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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
-1.68%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$118M
AUM Growth
-$128M
Cap. Flow
-$89.4M
Cap. Flow %
-75.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
62.66%
Holding
80
New
10
Increased
2
Reduced
10
Closed
39

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AUQ
AURICO GOLD INC COM
AUQ
+$6.06M
2
CTF
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
+$5.74M
3
SMRT
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
+$5.65M
4
BHAC
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
BHAC
+$4.36M
5
CNLM
CB PHARMA ACQUISISTION CORP SHS (CYM)
CNLM
+$2.62M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZAIS
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
+$17.7M
2
IFN
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
+$7.34M
3
TDF
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
+$6.13M
4
SWZ
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
+$5.99M
5
ASHR icon
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
ASHR
+$5.58M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 13.35%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.03%
3 Financials 8.86%
4 Industrials 2.84%
5 Energy 0.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GF
26
New Germany Fund
GF
$184M
$498K 0.42%
32,130
-89,872
-74% -$1.32M
CFD
27
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fnd
CFD
$408K 0.34%
+34,503
New +$423K
FSB
28
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$315K 0.27%
+15,000
New +$315K
ADX icon
29
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.08B
$220K 0.19%
15,788
-359,047
-96% -$4.97M
CYHHZ
30
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$66K 0.06%
3,000,000
– –
ENSV
31
DELISTED
Enservco Corp.
ENSV
$33K 0.03%
1,272
– –
CEN.RT
32
DELISTED
CENTER COAST MLP & INFRASTRUCTURE FD SUSCRPITION RT
CEN.RT
$8K 0.01%
+14,506
New +$7.55K
ASHR icon
33
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
ASHR
$1.53B
– –
-150,000
Closed -$5.58M
BGR icon
34
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
BGR
$406M
– –
-237,982
Closed -$4.75M
BME icon
35
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
$566M
– –
-19,145
Closed -$817K
CET
36
Central Securities Corp
CET
$1.56B
– –
-44,777
Closed -$982K
CHN
37
DELISTED
China Fund
CHN
– –
-231,630
Closed -$4.22M
DMO
38
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund
DMO
$119M
– –
-12,703
Closed -$303K
DNN icon
39
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.52B
– –
-766,900
Closed -$746K
ECF
40
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
$166M
– –
-24,655
Closed -$215K
EDD
41
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
EDD
$378M
– –
-131,365
Closed -$1.39M
EDF
42
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
EDF
$167M
– –
-25,469
Closed -$395K
EMF
43
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$305M
– –
-145,689
Closed -$2.25M
ETO
44
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$493M
– –
-33,862
Closed -$823K
GAM
45
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
– –
-60,410
Closed -$2.11M
GGN
46
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$759M
– –
-255,493
Closed -$1.79M
GNT
47
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust
GNT
$138M
– –
-49,763
Closed -$402K
HIX
48
Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX
$349M
– –
-67,806
Closed -$563K
HYG icon
49
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
– –
-7,000
Closed -$627K
IFN
50
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$497M
– –
-284,402
Closed -$7.34M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Weiss Asset Management held 80 positions worth $118M, down 52% from $246M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 63% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $89.4M in Q1 2015, closing 39 positions and reducing 10 holdings. Its most notable exit was ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc., an estimated $17.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 13% of assets, up from 3.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in AURICO GOLD INC COM worth $4.8M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q1 2015 buy was AURICO GOLD INC COM: 1,739,922 shares worth $4.8M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Seabridge Gold in Q1 2015, an estimated $2.61M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Templeton Dragon Fund, cutting an estimated $6.13M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $17.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 63% of its $118M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 10 new positions and closed 39 in Q1 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value fell 52% quarter-over-quarter to $118M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 14 May 2015.