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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
-2.98%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$274M
AUM Growth
+$109M
Cap. Flow
+$84.2M
Cap. Flow %
30.69%
Top 10 Hldgs %
67.85%
Holding
129
New
100
Increased
5
Reduced
3
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PHYS icon
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
+$58.3M
2
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$10.1M
3
TTF
Thai Fund
TTF
+$7.39M
4
CHN
China Fund
CHN
+$5.16M
5
ABE
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund
ABE
+$4.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$23.7M
2
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$15.3M
3
PAL
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
+$11.1M
4
UMC icon
United Microelectronic
UMC
+$7.41M
5
AMJ
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
+$5.18M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 5.38%
2 Industrials 3.51%
3 Technology 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ASG
51
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
ASG
$324M
$482K 0.18%
+85,703
New +$450K
NZF icon
52
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.42B
$470K 0.17%
+38,054
New +$470K
HPS
53
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
HPS
$456M
$463K 0.17%
+29,680
New +$476K
GNT
54
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust
GNT
$138M
$459K 0.17%
+45,828
New +$488K
NMA
55
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI ADVANTAGE FUND
NMA
$458K 0.17%
+37,684
New +$460K
ETUB
56
DELISTED
EUNITS 2 YR U S MKT PARTN TR II
ETUB
$444K 0.16%
+38,036
New +$438K
HPI
57
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
HPI
$431M
$437K 0.16%
+24,504
New +$450K
EFR
58
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund
EFR
$312M
$399K 0.15%
+26,521
New +$407K
VGM icon
59
Invesco Trust Investment Grade Municipals
VGM
$552M
$392K 0.14%
+32,177
New +$388K
IHD
60
Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund
IHD
$126M
$387K 0.14%
+32,919
New +$404K
FCT
61
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT
$251M
$385K 0.14%
+26,583
New +$383K
NVC
62
DELISTED
NUVEEN CALIF SELECT QUAL MUNI
NVC
$385K 0.14%
+27,983
New +$390K
MYI icon
63
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$715M
$384K 0.14%
+30,300
New +$382K
MFL
64
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$384K 0.14%
+30,636
New +$388K
MVF
65
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniVest Fund
MVF
$380K 0.14%
+42,608
New +$389K
BFZ
66
DELISTED
BlackRock CA Municipal Income Trust
BFZ
$366K 0.13%
+26,782
New +$369K
GBAB
67
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust
GBAB
$383M
$364K 0.13%
+18,390
New +$363K
HPF
68
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
HPF
$342M
$361K 0.13%
+20,152
New +$371K
MYN icon
69
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund
MYN
$375M
$355K 0.13%
+29,420
New +$357K
MUA icon
70
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA
$518M
$350K 0.13%
+30,276
New +$353K
IQI icon
71
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$527M
$337K 0.12%
+30,305
New +$339K
EXD
72
DELISTED
Eaton Vance TaxManaged Buy-Write Strategy Fund
EXD
$336K 0.12%
+23,629
New +$347K
NEV
73
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUNICIPAL VALUE FUND
NEV
$335K 0.12%
+25,880
New +$342K
PMO
74
Franklin Municipal Opportunities Trust
PMO
$282M
$333K 0.12%
+31,009
New +$335K
NQS
75
DELISTED
NUVEEN SELECT QUALITY MUNI FD
NQS
$332K 0.12%
+26,746
New +$330K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Weiss Asset Management held 129 positions worth $274M, up 66% from $165M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 68% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $84.2M of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 100 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Seabridge Gold: 1,200,000 shares worth $8.68M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 5.4% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, an estimated $15.3M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2013 buy was Seabridge Gold: 1,200,000 shares worth $8.68M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Sprott Physical Gold in Q4 2013, an estimated $58.3M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, cutting an estimated $15.3M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited TSMC in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $23.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 68% of its $274M portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 100 new positions and closed 13 in Q4 2013.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 66% quarter-over-quarter to $274M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 12 Feb 2014.