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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
-2.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$246M
AUM Growth
+$145M
Cap. Flow
+$97.6M
Cap. Flow %
39.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.52%
Holding
90
New
49
Increased
5
Reduced
7
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TDF
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
+$9.9M
2
SWZ
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
+$9.76M
3
RPT.PRD
RPT Realty 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
RPT.PRD
+$8.62M
4
IFN
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
+$7.8M
5
TACO
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
+$5.35M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
JGT
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA)
JGT
+$11.2M
2
MWRX
MEDWORTH RX CORP COM STK (DE)
MWRX
+$2.67M
3
JLA
NUVEEN EQUITY PREMIUM ADVANTAGE FUND
JLA
+$2.56M
4
VTTI
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
+$2.51M
5
VDTH
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
+$2.27M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 4.85%
2 Materials 3.79%
3 Industrials 1.34%
4 Communication Services 1.18%
5 Energy 0.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PEO
26
Adams Natural Resources Fund
PEO
$733M
$3.29M 1.33%
+143,303
New +$3.56M
MEG
27
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
$2.91M 1.18%
+174,049
New +$2.61M
EMF
28
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$312M
$2.25M 0.91%
+145,689
New +$2.45M
GAM
29
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$2.11M 0.86%
+60,410
New +$2.16M
GGN
30
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$762M
$1.79M 0.73%
+255,493
New +$2.03M
GF
31
New Germany Fund
GF
$183M
$1.71M 0.69%
+122,002
New +$2.03M
INSE icon
32
Inspired Entertainment
INSE
$189M
$1.67M 0.68%
+175,000
New +$1.67M
SOR
33
Source Capital
SOR
$371M
$1.59M 0.64%
+21,987
New +$1.49M
LSG
34
DELISTED
LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP
LSG
$1.45M 0.59%
+2,165,000
New +$1.8M
EDD
35
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
EDD
$378M
$1.39M 0.56%
+131,365
New +$1.49M
PHK
36
PIMCO High Income Fund
PHK
$863M
$1.21M 0.49%
+107,514
New +$1.29M
OHAI
37
DELISTED
OHA Investment Corporation
OHAI
$1.07M 0.43%
228,145
-69,334
-23% -$411K
RNE
38
DELISTED
MORGAN STLY EASTEURO FD
RNE
$993K 0.4%
+71,977
New +$1.06M
CET
39
Central Securities Corp
CET
$1.55B
$982K 0.4%
+44,777
New +$999K
TWN
40
Taiwan Fund
TWN
$488M
$948K 0.38%
+57,993
New +$1.07M
ETO
41
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$493M
$823K 0.33%
+33,862
New +$847K
BME icon
42
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
$558M
$817K 0.33%
+19,145
New +$787K
DNN icon
43
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.64B
$746K 0.3%
766,900
-1,703,100
-69% -$1.74M
JCE icon
44
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
JCE
$280M
$693K 0.28%
+39,667
New +$690K
MTL
45
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$684K 0.28%
+500,000
New +$797K
HYG icon
46
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
$627K 0.25%
+7,000
New +$637K
TEI
47
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
TEI
$310M
$565K 0.23%
+49,792
New +$613K
HIX
48
Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX
$352M
$563K 0.23%
+67,806
New +$578K
MXE
49
Mexico Equity and Income Fund
MXE
$58.2M
$464K 0.19%
+37,284
New +$575K
NDP
50
DELISTED
TORTOISE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FUND, INC.
NDP
$424K 0.17%
+2,799
New +$489K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Weiss Asset Management held 90 positions worth $246M, up 144% from $101M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $97.6M of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 49 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Templeton Dragon Fund: 393,110 shares worth $9.45M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 4.8% of assets, down from 7% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND, an estimated $2.08M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2014 buy was Templeton Dragon Fund: 393,110 shares worth $9.45M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. in Q4 2014, an estimated $5.2M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND, cutting an estimated $2.08M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $11.2M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $246M portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 49 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 144% quarter-over-quarter to $246M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.