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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
DSE
326
DELISTED
Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Midstream Energy Fund Inc.
DSE
– –
-4,123
Closed -$241K
AGN
327
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
– –
-375,500
Closed -$61.4M
JMF
328
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND
JMF
– –
-64,707
Closed -$737K
GIG.U
329
DELISTED
GigCapital, Inc.
GIG.U
– –
-300,000
Closed -$3M
CVON
330
DELISTED
ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
CVON
– –
-272,885
Closed -$2.72M
AET
331
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
– –
-47,826
Closed -$8.63M
KYE
332
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Energy
KYE
– –
-56,097
Closed -$564K
ANTX
333
DELISTED
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
– –
-223,000
Closed -$12.5M
JUNO
334
DELISTED
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
– –
-4,606
Closed -$211K
AGN.PRA
335
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
– –
-198,161
Closed -$116M
OACQ
336
DELISTED
Origo Acquisition Corporation
OACQ
– –
-126,676
Closed -$1.35M
ACTA
337
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
– –
-323,345
Closed -$5.04M
TTF
338
DELISTED
Thai Fund
TTF
– –
-152,562
Closed -$1.64M
SWNC
339
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWNC
– –
-982,133
Closed -$11.7M
IRR
340
DELISTED
VOYA NATURAL RESOURCES EQUITY INCOME FUND
IRR
– –
-11,447
Closed -$72K
DHG
341
DELISTED
Deutsche High Incm Opportunities
DHG
– –
-15,821
Closed -$238K
JRO
342
DELISTED
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunty Fund
JRO
– –
-26,275
Closed -$300K
IMDZ
343
DELISTED
Immune Design Corp.
IMDZ
– –
-11,309
Closed -$44K
HUNT
344
DELISTED
Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
HUNT
– –
-90,000
Closed -$878K
KED
345
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Energy
KED
– –
-15,250
Closed -$266K
BOBE
346
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
– –
-914,818
Closed -$72.1M
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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.