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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
-0.45%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.3B
AUM Growth
+$291M
Cap. Flow
-$157M
Cap. Flow %
-12.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
39.38%
Holding
276
New
74
Increased
30
Reduced
28
Closed
79

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CCC.U
Churchill Capital Corp
CCC.U
+$23.8M
2
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$22.9M
3
CHR icon
Cheer Holding
CHR
+$21.9M
4
QTS.PRB
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 6.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
QTS.PRB
+$17.2M
5
TTCF
Tattooed Chef, Inc Class A Common Stock
TTCF
+$13.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NRCG
NRC Group Holdings Corp.
NRCG
+$20.5M
2
MTGE
MTGE Investment Corp. Common Stock
MTGE
+$16.1M
3
TBRGU
Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Ltd. Unit
TBRGU
+$15.9M
4
KNTK icon
Kinetik
KNTK
+$13.6M
5
BROGU
Twelve Seas Investment Company Units
BROGU
+$12.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 5.02%
2 Consumer Discretionary 4.36%
3 Healthcare 3.87%
4 Financials 2.8%
5 Consumer Staples 2.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NTB icon
76
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.41B
$1.25M 0.1%
24,000
+13,600
+131% +$686K
APB
77
DELISTED
Asia Pacific Fund
APB
$1.13M 0.09%
+83,625
New +$1.12M
CELG
78
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$1.02M 0.08%
11,372
– –
NBIX icon
79
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$18.2B
$967K 0.07%
7,865
– –
CMO
80
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
$963K 0.07%
121,807
+103,857
+579% +$875K
VXX
81
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
$933K 0.07%
+35,000
New +$1.05M
IONS icon
82
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$8.93B
$928K 0.07%
17,983
– –
SWZ
83
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
$76.7M
$878K 0.07%
+103,207
New +$1.26M
WRLSU
84
DELISTED
Pensare Acquisition Corp. Unit
WRLSU
$837K 0.06%
+78,268
New +$830K
GILD icon
85
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$165B
$778K 0.06%
10,070
– –
TIBRU
86
DELISTED
Tiberius Acquisition Corporation Units
TIBRU
$769K 0.06%
75,000
– –
WINR
87
DELISTED
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company Common Stock
WINR
$764K 0.06%
75,000
– –
VRTX icon
88
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$123B
$734K 0.06%
3,808
– –
STNL
89
DELISTED
Sentinel Energy Services Inc. Class A Common Stock
STNL
$719K 0.06%
73,245
-389,505
-84% -$3.83M
INCY icon
90
Incyte
INCY
$25.8B
$708K 0.05%
10,249
– –
LRCX icon
91
Lam Research
LRCX
$316B
$698K 0.05%
+46,020
New +$786K
PRFT
92
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$637K 0.05%
+23,900
New +$661K
NOW icon
93
ServiceNow
NOW
$120B
$628K 0.05%
+16,040
New +$607K
ALXN
94
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$577K 0.04%
4,150
– –
AGIO icon
95
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.08B
$575K 0.04%
7,462
-758
-9% -$61K
EAGLU
96
DELISTED
Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. Unit
EAGLU
$509K 0.04%
49,000
– –
LPRO
97
Open Lending Corp
LPRO
$372M
$487K 0.04%
+50,000
New +$493K
WFC icon
98
PUT
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$473K 0.04%
9,000
– –
NKLA
99
DELISTED
Nikola Corporation Common Stock
NKLA
$415K 0.03%
1,450
-10,150
-88% -$2.91M
VEAC
100
DELISTED
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A
VEAC
$385K 0.03%
38,720
+6,337
+20% +$63.1K
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4
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Weiss Asset Management's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Weiss Asset Management held 276 positions worth $1.3B, up 29% from $1.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $157M in Q3 2018, closing 79 positions and reducing 28 holdings. Its most notable exit was NRC Group Holdings Corp., an estimated $20.5M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5% of assets, up from 3.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in Churchill Capital Corp worth $23.9M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q3 2018 buy was Churchill Capital Corp: 2,356,100 shares worth $23.9M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust in Q3 2018, an estimated $22.9M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Ltd. Unit, cutting an estimated $15.9M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited NRC Group Holdings Corp. in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $20.5M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $1.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 74 new positions and closed 79 in Q3 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 29% quarter-over-quarter to $1.3B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.