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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
-2.98%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$274M
AUM Growth
+$109M
Cap. Flow
+$84.2M
Cap. Flow %
30.69%
Top 10 Hldgs %
67.85%
Holding
129
New
100
Increased
5
Reduced
3
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PHYS icon
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
+$58.3M
2
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$10.1M
3
TTF
Thai Fund
TTF
+$7.39M
4
CHN
China Fund
CHN
+$5.16M
5
ABE
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund
ABE
+$4.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$23.7M
2
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$15.3M
3
PAL
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
+$11.1M
4
UMC icon
United Microelectronic
UMC
+$7.41M
5
AMJ
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
+$5.18M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 5.38%
2 Industrials 3.51%
3 Technology 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PHYS icon
1
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
$63.3M 23.08%
6,357,189
+5,533,491
+672% +$58.3M
OCR.PRB
2
DELISTED
OMNICARE CAP TR II SER B 4% TR PFD INCM EQTY REDM SEC PIERS
OCR.PRB
$29.8M 10.88%
402,060
+8,500
+2% +$597K
EWY icon
3
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.7B
$17.8M 6.48%
275,000
-240,480
-47% -$15.3M
ZAIS
4
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
$12.2M 4.45%
1,200,000
– –
SA
5
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.8B
$8.68M 3.16%
+1,200,000
New +$10.1M
TTF
6
DELISTED
Thai Fund
TTF
$6.7M 2.44%
+369,363
New +$7.39M
PVG
7
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$5.11M 1.86%
990,100
– –
SPPP
8
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust
SPPP
$560M
$4.8M 1.75%
553,404
+211,740
+62% +$1.88M
CHN
9
DELISTED
China Fund
CHN
$4.77M 1.74%
+229,134
New +$5.16M
KODK icon
10
Kodak
KODK
$806M
$4.6M 1.68%
+132,500
New +$3.67M
DSL
11
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.21B
$4.38M 1.6%
+207,858
New +$4.29M
ABE
12
DELISTED
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund
ABE
$3.31M 1.21%
+240,070
New +$4.58M
DAL icon
13
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$55.9B
$2.96M 1.08%
+107,579
New +$2.89M
IYT icon
14
iShares US Transportation ETF
IYT
$2.33B
$2.74M 1%
+83,200
New +$2.61M
BTT icon
15
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$2.7M 0.98%
+157,669
New +$2.73M
MWRX
16
DELISTED
MEDWORTH RX CORP COM STK (DE)
MWRX
$2.64M 0.96%
325,000
– –
INXB
17
DELISTED
INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORP SHS (VGB)
INXB
$2.54M 0.93%
320,000
– –
GGN
18
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$767M
$2.03M 0.74%
+224,688
New +$2.22M
TVIX
19
DELISTED
VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN
TVIX
$1.95M 0.71%
+1
New +$2.67M
TKF
20
DELISTED
Turkish Inv Fund
TKF
$1.95M 0.71%
+132,719
New +$2.08M
NAC icon
21
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$1.76M 0.64%
+137,068
New +$1.74M
RVT icon
22
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.21B
$1.57M 0.57%
+98,228
New +$1.5M
SPY icon
23
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$778B
$1.57M 0.57%
+8,500
New +$1.5M
CBA
24
DELISTED
ClearBridge American Energy MLP
CBA
$1.48M 0.54%
82,773
+55,978
+209% +$1.02M
UAL icon
25
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$1.32M 0.48%
+35,003
New +$1.23M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Weiss Asset Management held 129 positions worth $274M, up 66% from $165M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 68% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $84.2M of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 100 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Seabridge Gold: 1,200,000 shares worth $8.68M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 5.4% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, an estimated $15.3M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2013 buy was Seabridge Gold: 1,200,000 shares worth $8.68M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Sprott Physical Gold in Q4 2013, an estimated $58.3M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, cutting an estimated $15.3M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited TSMC in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $23.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 68% of its $274M portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 100 new positions and closed 13 in Q4 2013.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 66% quarter-over-quarter to $274M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 12 Feb 2014.