
DELISTED
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund
PHD
– –
-13,488
Closed -$155K
PHK
286
PIMCO High Income Fund
PHK
$867M
– –
-182,686
Closed -$1.36M
PHT
287
DELISTED
Pioneer High Income Fund
PHT
– –
-16,097
Closed -$156K
PMF
288
DELISTED
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund
PMF
– –
-19,645
Closed -$255K
PMT
289
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$822M
– –
-200,983
Closed -$3.23M
PPT
290
Franklin Premier Income Trust
PPT
$324M
– –
-48,929
Closed -$261K
PRTH icon
291
Priority Technology Holdings
PRTH
$535M
– –
-245,600
Closed -$2.5M
RA
292
Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund
RA
$708M
– –
-23,655
Closed -$553K
REGN icon
293
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$78.5B
– –
-571
Closed -$215K
RMT
294
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$728M
– –
-18,239
Closed -$172K
RTX icon
295
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
– –
-76,272
Closed -$6.12M
SABA
296
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II
SABA
$220M
– –
-19,545
Closed -$253K
SCD
297
LMP Capital and Income Fund
SCD
$355M
– –
-13,930
Closed -$194K
SEVN
298
Seven Hills Realty Trust
SEVN
$171M
– –
-14,437
Closed -$276K
TEI
299
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
TEI
$314M
– –
-12,531
Closed -$140K
THQ
300
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
THQ
$777M
– –
-14,651
Closed -$257K
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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.