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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
HYT icon
101
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund
HYT
$1.36B
$567K 0.05%
+51,827
New +$576K
KYE
102
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Energy
KYE
$564K 0.05%
+56,097
New +$569K
GLO
103
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
GLO
$249M
$555K 0.05%
+51,006
New +$568K
IGR
104
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
IGR
$712M
$553K 0.05%
+69,881
New +$547K
RA
105
Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund
RA
$703M
$553K 0.05%
+23,655
New +$560K
GAM
106
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$548K 0.05%
+15,936
New +$555K
VMO icon
107
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust
VMO
$647M
$541K 0.05%
43,641
+29,321
+205% +$368K
CTR
108
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
$536K 0.05%
+9,231
New +$537K
CSQ icon
109
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ
$3.21B
$514K 0.04%
+42,558
New +$520K
RBS.PRS.CL
110
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
$508K 0.04%
19,963
+5,406
+37% +$139K
NAC icon
111
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$500K 0.04%
+34,942
New +$511K
ALXN
112
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$496K 0.04%
4,150
+2,612
+170% +$318K
BRW
113
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
BRW
$336M
$495K 0.04%
+48,782
New +$499K
CAF
114
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF
$334M
$479K 0.04%
+20,506
New +$491K
LAQ
115
DELISTED
Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund
LAQ
$477K 0.04%
+17,865
New +$480K
DPG
116
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
DPG
$539M
$471K 0.04%
+30,357
New +$479K
EMO
117
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund
EMO
$1.06B
$469K 0.04%
+7,951
New +$443K
ABE
118
DELISTED
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund
ABE
$467K 0.04%
+32,084
New +$461K
NEA icon
119
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NEA
$3.36B
$465K 0.04%
+33,789
New +$464K
STEW
120
SRH Total Return Fund
STEW
$1.75B
$461K 0.04%
+41,592
New +$442K
RDUS
121
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
$461K 0.04%
+14,525
New +$456K
SGF
122
DELISTED
Aberdeen Singapore Fund
SGF
$436K 0.04%
+35,107
New +$437K
IGD
123
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund
IGD
$503M
$433K 0.04%
+55,851
New +$442K
JFR icon
124
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
$433K 0.04%
38,608
+12,208
+46% +$138K
SAGE
125
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$432K 0.04%
+2,620
New +$254K
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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.