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Weiss Asset Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $9.54B
1-Year Est. Return 55.06%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.69%
1 Year Est. Return
+55.06%
3 Year Est. Return
+137.59%
5 Year Est. Return
+182.85%
10 Year Est. Return
+211.35%
AUM
$145M
AUM Growth
-$96.3M
Cap. Flow
-$5.08M
Cap. Flow %
-3.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
80.95%
Holding
55
New
24
Increased
2
Reduced
2
Closed
19

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ALLY icon
Ally Financial
ALLY
+$24.8M
2
SIR
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
+$11.6M
3
JGT
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA)
JGT
+$9.37M
4
GM.WS.B
General Motors Company
GM.WS.B
+$5.97M
5
EP.PRC icon
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I
EP.PRC
+$5.27M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CWH.PRD
COMMONWEALTH REIT 6.50% PFD CUMV CONV SHS SER D
CWH.PRD
+$35.8M
2
OCR.PRB
OMNICARE CAP TR II SER B 4% TR PFD INCM EQTY REDM SEC PIERS
OCR.PRB
+$26.6M
3
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$8.53M
4
INXB
INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORP SHS (VGB)
INXB
+$2.56M
5
NAC icon
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
+$2.03M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 34.76%
2 Financials 34.59%
3 Real Estate 10.83%
4 Materials 10.71%
5 Industrials 4.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ALLY icon
1
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.3B
$24.4M 16.82%
+1,021,985
New +$24.8M
SIR
2
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$15.7M 10.83%
1,207,274
+886,474
+276% +$11.6M
PVG
3
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$15.2M 10.47%
1,836,887
– –
EWY icon
4
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$28.8B
$14.6M 10.07%
225,000
-7,192
-3% -$460K
ZAIS
5
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
$12.4M 8.51%
1,200,000
– –
JGT
6
DELISTED
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA)
JGT
$9.61M 6.62%
+855,806
New +$9.37M
GM.WS.B
7
DELISTED
General Motors Company
GM.WS.B
$9.14M 6.29%
492,268
+348,368
+242% +$5.97M
PANL icon
8
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$560M
$6.05M 4.16%
600,000
– –
EP.PRC icon
9
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I
EP.PRC
$221M
$5.53M 3.81%
+100,000
New +$5.27M
LIND icon
10
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.7B
$4.91M 3.38%
500,000
– –
HQH
11
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.29B
$3.92M 2.7%
+152,214
New +$3.96M
JGV
12
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
JGV
$3.48M 2.39%
+236,197
New +$3.29M
MWRX
13
DELISTED
MEDWORTH RX CORP COM STK (DE)
MWRX
$2.67M 1.84%
325,000
– –
HQL
14
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$628M
$2.25M 1.55%
+108,203
New +$2.27M
VDTH
15
DELISTED
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
$2.23M 1.53%
228,200
– –
JQC icon
16
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$705M
$1.62M 1.11%
+172,978
New +$1.62M
NZF icon
17
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.34B
$1.4M 0.96%
+101,979
New +$1.37M
JGG
18
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
JGG
$1.38M 0.95%
+108,062
New +$1.32M
NMA
19
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI ADVANTAGE FUND
NMA
$1.14M 0.78%
+84,728
New +$1.13M
JLA
20
DELISTED
NUVEEN EQUITY PREMIUM ADVANTAGE FUND
JLA
$1.04M 0.72%
+78,467
New +$1.03M
CAMB
21
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CORP (DE)
CAMB
$976K 0.67%
+100,000
New +$971K
NVG icon
22
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
$2.59B
$874K 0.6%
+61,747
New +$851K
NMY
23
DELISTED
Nuveen Maryland Quality Municipal Income Fund
NMY
$792K 0.55%
+61,515
New +$782K
JDD
24
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund
JDD
$728K 0.5%
+59,407
New +$712K
NQI
25
DELISTED
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNICIPAL FUND INC
NQI
$726K 0.5%
+55,403
New +$721K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Weiss Asset Management held 55 positions worth $145M, down 40% from $242M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 81% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $5.08M in Q2 2014, closing 19 positions and reducing 2 holdings. Its most notable exit was COMMONWEALTH REIT 6.50% PFD CUMV CONV SHS SER D, an estimated $35.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 35% of assets, down from 78% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Real Estate.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in Ally Financial worth $24.4M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q2 2014 buy was Ally Financial: 1,021,985 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to SELECT INCOME REIT in Q2 2014, an estimated $11.6M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, cutting an estimated $460K.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited COMMONWEALTH REIT 6.50% PFD CUMV CONV SHS SER D in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $35.8M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 81% of its $145M portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 24 new positions and closed 19 in Q2 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value fell 40% quarter-over-quarter to $145M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.