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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
-1.33%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.15B
AUM Growth
+$246M
Cap. Flow
+$338M
Cap. Flow %
29.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.16%
Holding
297
New
190
Increased
37
Reduced
7
Closed
37

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$128M
2
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$101M
3
BOBE
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
+$71M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.9M
5
VDTH
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
+$17.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARNC.PRB
Arconic Inc.
ARNC.PRB
+$76.5M
2
ALR.PRB
Alere Inc
ALR.PRB
+$19M
3
ELEC
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
ELEC
+$14.7M
4
ANIP icon
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
+$8.92M
5
AGI icon
Alamos Gold
AGI
+$8.79M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 9.82%
2 Financials 4.3%
3 Technology 3.72%
4 Industrials 3.25%
5 Communication Services 2.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DOTA
76
DELISTED
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. Class A Common Stock
DOTA
$980K 0.09%
+100,000
New +$979K
INCY icon
77
Incyte
INCY
$23.5B
$971K 0.08%
10,249
+5,166
+102% +$540K
IONS icon
78
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$905K 0.08%
17,983
+8,358
+87% +$458K
FMO
79
DELISTED
Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund
FMO
$904K 0.08%
13,754
+7,014
+104% +$418K
HUNT
80
DELISTED
Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
HUNT
$878K 0.08%
90,000
– –
UTG icon
81
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.69B
$850K 0.07%
+27,487
New +$855K
HQH
82
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$802K 0.07%
+35,572
New +$832K
GER
83
DELISTED
Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Renaissance Fund
GER
$771K 0.07%
+13,926
New +$769K
ANIP icon
84
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.77B
$750K 0.07%
11,639
-143,450
-92% -$8.92M
VTA
85
DELISTED
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VTA
$746K 0.07%
+63,686
New +$744K
JMF
86
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND
JMF
$737K 0.06%
+64,707
New +$712K
JQC icon
87
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$702M
$727K 0.06%
+88,496
New +$732K
GGN
88
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$767M
$720K 0.06%
+138,219
New +$743K
FAX
89
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund
FAX
$590M
$714K 0.06%
+24,377
New +$729K
GCH
90
DELISTED
Aberdeen Greater China Fund
GCH
$704K 0.06%
+56,572
New +$698K
GILD icon
91
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$689K 0.06%
9,613
+4,712
+96% +$358K
GHY
92
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
$478M
$678K 0.06%
+47,083
New +$688K
CRM icon
93
Salesforce
CRM
$134B
$660K 0.06%
+6,458
New +$658K
ADX icon
94
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.17B
$655K 0.06%
+43,579
New +$665K
GDV icon
95
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$640K 0.06%
+27,341
New +$618K
NBIX icon
96
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
$610K 0.05%
7,865
+4,358
+124% +$297K
ARCC icon
97
PUT
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.5B
$608K 0.05%
38,700
– –
BOE icon
98
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
BOE
$662M
$591K 0.05%
+47,205
New +$631K
AWP
99
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
AWP
$377M
$584K 0.05%
+28,876
New +$568K
VRTX icon
100
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$571K 0.05%
3,808
+2,145
+129% +$318K
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4
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Weiss Asset Management held 297 positions worth $1.15B, up 27% from $901M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $338M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 190 new positions and adding to 37 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Allergan plc: 198,161 shares worth $116M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 9.8% of assets, up from 1.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation, an estimated $14.7M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Allergan plc: 198,161 shares worth $116M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to NRC Group Holdings Corp. in Q4 2017, an estimated $12M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation, cutting an estimated $14.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Arconic Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $76.5M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $1.15B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 190 new positions and closed 37 in Q4 2017.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $1.15B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.