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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
SCAC
126
DELISTED
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
SCAC
$294K 0.02%
+29,581
New +$294K
ALNY icon
127
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$27.5B
$293K 0.02%
2,460
– –
VOYA icon
128
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.01B
$267K 0.02%
+5,282
New +$273K
ETY icon
129
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
ETY
$2.29B
$255K 0.02%
+22,046
New +$264K
LEO
130
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals
LEO
$383M
$254K 0.02%
+32,964
New +$265K
ACEL icon
131
Accel Entertainment
ACEL
$978M
$245K 0.02%
+25,000
New +$244K
NRK icon
132
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NRK
$901M
$234K 0.02%
+19,274
New +$240K
ECYT
133
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
$230K 0.02%
25,349
+11,007
+77% +$60.7K
IQI icon
134
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$522M
$228K 0.02%
19,151
+2,156
+13% +$26K
CTWS
135
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$228K 0.02%
+3,763
New +$204K
GES
136
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
$226K 0.02%
+10,899
New +$182K
EMD
137
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD
$609M
$219K 0.02%
+15,078
New +$228K
IDE
138
Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund
IDE
$199M
$213K 0.02%
+14,019
New +$225K
GWW icon
139
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$210K 0.02%
+743
New +$195K
FSD
140
DELISTED
FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND
FSD
$206K 0.02%
13,717
-10,305
-43% -$165K
EDD
141
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
EDD
$375M
$204K 0.02%
26,065
-9,249
-26% -$73.8K
FFC
142
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund
FFC
$777M
$204K 0.02%
+10,717
New +$206K
MYOV
143
DELISTED
Myovant Sciences Ltd.
MYOV
$203K 0.02%
+9,552
New +$145K
EL icon
144
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.4B
$202K 0.02%
+1,352
New +$187K
MGEE icon
145
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3B
$202K 0.02%
+3,600
New +$205K
MUC icon
146
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$996M
$198K 0.02%
15,023
+4,650
+45% +$63.1K
EMF
147
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$317M
$197K 0.02%
+12,100
New +$206K
SMPLW
148
DELISTED
The Simply Good Foods Company Warrant
SMPLW
$195K 0.02%
+55,681
New +$201K
KAACU
149
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. Unit
KAACU
$192K 0.02%
+19,000
New +$190K
STNLU
150
DELISTED
Sentinel Energy Services Inc. Unit
STNLU
$184K 0.01%
18,544
-180,356
-91% -$1.8M
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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.