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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
TYG
301
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp
TYG
$1.09B
– –
-19,093
Closed -$2.22M
VMO icon
302
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust
VMO
$651M
– –
-43,641
Closed -$541K
VVR icon
303
Invesco Senior Income Trust
VVR
$457M
– –
-75,454
Closed -$331K
XLF icon
304
PUT
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$56.7B
– –
-500,000
Closed -$14M
MUI
305
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
– –
-23,775
Closed -$331K
CDMO
306
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
– –
-13,683
Closed -$53K
NDP
307
DELISTED
TORTOISE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FUND, INC.
NDP
– –
-2,639
Closed -$280K
HIE
308
DELISTED
Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund
HIE
– –
-15,346
Closed -$191K
CTR
309
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
– –
-9,231
Closed -$536K
AFT
310
DELISTED
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
AFT
– –
-12,883
Closed -$209K
AMJ
311
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
– –
-175,000
Closed -$4.81M
NTG
312
DELISTED
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock
NTG
– –
-5,598
Closed -$983K
FIF
313
DELISTED
FIRST TRUST ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
FIF
– –
-14,191
Closed -$254K
KMF
314
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.
KMF
– –
-23,421
Closed -$323K
CEN
315
DELISTED
Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund
CEN
– –
-2,681
Closed -$267K
NSL
316
DELISTED
NUVEEN SENIOR INCM FD
NSL
– –
-22,887
Closed -$149K
GER
317
DELISTED
Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Renaissance Fund
GER
– –
-13,926
Closed -$771K
IVH
318
DELISTED
Delaware Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund
IVH
– –
-15,895
Closed -$240K
IEA
319
DELISTED
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Common Stock
IEA
– –
-1,084,186
Closed -$10.8M
SMM
320
DELISTED
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund
SMM
– –
-28,661
Closed -$316K
MCA
321
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC
MCA
– –
-15,317
Closed -$225K
FMO
322
DELISTED
Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund
FMO
– –
-13,754
Closed -$904K
PCI
323
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
– –
-77,478
Closed -$1.74M
FIV
324
DELISTED
First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
FIV
– –
-42,107
Closed -$384K
VTA
325
DELISTED
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VTA
– –
-63,686
Closed -$746K
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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.