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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
KTF
201
DWS Municipal Income Trust
KTF
$347M
$178K 0.02%
+14,927
New +$180K
RMT
202
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$735M
$172K 0.02%
+18,239
New +$170K
FCT
203
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT
$251M
$168K 0.01%
+12,995
New +$170K
BLE
204
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
$165K 0.01%
+11,404
New +$166K
PHT
205
DELISTED
Pioneer High Income Fund
PHT
$156K 0.01%
+16,097
New +$159K
PHD
206
DELISTED
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund
PHD
$155K 0.01%
+13,488
New +$158K
NSL
207
DELISTED
NUVEEN SENIOR INCM FD
NSL
$149K 0.01%
+22,887
New +$151K
MUC icon
208
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$1B
$147K 0.01%
+10,373
New +$152K
IHD
209
Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund
IHD
$129M
$142K 0.01%
+15,929
New +$146K
TEI
210
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
TEI
$309M
$140K 0.01%
+12,531
New +$144K
BWG
211
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund
BWG
$129M
$138K 0.01%
+10,830
New +$141K
EVN
212
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
EVN
$423M
$135K 0.01%
+10,906
New +$137K
GRR
213
DELISTED
Asia Tigers Fund
GRR
$133K 0.01%
+10,769
New +$135K
EOD
214
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
EOD
$274M
$128K 0.01%
+21,655
New +$134K
GCI
215
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$124K 0.01%
10,660
-1,240
-10% -$13K
SRC
216
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$123K 0.01%
3,190
+350
+12% +$13.3K
WPG
217
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$122K 0.01%
1,909
+510
+36% +$34.6K
CYS
218
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
$121K 0.01%
15,101
+2,822
+23% +$23.3K
GRX
219
Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust
GRX
$143M
$118K 0.01%
+11,412
New +$114K
ADAM
220
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$789M
$118K 0.01%
+4,772
New +$120K
EVF
221
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
EVF
$90.1M
$117K 0.01%
+17,950
New +$117K
SNR
222
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
$113K 0.01%
14,898
+3,305
+29% +$27.6K
BGY icon
223
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BGY
$514M
$100K 0.01%
+15,292
New +$100K
DHF
224
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund
DHF
$171M
$89K 0.01%
+26,509
New +$90.2K
MHF
225
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
MHF
$151M
$79K 0.01%
+10,722
New +$80.8K
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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.