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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
AGIO icon
126
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.2B
$427K 0.04%
7,462
+4,465
+149% +$281K
HALO icon
127
Halozyme
HALO
$9.66B
$422K 0.04%
+20,814
New +$383K
IFN
128
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$490M
$415K 0.04%
+15,892
New +$438K
NVO
129
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$220B
$409K 0.04%
+15,232
New +$387K
ISL
130
DELISTED
Aberdeen Israel Fund
ISL
$404K 0.04%
+21,124
New +$427K
FSD
131
DELISTED
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND
FSD
$398K 0.03%
+24,022
New +$399K
FIV
132
DELISTED
First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
FIV
$384K 0.03%
+42,107
New +$394K
VKQ icon
133
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$540M
$380K 0.03%
+30,400
New +$380K
HIX
134
Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX
$352M
$371K 0.03%
+53,265
New +$376K
HQL
135
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$588M
$371K 0.03%
+18,876
New +$378K
NAD icon
136
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAD
$2.72B
$365K 0.03%
+25,960
New +$364K
BGH
137
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
BGH
$283M
$360K 0.03%
+18,560
New +$372K
ESPR
138
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$357K 0.03%
+5,427
New +$292K
EFR
139
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund
EFR
$314M
$343K 0.03%
+23,766
New +$343K
VVR icon
140
Invesco Senior Income Trust
VVR
$456M
$331K 0.03%
+75,454
New +$332K
MUI
141
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$331K 0.03%
+23,775
New +$334K
TDF
142
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
$270M
$329K 0.03%
+15,279
New +$326K
ISD
143
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
ISD
$418M
$324K 0.03%
+21,923
New +$328K
KMF
144
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.
KMF
$323K 0.03%
+23,421
New +$315K
BIT icon
145
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$694M
$318K 0.03%
+17,524
New +$321K
FRA icon
146
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA
$383M
$317K 0.03%
+22,996
New +$323K
SMM
147
DELISTED
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund
SMM
$316K 0.03%
+28,661
New +$305K
ALNY icon
148
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$37.2B
$313K 0.03%
+2,460
New +$309K
EOS
149
Eaton Vance Enhance Equity Income Fund II
EOS
$1.13B
$311K 0.03%
+20,451
New +$309K
JRO
150
DELISTED
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunty Fund
JRO
$300K 0.03%
+26,275
New +$297K
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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.