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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
JCE icon
51
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
JCE
$273M
– –
-39,667
Closed -$693K
MXE
52
Mexico Equity and Income Fund
MXE
$58.5M
– –
-37,284
Closed -$464K
MXF
53
Mexico Fund
MXF
$307M
– –
-18,900
Closed -$393K
PEO
54
Adams Natural Resources Fund
PEO
$731M
– –
-143,303
Closed -$3.29M
PHK
55
PIMCO High Income Fund
PHK
$856M
– –
-107,514
Closed -$1.21M
PHYS icon
56
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
– –
-500,826
Closed -$4.89M
RVT icon
57
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.19B
– –
-297,445
Closed -$4.26M
SOR
58
Source Capital
SOR
$375M
– –
-21,987
Closed -$1.59M
SPE
59
Special Opportunities Fund
SPE
$139M
– –
-25,942
Closed -$381K
TEI
60
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
TEI
$310M
– –
-49,792
Closed -$565K
TWN
61
Taiwan Fund
TWN
$446M
– –
-57,993
Closed -$948K
NDP
62
DELISTED
TORTOISE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FUND, INC.
NDP
– –
-2,799
Closed -$424K
FIF
63
DELISTED
FIRST TRUST ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
FIF
– –
-151,247
Closed -$3.6M
INF
64
DELISTED
BROOKFIELD GLOBAL LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND INC.
INF
– –
-13,535
Closed -$276K
ZAIS
65
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
– –
-1,700,000
Closed -$17.7M
MEG
66
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
– –
-174,049
Closed -$2.91M
TACO
67
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
– –
-550,000
Closed -$5.35M
RNE
68
DELISTED
MORGAN STLY EASTEURO FD
RNE
– –
-71,977
Closed -$993K
OHAI
69
DELISTED
OHA Investment Corporation
OHAI
– –
-228,145
Closed -$1.07M
JGV
70
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
JGV
– –
-16,664
Closed -$217K
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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.