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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
-2.57%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.42B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
+$80.3M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.49%
Holding
529
New
340
Increased
58
Reduced
18
Closed
75

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SCAC
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
SCAC
+$19M
2
VEAC
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A
VEAC
+$18.5M
3
AVCT
American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
AVCT
+$18.2M
4
AMJ
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
+$14M
5
SIR
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
+$13.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$27.2M
2
CCC.U
Churchill Capital Corp
CCC.U
+$23.9M
3
ORGO icon
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
+$23.1M
4
QTS.PRB
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 6.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
QTS.PRB
+$16.9M
5
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
+$13.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 6.32%
2 Financials 6.31%
3 Technology 5.22%
4 Real Estate 2.72%
5 Industrials 2.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AVK
151
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$528M
$676K 0.05%
+55,354
New +$749K
GECC icon
152
Great Elm Capital Corp
GECC
$71M
$666K 0.05%
+14,130
New +$719K
ETV
153
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV
$1.66B
$657K 0.05%
+48,755
New +$718K
BGY icon
154
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BGY
$509M
$649K 0.05%
+130,318
New +$684K
LOAC
155
DELISTED
Longevity Acquisition Corporation Ordinary Shares
LOAC
$649K 0.05%
+65,223
New +$640K
CSQ icon
156
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ
$3.13B
$647K 0.05%
+61,142
New +$718K
NKX icon
157
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NKX
$649M
$646K 0.05%
+50,927
New +$644K
BTCT icon
158
BTC Digital
BTCT
$8.69M
$645K 0.05%
+107
New +$620K
TYG
159
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp
TYG
$1.08B
$645K 0.05%
+8,100
New +$766K
IQI icon
160
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$638K 0.04%
+56,897
New +$638K
CII icon
161
BlackRock Enhanced Captial and Income Fund
CII
$964M
$637K 0.04%
+45,235
New +$699K
BGH
162
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
BGH
$281M
$632K 0.04%
+39,596
New +$692K
ARDC
163
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$295M
$624K 0.04%
+45,252
New +$672K
PTY icon
164
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
PTY
$2.46B
$617K 0.04%
+40,234
New +$650K
PML
165
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II
PML
$487M
$614K 0.04%
+46,100
New +$595K
NTG
166
DELISTED
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock
NTG
$613K 0.04%
+5,003
New +$706K
PEO
167
Adams Natural Resources Fund
PEO
$731M
$603K 0.04%
+43,005
New +$714K
JPI
168
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Opportunities Fund
JPI
$602K 0.04%
+29,771
New +$637K
NRK icon
169
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NRK
$901M
$597K 0.04%
+51,240
New +$597K
EMO
170
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund
EMO
$1.01B
$594K 0.04%
+15,216
New +$746K
TY icon
171
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.84B
$593K 0.04%
+25,197
New +$649K
PCN
172
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund
PCN
$864M
$589K 0.04%
+39,564
New +$648K
RNP icon
173
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$989M
$588K 0.04%
+33,025
New +$602K
STEW
174
SRH Total Return Fund
STEW
$1.77B
$575K 0.04%
+55,105
New +$586K
NCZ
175
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
NCZ
$283M
$572K 0.04%
+31,771
New +$685K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Weiss Asset Management held 529 positions worth $1.42B, up 9.3% from $1.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $80.3M of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 340 new positions and adding to 58 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share: 1,874,000 shares worth $18.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 6.3% of assets, up from 4.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust, an estimated $27.2M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share: 1,874,000 shares worth $18.9M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A in Q4 2018, an estimated $18.5M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust, cutting an estimated $27.2M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Churchill Capital Corp in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $23.9M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $1.42B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 340 new positions and closed 75 in Q4 2018.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.42B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.