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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
+1.22%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.24B
AUM Growth
+$95.3M
Cap. Flow
-$222M
Cap. Flow %
-17.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
50.38%
Holding
363
New
99
Increased
55
Reduced
34
Closed
135

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$82M
2
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$25.2M
3
VRSN icon
VeriSign
VRSN
+$18.8M
4
BIOX icon
Bioceres Crop Solutions
BIOX
+$12.8M
5
STR
Sitio Royalties
STR
+$10.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$116M
2
BOBE
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
+$72.1M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$24.4M
4
ANTX
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
+$12.5M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$11.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.37%
2 Industrials 3.28%
3 Financials 3.14%
4 Healthcare 2.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LAQ
51
DELISTED
Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund
LAQ
$3.06M 0.25%
111,848
+93,983
+526% +$2.66M
USWS
52
DELISTED
U.S. Well Services, Inc. Class A Common Stock
USWS
$2.77M 0.22%
13,476
+3,952
+41% +$811K
ISUN
53
DELISTED
iSun, Inc. Common Stock
ISUN
$2.66M 0.21%
253,498
– –
FTR
54
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$2.5M 0.2%
+337,200
New +$2.62M
HYMC icon
55
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp
HYMC
$1.79B
$2.4M 0.19%
+25,000
New +$2.4M
GCH
56
DELISTED
Aberdeen Greater China Fund
GCH
$2.4M 0.19%
181,627
+125,055
+221% +$1.66M
ZEN
57
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$2.39M 0.19%
+50,000
New +$2.07M
ABE
58
DELISTED
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund
ABE
$2.32M 0.19%
156,678
+124,594
+388% +$1.88M
SA
59
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.72B
$2.17M 0.17%
200,000
– –
XLE icon
60
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$39B
$2.05M 0.16%
+60,800
New +$2.15M
BHAC
61
DELISTED
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
BHAC
$2.04M 0.16%
190,480
– –
PACK icon
62
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$500M
$2.02M 0.16%
+210,000
New +$2.01M
BRSP
63
BrightSpire Capital
BRSP
$634M
$1.9M 0.15%
+100,000
New +$1.96M
UTG icon
64
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.47B
$1.64M 0.13%
57,963
+30,476
+111% +$886K
CMO
65
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
$1.58M 0.13%
182,742
+11,785
+7% +$102K
TCF.WS
66
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF.WS
$1.53M 0.12%
+262,337
New +$1.42M
CHGG icon
67
Chegg
CHGG
$116M
$1.5M 0.12%
+72,400
New +$1.37M
TEVA icon
68
CALL
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.4B
$1.47M 0.12%
86,000
– –
VVNT
69
DELISTED
Vivint Smart Home, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VVNT
$1.47M 0.12%
+150,000
New +$1.45M
TWNKW
70
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Warrants
TWNKW
$1.47M 0.12%
+620,712
New +$1.27M
SGF
71
DELISTED
Aberdeen Singapore Fund
SGF
$1.36M 0.11%
102,441
+67,334
+192% +$881K
AEF
72
abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund
AEF
$329M
$1.21M 0.1%
133,326
-26,269
-16% -$242K
ISL
73
DELISTED
Aberdeen Israel Fund
ISL
$1.19M 0.1%
61,235
+40,111
+190% +$820K
USA icon
74
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
USA
$1.78B
$1.17M 0.09%
191,242
+147,832
+341% +$940K
DOTA
75
DELISTED
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. Class A Common Stock
DOTA
$1.1M 0.09%
111,200
+11,200
+11% +$110K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Weiss Asset Management held 363 positions worth $1.24B, up 8.3% from $1.15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $222M in Q1 2018, closing 135 positions and reducing 34 holdings. Its most notable exit was Allergan plc, an estimated $116M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 13% of assets, up from 3.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in VeriSign worth $19.3M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q1 2018 buy was VeriSign: 162,588 shares worth $19.3M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Salesforce in Q1 2018, an estimated $82M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust, cutting an estimated $7.02M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Allergan plc in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $116M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $1.24B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 99 new positions and closed 135 in Q1 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.24B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.