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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
-2.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$246M
AUM Growth
+$145M
Cap. Flow
+$97.6M
Cap. Flow %
39.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.52%
Holding
90
New
49
Increased
5
Reduced
7
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TDF
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
+$9.9M
2
SWZ
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
+$9.76M
3
RPT.PRD
RPT Realty 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
RPT.PRD
+$8.62M
4
IFN
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
+$7.8M
5
TACO
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
+$5.35M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
JGT
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA)
JGT
+$11.2M
2
MWRX
MEDWORTH RX CORP COM STK (DE)
MWRX
+$2.67M
3
JLA
NUVEEN EQUITY PREMIUM ADVANTAGE FUND
JLA
+$2.56M
4
VTTI
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
+$2.51M
5
VDTH
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
+$2.27M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 4.85%
2 Materials 3.79%
3 Industrials 1.34%
4 Communication Services 1.18%
5 Energy 0.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ZAIS
1
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
$17.7M 7.18%
1,700,000
+500,000
+42% +$5.2M
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2
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.7B
$13.9M 5.66%
252,182
+27,182
+12% +$1.55M
TDF
3
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
$268M
$9.45M 3.84%
+393,110
New +$9.9M
RPT.PRD
4
DELISTED
RPT Realty 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
RPT.PRD
$9.04M 3.67%
+135,000
New +$8.62M
SWZ
5
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
$76.3M
$8.39M 3.41%
+753,289
New +$9.76M
IFN
6
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$488M
$7.34M 2.98%
+284,402
New +$7.8M
SA
7
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.8B
$7.2M 2.92%
950,000
– –
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8
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
ASHR
$1.35B
$5.58M 2.27%
+150,000
New +$4.39M
GGAC
9
DELISTED
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION CO SHS
GGAC
$5.5M 2.23%
575,000
– –
TACO
10
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$5.35M 2.17%
+550,000
New +$5.35M
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11
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.17B
$5.13M 2.08%
+374,835
New +$5.19M
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12
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.76B
$4.92M 2%
500,000
– –
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13
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
$4.89M 1.99%
500,826
+199,072
+66% +$1.98M
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14
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
BGR
$420M
$4.75M 1.93%
+237,982
New +$5.33M
SVVC
15
DELISTED
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Common Stock
SVVC
$4.74M 1.92%
254,017
+138,096
+119% +$3.02M
SPPP
16
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust
SPPP
$560M
$4.59M 1.86%
+530,708
New +$4.62M
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17
Royce Value Trust
RVT
$2.21B
$4.26M 1.73%
+297,445
New +$4.38M
CHN
18
DELISTED
China Fund
CHN
$4.22M 1.71%
+231,630
New +$4.84M
GDEF
19
DELISTED
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS INC COM
GDEF
$4.13M 1.68%
+400,000
New +$4.11M
CAMB
20
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CORP (DE)
CAMB
$3.96M 1.61%
400,000
+300,000
+300% +$2.95M
TTF
21
DELISTED
Thai Fund
TTF
$3.94M 1.6%
+333,947
New +$4.02M
CADT
22
DELISTED
DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES
CADT
$3.88M 1.57%
+400,000
New +$3.89M
FIF
23
DELISTED
FIRST TRUST ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
FIF
$3.6M 1.46%
+151,247
New +$3.51M
RMT
24
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$736M
$3.38M 1.37%
+335,005
New +$3.83M
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25
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$867M
$3.29M 1.34%
350,000
– –
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Weiss Asset Management held 90 positions worth $246M, up 144% from $101M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $97.6M of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 49 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Templeton Dragon Fund: 393,110 shares worth $9.45M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 4.8% of assets, down from 7% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND, an estimated $2.08M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2014 buy was Templeton Dragon Fund: 393,110 shares worth $9.45M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. in Q4 2014, an estimated $5.2M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND, cutting an estimated $2.08M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNIES FUND(USA) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $11.2M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $246M portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 49 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2014.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 144% quarter-over-quarter to $246M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.