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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
GNT
51
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust
GNT
$138M
$402K 0.16%
+49,763
New +$430K
EDF
52
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
EDF
$166M
$395K 0.16%
+25,469
New +$445K
MXF
53
Mexico Fund
MXF
$310M
$393K 0.16%
+18,900
New +$466K
SPE
54
Special Opportunities Fund
SPE
$139M
$381K 0.15%
+25,942
New +$408K
DMO
55
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund
DMO
$119M
$303K 0.12%
+12,703
New +$309K
INF
56
DELISTED
BROOKFIELD GLOBAL LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND INC.
INF
$276K 0.11%
+13,535
New +$296K
JGV
57
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
JGV
$217K 0.09%
16,664
-161,653
-91% -$2.08M
ECF
58
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
$167M
$215K 0.09%
+24,655
New +$209K
CYHHZ
59
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$75K 0.03%
3,000,000
– –
ENSV
60
DELISTED
Enservco Corp.
ENSV
$31K 0.01%
1,272
– –
AVAL icon
61
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$5.85B
– –
-75,000
Closed -$1.02M
BABA icon
62
Alibaba
BABA
$277B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$2.22M
CLM icon
63
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund
CLM
$2.19B
– –
-16,022
Closed -$368K
CRF
64
Cornerstone Total Return Fund
CRF
$1.14B
– –
-35,370
Closed -$755K
HERZ
65
Herzfeld Credit Income Fund
HERZ
$32.1M
– –
-1,959
Closed -$122K
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66
Centrus Energy
LEU
$3.31B
– –
-21,780
Closed -$221K
HMLP
67
DELISTED
HOEGH LNG PARTNERS LP
HMLP
– –
-20,000
Closed -$458K
MDLY
68
DELISTED
Medley Management Inc
MDLY
– –
-2,500
Closed -$422K
NMY
69
DELISTED
Nuveen Maryland Quality Municipal Income Fund
NMY
– –
-52,968
Closed -$663K
MPVD
70
DELISTED
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.
MPVD
– –
-75,000
Closed -$375K
NTC
71
DELISTED
Nuveen Connecticut Quality Municipal Income Fund
NTC
– –
-12,436
Closed -$155K
SFS
72
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
– –
-50,000
Closed -$722K
VDTH
73
DELISTED
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
– –
-228,200
Closed -$2.27M
VTTI
74
DELISTED
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
– –
-100,000
Closed -$2.51M
VTAE
75
DELISTED
VITAE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK
VTAE
– –
-40,000
Closed -$305K
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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.