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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
-1.72%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$667M
AUM Growth
+$131M
Cap. Flow
-$66.5M
Cap. Flow %
-9.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
61.62%
Holding
315
New
156
Increased
4
Reduced
33
Closed
100

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KEY.PRG
KeyCorp Pfd
KEY.PRG
+$46.3M
2
PHYS icon
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
+$30.2M
3
EVHC.PR
Envision Healthcare Corporation
EVHC.PR
+$21.9M
4
BKHU
Black Hills Corporation
BKHU
+$18.3M
5
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$17.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WSC icon
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
+$21M
2
AUMA
AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK
AUMA
+$20.5M
3
CTF
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
+$19.5M
4
AAPC
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp
AAPC
+$12.9M
5
BLVD
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II Class A Common Stock
BLVD
+$11.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 6.54%
2 Financials 3.63%
3 Technology 3.59%
4 Energy 2.15%
5 Real Estate 0.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LCM
26
DELISTED
Advent/Claymore Enhanced Gth & F
LCM
$2.83M 0.42%
340,523
+190,683
+127% +$1.55M
BRQS
27
DELISTED
Borqs Technologies, Inc. Ordinary Shares
BRQS
$2.55M 0.38%
1,281
-521
-29% -$1.03M
FG
28
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
$1.97M 0.29%
196,960
-1,071,356
-84% -$10.6M
EXG icon
29
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.91B
$1.83M 0.27%
+228,559
New +$1.89M
BHAC
30
DELISTED
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
BHAC
$1.59M 0.24%
157,000
– –
OACQ
31
DELISTED
Origo Acquisition Corporation
OACQ
$1.32M 0.2%
126,676
-296,570
-70% -$3.07M
NAC icon
32
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$1.19M 0.18%
+84,369
New +$1.24M
ETY icon
33
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
ETY
$2.27B
$1M 0.15%
+97,036
New +$1.01M
GGN
34
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$767M
$995K 0.15%
+187,690
New +$1.08M
NUV icon
35
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
$948K 0.14%
+99,147
New +$972K
RQI icon
36
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund
RQI
$1.71B
$900K 0.13%
+73,708
New +$876K
TSL
37
PUT
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$862K 0.13%
+92,700
New +$929K
CEM
38
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc.
CEM
$831K 0.12%
+10,681
New +$827K
DSL
39
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.21B
$827K 0.12%
+43,525
New +$808K
ETW
40
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETW
$1.02B
$791K 0.12%
+78,509
New +$826K
IGR
41
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
IGR
$712M
$718K 0.11%
+98,327
New +$737K
ETG
42
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.74B
$690K 0.1%
+49,055
New +$699K
AOD
43
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund
AOD
$1.1B
$668K 0.1%
+88,170
New +$656K
ARCC icon
44
PUT
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.5B
$638K 0.1%
+38,700
New +$609K
BXMX
45
DELISTED
Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund
BXMX
$623K 0.09%
+49,002
New +$623K
USA icon
46
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
USA
$1.75B
$587K 0.09%
+113,828
New +$578K
IGD
47
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund
IGD
$503M
$586K 0.09%
+86,445
New +$602K
KLDX
48
DELISTED
KLONDEX MINES LTD
KLDX
$577K 0.09%
+124,000
New +$615K
VKQ icon
49
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$536M
$567K 0.08%
+46,252
New +$583K
NKX icon
50
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NKX
$651M
$552K 0.08%
+38,563
New +$571K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Weiss Asset Management held 315 positions worth $667M, up 24% from $537M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 62% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $66.5M in Q4 2016, closing 100 positions and reducing 33 holdings. Its most notable exit was AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK, an estimated $20.5M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 6.5% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in KeyCorp Pfd worth $46.1M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2016 buy was KeyCorp Pfd: 341,235 shares worth $46.1M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Allergan plc in Q4 2016, an estimated $17.4M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, cutting an estimated $21M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $20.5M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 62% of its $667M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 156 new positions and closed 100 in Q4 2016.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 24% quarter-over-quarter to $667M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.