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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
WPG
176
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$153K 0.01%
2,541
+632
+33% +$37K
GLQ
177
Clough Global Equity Fund
GLQ
$153M
$150K 0.01%
11,431
-8,096
-41% -$111K
VKQ icon
178
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$541M
$148K 0.01%
12,658
-17,742
-58% -$213K
NXJ
179
DELISTED
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund
NXJ
$142K 0.01%
10,860
-4,786
-31% -$63.5K
TGNA
180
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$141K 0.01%
+12,417
New +$170K
AMPE
181
DELISTED
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.
AMPE
$129K 0.01%
+127
New +$106K
PMM
182
Franklin Managed Municipal Income Trust
PMM
$269M
$117K 0.01%
+16,432
New +$118K
MAV
183
DELISTED
Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund
MAV
$116K 0.01%
+10,834
New +$118K
RCM
184
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
$116K 0.01%
16,275
+2,259
+16% +$12.7K
ARWR icon
185
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.1B
$115K 0.01%
16,017
-3,076
-16% -$18.9K
WIA
186
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund
WIA
$185M
$115K 0.01%
+10,000
New +$117K
EMO
187
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund
EMO
$1.04B
$113K 0.01%
2,291
-5,660
-71% -$331K
VHC icon
188
VirnetX Holding Corp
VHC
$52.8M
$109K 0.01%
1,378
+597
+76% +$45.2K
GRX
189
Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust
GRX
$144M
$104K 0.01%
11,000
-412
-4% -$4.18K
BDSI
190
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$101K 0.01%
44,689
+22,664
+103% +$53K
VSTM icon
191
Verastem
VSTM
$529M
$94K 0.01%
2,629
+1,003
+62% +$38.9K
RFP
192
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$92K 0.01%
+11,036
New +$103K
PLUG icon
193
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.96B
$91K 0.01%
48,050
+21,480
+81% +$43.3K
GLUU
194
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
$90K 0.01%
+24,004
New +$90.1K
IPI icon
195
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$474M
$89K 0.01%
2,433
+810
+50% +$31.3K
CLUB
196
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$86K 0.01%
+11,353
New +$72.3K
ADVM
197
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$85K 0.01%
+1,460
New +$90.9K
ACGN
198
DELISTED
Aceragen Inc
ACGN
$85K 0.01%
+342
New +$93.8K
GOGL
199
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
$83K 0.01%
+10,467
New +$92K
APPS icon
200
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.01B
$77K 0.01%
38,345
+4,287
+13% +$9.32K
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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.