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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
-2.65%
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
$101M
AUM Growth
-$44.1M
Cap. Flow
-$48.8M
Cap. Flow %
-48.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.99%
Holding
61
New
24
Increased
2
Reduced
4
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$8.93M
2
GGAC
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION CO SHS
GGAC
+$5.48M
3
LMB icon
Limbach Holdings
LMB
+$3.32M
4
PHYS icon
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
+$3.2M
5
DNN icon
Denison Mines
DNN
+$3.16M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ALLY icon
Ally Financial
ALLY
+$24.4M
2
SIR
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
+$15.7M
3
PVG
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
+$15.2M
4
GM.WS.B
General Motors Company
GM.WS.B
+$9.14M
5
PANL icon
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
+$6.05M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 42.8%
2 Financials 29.96%
3 Materials 7.94%
4 Consumer Discretionary 7.04%
5 Energy 5.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EWY icon
1
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$28.8B
$13.6M 13.46%
225,000
– –
ZAIS
2
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
$12.5M 12.33%
1,200,000
– –
JGT
3
DELISTED
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA)
JGT
$11.2M 11.11%
1,054,679
+198,873
+23% +$2.22M
SA
4
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.43B
$7.65M 7.56%
+950,000
New +$8.93M
GGAC
5
DELISTED
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION CO SHS
GGAC
$5.48M 5.42%
+575,000
New +$5.48M
LIND icon
6
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.7B
$4.91M 4.85%
500,000
– –
LMB icon
7
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$595M
$3.35M 3.31%
+350,000
New +$3.32M
PHYS icon
8
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$15.9B
$3.01M 2.97%
+301,754
New +$3.2M
DNN icon
9
Denison Mines
DNN
$3.1B
$2.82M 2.79%
+2,470,000
New +$3.16M
SVVC
10
DELISTED
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Common Stock
SVVC
$2.78M 2.75%
+115,921
New +$2.58M
MWRX
11
DELISTED
MEDWORTH RX CORP COM STK (DE)
MWRX
$2.67M 2.64%
325,000
– –
JLA
12
DELISTED
NUVEEN EQUITY PREMIUM ADVANTAGE FUND
JLA
$2.56M 2.53%
196,263
+117,796
+150% +$1.57M
VTTI
13
DELISTED
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
$2.51M 2.48%
+100,000
New +$2.46M
JGV
14
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
JGV
$2.38M 2.35%
178,317
-57,880
-25% -$823K
VDTH
15
DELISTED
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
$2.27M 2.24%
228,200
– –
BABA icon
16
Alibaba
BABA
$281B
$2.22M 2.2%
+25,000
New +$2.25M
OHAI
17
DELISTED
OHA Investment Corporation
OHAI
$1.84M 1.82%
+297,479
New +$1.89M
AVAL icon
18
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.34B
$1.02M 1%
+75,000
New +$1.02M
CAMB
19
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CORP (DE)
CAMB
$970K 0.96%
100,000
– –
CRF
20
Cornerstone Total Return Fund
CRF
$1.1B
$755K 0.75%
+35,370
New +$790K
SFS
21
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
$722K 0.71%
+50,000
New +$672K
NMY
22
DELISTED
Nuveen Maryland Quality Municipal Income Fund
NMY
$663K 0.66%
52,968
-8,547
-14% -$107K
DSKY
23
DELISTED
IDREAMSKY TECHNOLOGY LTD ADS REPTSG SHS CL A
DSKY
$595K 0.59%
+35,000
New +$695K
HMLP
24
DELISTED
HOEGH LNG PARTNERS LP
HMLP
$458K 0.45%
+20,000
New +$486K
MDLY
25
DELISTED
Medley Management Inc
MDLY
$422K 0.42%
+2,500
New +$415K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Weiss Asset Management held 61 positions worth $101M, down 30% from $145M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $48.8M in Q3 2014, closing 21 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Ally Financial, an estimated $24.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 43% of assets, up from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in Seabridge Gold worth $7.65M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q3 2014 buy was Seabridge Gold: 950,000 shares worth $7.65M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA) in Q3 2014, an estimated $2.22M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND, cutting an estimated $823K.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Ally Financial in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $24.4M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $101M portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 24 new positions and closed 21 in Q3 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value fell 30% quarter-over-quarter to $101M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.