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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
-0.71%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$395M
AUM Growth
+$259M
Cap. Flow
+$203M
Cap. Flow %
51.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.89%
Holding
259
New
213
Increased
12
Reduced
2
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TSNU
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
+$23M
2
XELA
Exela Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XELA
+$15.4M
3
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$13.9M
4
TRTL
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation Class A
TRTL
+$13.1M
5
WSC icon
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
+$12.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWU
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
+$25M
2
GTU
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
+$17.4M
3
SA
Seabridge Gold
SA
+$7.74M
4
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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$3.66M
5
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BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund
MIY
+$2.43M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 12.57%
2 Industrials 7.66%
3 Real Estate 3.37%
4 Energy 2.02%
5 Consumer Discretionary 1.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TSNU
1
DELISTED
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
$25M 6.35%
+412,667
New +$23M
XELA
2
DELISTED
Exela Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XELA
$15.2M 3.86%
+131
New +$15.4M
TRTL
3
DELISTED
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation Class A
TRTL
$13.1M 3.32%
+1,330,000
New +$13.1M
FCAM
4
DELISTED
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
FCAM
– –
0
– –
WSC icon
5
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.8B
$12.5M 3.18%
+1,311,233
New +$12.6M
AUMA
6
DELISTED
AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK
AUMA
$12.2M 3.1%
+1,257,926
New +$12.3M
KYN icon
7
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.52B
$12.1M 3.06%
+699,284
New +$13.9M
PHYS icon
8
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
$10.7M 2.72%
1,228,471
+1,175,324
+2,211% +$10.7M
CTF
9
DELISTED
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Fd
CTF
$9.91M 2.51%
637,969
+13,980
+2% +$221K
IVR icon
10
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$776M
$9.66M 2.45%
+78,000
New +$9.93M
CAF
11
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF
$334M
$8M 2.03%
+401,707
New +$10.2M
BLVD
12
DELISTED
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II Class A Common Stock
BLVD
$7.62M 1.93%
+769,301
New +$7.35M
RPT.PRD
13
DELISTED
RPT Realty 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
RPT.PRD
$7.34M 1.86%
120,000
+10,000
+9% +$601K
CADT
14
DELISTED
DT ASIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES
CADT
$7.05M 1.79%
700,000
+400,000
+133% +$4M
DSKE
15
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
$5.94M 1.51%
+616,600
New +$5.92M
ARWA
16
DELISTED
Arowana Inc.
ARWA
$5.62M 1.42%
572,500
+97,500
+21% +$960K
NOA
17
North American Construction
NOA
$377M
$5.36M 1.36%
3,005,463
+199,880
+7% +$420K
IWM icon
18
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.9B
$4.77M 1.21%
42,400
– –
CNLM
19
DELISTED
CB PHARMA ACQUISISTION CORP SHS (CYM)
CNLM
$4.21M 1.07%
423,246
+155,000
+58% +$1.54M
SPPP
20
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust
SPPP
$560M
$4.1M 1.04%
665,303
+178,706
+37% +$1.17M
AAPC
21
DELISTED
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp
AAPC
$4.04M 1.02%
400,000
– –
GHI
22
DELISTED
GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.
GHI
$3.84M 0.97%
+451,595
New +$3.89M
IFN
23
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$488M
$3.64M 0.92%
+160,246
New +$3.84M
ACG
24
DELISTED
AllianceBernstein Income Fund Inc
ACG
$3.47M 0.88%
452,395
+98,733
+28% +$777K
ELEC
25
DELISTED
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
ELEC
$3.47M 0.88%
+359,850
New +$3.46M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Weiss Asset Management held 259 positions worth $395M, up 192% from $135M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $203M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 213 new positions and adding to 12 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Tyson Foods, Inc.: 412,667 shares worth $25M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA), an estimated $17.4M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was Tyson Foods, Inc.: 412,667 shares worth $25M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to Sprott Physical Gold in Q4 2015, an estimated $10.7M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA), cutting an estimated $17.4M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $25M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $395M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 213 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2015.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 192% quarter-over-quarter to $395M.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.