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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
IF
76
DELISTED
Aberdeen Indonesia Fund
IF
$1.08M 0.09%
147,856
+122,384
+480% +$951K
BDJ icon
77
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
BDJ
$1.73B
$1.07M 0.09%
122,089
+93,984
+334% +$862K
CELG
78
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$1.01M 0.08%
11,372
– –
NXG
79
NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund
NXG
$326M
$992K 0.08%
+15,772
New +$1.16M
NAC icon
80
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$875K 0.07%
65,335
+30,393
+87% +$417K
NAD icon
81
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAD
$2.72B
$860K 0.07%
65,433
+39,473
+152% +$527K
INCY icon
82
Incyte
INCY
$24.2B
$854K 0.07%
10,249
– –
IONS icon
83
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$8.62B
$793K 0.06%
17,983
– –
GILD icon
84
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$762K 0.06%
10,101
+488
+5% +$38.8K
TIBRU
85
DELISTED
Tiberius Acquisition Corporation Units
TIBRU
$757K 0.06%
+75,000
New +$754K
RHT
86
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$757K 0.06%
+5,064
New +$702K
WINR
87
DELISTED
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company Common Stock
WINR
$748K 0.06%
75,000
-175,000
-70% -$1.74M
TPGH.U
88
DELISTED
TPG Pace Holdings Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $.0001 par value, and
TPGH.U
$667K 0.05%
+63,846
New +$662K
NTB icon
89
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.44B
$660K 0.05%
15,000
-12,500
-45% -$533K
NMZ icon
90
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
NMZ
$2.18B
$654K 0.05%
+52,297
New +$684K
NBIX icon
91
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$16.9B
$652K 0.05%
7,865
– –
VRTX icon
92
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$120B
$621K 0.05%
3,808
– –
AGIO icon
93
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.92B
$610K 0.05%
7,462
– –
HQH
94
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.25B
$589K 0.05%
27,350
-8,222
-23% -$189K
GRR
95
DELISTED
Asia Tigers Fund
GRR
$573K 0.05%
45,225
+34,456
+320% +$447K
SPPP
96
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust
SPPP
$583M
$540K 0.04%
63,340
-762,745
-92% -$7.02M
PHYS icon
97
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
$538K 0.04%
50,000
-337,183
-87% -$3.65M
RBS.PRS.CL
98
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
$511K 0.04%
19,963
– –
EAGLU
99
DELISTED
Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. Unit
EAGLU
$497K 0.04%
+49,000
New +$494K
AWF
100
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
AWF
$870M
$494K 0.04%
41,583
+19,594
+89% +$240K
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4
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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.