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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
+0.3%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$83.2M
AUM Growth
-$35.3M
Cap. Flow
-$12.1M
Cap. Flow %
-14.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.55%
Holding
51
New
13
Increased
2
Reduced
12
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SWU
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
+$9.8M
2
CTF
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
+$5.2M
3
ARWA
Arowana Inc.
ARWA
+$4.65M
4
AAPC
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp
AAPC
+$4.09M
5
MYM
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN QUALITY FND II COM STK (USA)
MYM
+$2.37M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$9.37M
2
GGAC
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION CO SHS
GGAC
+$5.55M
3
GDEF
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS INC COM
GDEF
+$4.16M
4
LIND icon
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
+$4.04M
5
SMRT
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
+$3.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 23.21%
2 Materials 17.53%
3 Industrials 2.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 1.71%
5 Energy 1.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CTF
1
DELISTED
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
$10.8M 12.98%
658,311
+314,267
+91% +$5.2M
SWU
2
DELISTED
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
$10.1M 12.11%
+69,479
New +$9.8M
RPT.PRD
3
DELISTED
RPT Realty 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
RPT.PRD
$8.04M 9.66%
135,000
– –
SA
4
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.8B
$7.89M 9.48%
1,285,000
– –
SPPP
5
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust
SPPP
$560M
$5.07M 6.09%
676,474
-15,022
-2% -$123K
AUQ
6
DELISTED
AURICO GOLD INC COM
AUQ
$4.97M 5.97%
1,739,922
– –
ARWA
7
DELISTED
Arowana Inc.
ARWA
$4.67M 5.61%
+475,000
New +$4.65M
AAPC
8
DELISTED
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp
AAPC
$4.07M 4.89%
+400,000
New +$4.09M
CADT
9
DELISTED
DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES
CADT
$2.97M 3.57%
300,000
-100,000
-25% -$993K
CNLM
10
DELISTED
CB PHARMA ACQUISISTION CORP SHS (CYM)
CNLM
$2.65M 3.18%
268,246
– –
BHAC
11
DELISTED
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
BHAC
$2.51M 3.01%
257,000
-200,000
-44% -$1.94M
LMB icon
12
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$867M
$2.44M 2.93%
250,000
-100,000
-29% -$973K
MYM
13
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN QUALITY FND II COM STK (USA)
MYM
$2.32M 2.79%
+186,187
New +$2.37M
CAMB
14
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CORP (DE)
CAMB
$2M 2.4%
200,000
-200,000
-50% -$2.01M
PHYS icon
15
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
$1.82M 2.19%
+188,381
New +$1.86M
CFD
16
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fnd
CFD
$1.33M 1.6%
111,902
+77,399
+224% +$943K
DNN icon
17
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.63B
$1.26M 1.51%
+1,750,000
New +$1.48M
SWZ
18
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
$76.3M
$1.17M 1.41%
100,005
-125,906
-56% -$1.53M
RBY
19
DELISTED
RUBICON MENERALS CORP (F)
RBY
$1.11M 1.33%
1,064,100
– –
SMRT
20
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$1.05M 1.26%
99,974
-300,026
-75% -$3.45M
IWM icon
21
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.9B
$916K 1.1%
+7,338
New +$917K
SVVC
22
DELISTED
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Common Stock
SVVC
$805K 0.97%
62,594
-46,446
-43% -$670K
PVG
23
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$618K 0.74%
+114,285
New +$665K
BZUN
24
Baozun
BZUN
$144M
$377K 0.45%
+35,000
New +$404K
CEN
25
DELISTED
Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund
CEN
$322K 0.39%
+2,107
New +$343K
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Weiss Asset Management's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Weiss Asset Management held 51 positions worth $83.2M, down 30% from $118M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management withdrew a net $12.1M in Q2 2015, closing 14 positions and reducing 12 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, an estimated $9.37M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 23% of assets, up from 8.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

Against the trend, Weiss Asset Management opened a new position in STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT worth $10.1M.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q2 2015 buy was STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT: 69,479 shares worth $10.1M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd in Q2 2015, an estimated $5.2M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Stein Mart Inc, cutting an estimated $3.45M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $9.37M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $83.2M portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 13 new positions and closed 14 in Q2 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value fell 30% quarter-over-quarter to $83.2M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.