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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
-1.68%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$118M
AUM Growth
-$128M
Cap. Flow
-$89.4M
Cap. Flow %
-75.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
62.66%
Holding
80
New
10
Increased
2
Reduced
10
Closed
39

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AUQ
AURICO GOLD INC COM
AUQ
+$6.06M
2
CTF
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
+$5.74M
3
SMRT
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
+$5.65M
4
BHAC
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
BHAC
+$4.36M
5
CNLM
CB PHARMA ACQUISISTION CORP SHS (CYM)
CNLM
+$2.62M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZAIS
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
+$17.7M
2
IFN
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
+$7.34M
3
TDF
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
+$6.13M
4
SWZ
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
+$5.99M
5
ASHR icon
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
ASHR
+$5.58M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 13.35%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.03%
3 Financials 8.86%
4 Industrials 2.84%
5 Energy 0.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EWY icon
1
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.7B
$9.37M 7.91%
163,682
-88,500
-35% -$4.99M
RPT.PRD
2
DELISTED
RPT Realty 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
RPT.PRD
$9.06M 7.64%
135,000
– –
SA
3
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.8B
$7.05M 5.95%
1,285,000
+335,000
+35% +$2.61M
CTF
4
DELISTED
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
$5.72M 4.83%
+344,044
New +$5.74M
SPPP
5
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust
SPPP
$560M
$5.57M 4.7%
691,496
+160,788
+30% +$1.38M
GGAC
6
DELISTED
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION CO SHS
GGAC
$5.55M 4.69%
575,000
– –
SMRT
7
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$4.98M 4.2%
+400,000
New +$5.65M
AUQ
8
DELISTED
AURICO GOLD INC COM
AUQ
$4.8M 4.05%
+1,739,922
New +$6.06M
BHAC
9
DELISTED
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
BHAC
$4.36M 3.68%
+457,000
New +$4.36M
GDEF
10
DELISTED
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS INC COM
GDEF
$4.16M 3.51%
400,000
– –
LIND icon
11
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.76B
$4.04M 3.41%
400,000
-100,000
-20% -$989K
CAMB
12
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CORP (DE)
CAMB
$4.02M 3.39%
400,000
– –
CADT
13
DELISTED
DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES
CADT
$3.93M 3.32%
400,000
– –
TDF
14
Templeton Dragon Fund
TDF
$268M
$3.41M 2.87%
137,135
-255,975
-65% -$6.13M
LMB icon
15
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$867M
$3.36M 2.84%
350,000
– –
CNLM
16
DELISTED
CB PHARMA ACQUISISTION CORP SHS (CYM)
CNLM
$2.63M 2.22%
+268,246
New +$2.62M
SWZ
17
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
$76.3M
$2.61M 2.2%
225,911
-527,378
-70% -$5.99M
LSG
18
DELISTED
LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP
LSG
$1.76M 1.48%
2,165,000
– –
INSE icon
19
Inspired Entertainment
INSE
$177M
$1.67M 1.41%
175,000
– –
SVVC
20
DELISTED
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Common Stock
SVVC
$1.56M 1.32%
109,040
-144,977
-57% -$2.25M
MTL
21
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$1.24M 1.05%
500,000
– –
GM.WS.B
22
DELISTED
General Motors Company
GM.WS.B
$982K 0.83%
+50,000
New +$928K
RBY
23
DELISTED
RUBICON MENERALS CORP (F)
RBY
$965K 0.81%
+1,064,100
New +$1.15M
TTF
24
DELISTED
Thai Fund
TTF
$874K 0.74%
100,208
-233,739
-70% -$2.22M
RMT
25
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$736M
$676K 0.57%
69,148
-265,857
-79% -$2.61M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Weiss Asset Management held 80 positions worth $118M, down 52% from $246M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 63% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $89.4M in Q1 2015, closing 39 positions and reducing 10 holdings. Its most notable exit was ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc., an estimated $17.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 13% of assets, up from 3.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in AURICO GOLD INC COM worth $4.8M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q1 2015 buy was AURICO GOLD INC COM: 1,739,922 shares worth $4.8M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Seabridge Gold in Q1 2015, an estimated $2.61M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Templeton Dragon Fund, cutting an estimated $6.13M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $17.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 63% of its $118M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 10 new positions and closed 39 in Q1 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value fell 52% quarter-over-quarter to $118M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 14 May 2015.