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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
-2.57%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.42B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
+$80.3M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.49%
Holding
529
New
340
Increased
58
Reduced
18
Closed
75

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SCAC
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
SCAC
+$19M
2
VEAC
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A
VEAC
+$18.5M
3
AVCT
American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
AVCT
+$18.2M
4
AMJ
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
+$14M
5
SIR
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
+$13.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$27.2M
2
CCC.U
Churchill Capital Corp
CCC.U
+$23.9M
3
ORGO icon
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
+$23.1M
4
QTS.PRB
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 6.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
QTS.PRB
+$16.9M
5
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
+$13.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 6.32%
2 Financials 6.31%
3 Technology 5.22%
4 Real Estate 2.72%
5 Industrials 2.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WINR
501
DELISTED
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company Common Stock
WINR
– –
-75,000
Closed -$764K
APB
502
DELISTED
Asia Pacific Fund
APB
– –
-83,625
Closed -$1.13M
RBS.PRS.CL
503
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
– –
-49,637
Closed -$1.26M
LDF
504
DELISTED
Latin American Discovery Fund
LDF
– –
-17,609
Closed -$197K
KMI.PRA
505
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI.PRA
– –
-150,000
Closed -$4.99M
GCV.RT
506
DELISTED
Gabelli Conv and Income Sec Fund
GCV.RT
– –
-38,175
Closed -$3K
DHXM
507
DELISTED
DHX Media Ltd. Common Voting and Variable Voting Shares
DHXM
– –
-12,159
Closed -$18K
NIHD
508
DELISTED
NII Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
NIHD
– –
-15,966
Closed -$94K
CELG
509
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
– –
-11,372
Closed -$1.02M
VXX
510
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
– –
-35,000
Closed -$933K
FTF.RT
511
DELISTED
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust Rights (expiring October 18, 2018)
FTF.RT
– –
-24,800
Closed -$2K
17 18 19 20
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Weiss Asset Management held 529 positions worth $1.42B, up 9.3% from $1.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $80.3M of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 340 new positions and adding to 58 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share: 1,874,000 shares worth $18.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 6.3% of assets, up from 4.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust, an estimated $27.2M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share: 1,874,000 shares worth $18.9M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A in Q4 2018, an estimated $18.5M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust, cutting an estimated $27.2M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Churchill Capital Corp in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $23.9M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $1.42B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 340 new positions and closed 75 in Q4 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.42B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.