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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
CAF
101
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF
$323M
$493K 0.04%
19,781
-725
-4% -$18.4K
WFC icon
102
PUT
Wells Fargo
WFC
$260B
$472K 0.04%
+9,000
New +$535K
RDUS
103
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
$469K 0.04%
13,046
-1,479
-10% -$53.4K
RVT icon
104
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.2B
$467K 0.04%
+30,000
New +$485K
IFN
105
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$499M
$465K 0.04%
18,882
+2,990
+19% +$78.1K
ALXN
106
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$463K 0.04%
4,150
– –
BTO
107
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
BTO
$805M
$457K 0.04%
+11,927
New +$469K
SAGE
108
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$422K 0.03%
2,620
– –
GDV icon
109
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$413K 0.03%
18,699
-8,642
-32% -$201K
STEW
110
SRH Total Return Fund
STEW
$1.79B
$409K 0.03%
37,934
-3,658
-9% -$40.9K
HALO icon
111
Halozyme
HALO
$9.75B
$408K 0.03%
20,814
– –
NKX icon
112
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NKX
$645M
$407K 0.03%
+30,063
New +$430K
ESPR
113
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$393K 0.03%
5,427
– –
BFI
114
DELISTED
BurgerFi International, Inc. Common Stock
BFI
$388K 0.03%
+40,000
New +$389K
NVO
115
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$208B
$375K 0.03%
15,232
– –
AGO icon
116
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.69B
$365K 0.03%
10,081
+2,631
+35% +$92.7K
TDF
117
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
$271M
$355K 0.03%
15,972
+693
+5% +$15.8K
GPM
118
DELISTED
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund
GPM
$348K 0.03%
+41,781
New +$370K
JE
119
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
$345K 0.03%
2,369
+407
+21% +$60.5K
MEOH icon
120
Methanex
MEOH
$4.39B
$340K 0.03%
+5,613
New +$329K
GIL icon
121
Gildan
GIL
$10.3B
$339K 0.03%
+11,740
New +$363K
CSQ icon
122
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ
$3.21B
$329K 0.03%
27,807
-14,751
-35% -$180K
GAB icon
123
Gabelli Equity Trust
GAB
$1.75B
$323K 0.03%
53,912
-857,436
-94% -$5.29M
IIF
124
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
IIF
$217M
$311K 0.03%
+10,238
New +$331K
UTF icon
125
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund
UTF
$3.11B
$307K 0.02%
+14,332
New +$320K
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5
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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.