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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
-0.71%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$395M
AUM Growth
+$259M
Cap. Flow
+$203M
Cap. Flow %
51.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.89%
Holding
259
New
213
Increased
12
Reduced
2
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSNU
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
+$23M
2
XELA
Exela Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XELA
+$15.4M
3
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$13.9M
4
TRTL
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation Class A
TRTL
+$13.1M
5
WSC icon
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
+$12.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWU
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
+$25M
2
GTU
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
+$17.4M
3
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$7.74M
4
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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$3.66M
5
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BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund
MIY
+$2.43M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 12.57%
2 Industrials 7.66%
3 Real Estate 3.37%
4 Energy 2.02%
5 Consumer Discretionary 1.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DPG
76
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
DPG
$524M
$773K 0.2%
+52,461
New +$806K
VTA
77
DELISTED
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VTA
$742K 0.19%
+70,303
New +$750K
GGN
78
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$762M
$739K 0.19%
+155,551
New +$809K
JCE icon
79
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
JCE
$273M
$739K 0.19%
51,775
– –
USA icon
80
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
USA
$1.78B
$739K 0.19%
+138,084
New +$735K
NCV
81
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund
NCV
$372M
$719K 0.18%
+32,458
New +$768K
FSD
82
DELISTED
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND
FSD
$706K 0.18%
+50,134
New +$717K
NCZ
83
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
NCZ
$283M
$703K 0.18%
+34,793
New +$729K
EMD
84
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD
$606M
$696K 0.18%
+50,696
New +$711K
RVT icon
85
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.19B
$687K 0.17%
+58,389
New +$697K
AWF
86
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
AWF
$869M
$677K 0.17%
+62,778
New +$700K
UTF icon
87
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund
UTF
$3.09B
$675K 0.17%
+35,358
New +$680K
IGR
88
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
IGR
$719M
$671K 0.17%
+87,860
New +$674K
VVR icon
89
Invesco Senior Income Trust
VVR
$456M
$670K 0.17%
+165,949
New +$684K
EDD
90
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
EDD
$375M
$657K 0.17%
+96,545
New +$701K
SOR
91
Source Capital
SOR
$375M
$653K 0.17%
+9,853
New +$671K
ISD
92
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
ISD
$414M
$630K 0.16%
+43,128
New +$632K
HIX
93
Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX
$347M
$625K 0.16%
+99,069
New +$660K
JMF
94
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND
JMF
$618K 0.16%
+55,639
New +$685K
IGD
95
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund
IGD
$509M
$614K 0.16%
+87,746
New +$640K
AVK
96
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$528M
$595K 0.15%
+45,212
New +$606K
KMF
97
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.
KMF
$587K 0.15%
+47,489
New +$805K
LDP icon
98
Cohen & Steers Duration Preferred & Income Fund
LDP
$591M
$585K 0.15%
+25,981
New +$586K
JPC icon
99
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.88B
$580K 0.15%
+63,366
New +$580K
BLW icon
100
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
BLW
$490M
$572K 0.14%
+39,203
New +$567K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Weiss Asset Management held 259 positions worth $395M, up 192% from $135M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $203M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 213 new positions and adding to 12 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Tyson Foods, Inc.: 412,667 shares worth $25M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA), an estimated $17.4M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was Tyson Foods, Inc.: 412,667 shares worth $25M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Sprott Physical Gold in Q4 2015, an estimated $10.7M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA), cutting an estimated $17.4M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $25M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $395M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 213 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 192% quarter-over-quarter to $395M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.