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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
-1.33%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.49%
10 Year Est. Return
+166%
AUM
$1.15B
AUM Growth
+$246M
Cap. Flow
+$338M
Cap. Flow %
29.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.16%
Holding
297
New
190
Increased
37
Reduced
7
Closed
37

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$128M
2
CEF icon
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
+$101M
3
BOBE
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
+$71M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.9M
5
VDTH
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
+$17.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARNC.PRB
Arconic Inc.
ARNC.PRB
+$76.5M
2
ALR.PRB
Alere Inc
ALR.PRB
+$19M
3
ELEC
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
ELEC
+$14.7M
4
ANIP icon
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
+$8.92M
5
AGI icon
Alamos Gold
AGI
+$8.79M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 9.82%
2 Financials 4.3%
3 Technology 3.72%
4 Industrials 3.25%
5 Communication Services 2.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AGN.PRA
1
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
$116M 10.13%
+198,161
New +$128M
CEF icon
2
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.43B
$103M 8.97%
+7,682,729
New +$101M
BOBE
3
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$72.1M 6.29%
+914,818
New +$71M
AGN
4
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$61.4M 5.35%
375,500
– –
TEVA icon
5
PUT
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$24.6M 2.15%
+1,300,000
New +$19.6M
GOOGL icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.91T
$24.4M 2.13%
+463,020
New +$23.9M
IYR icon
7
PUT
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.59B
$23.5M 2.05%
290,000
– –
IEF icon
8
PUT
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.1B
$21.1M 1.84%
200,000
– –
VDTH
9
DELISTED
Videocon d2h Limited
VDTH
$18.5M 1.61%
+1,941,527
New +$17.2M
KXIN icon
10
Kaixin Holdings
KXIN
$8.95M
$17.4M 1.51%
+4
New +$15.6M
RLJ.PRA icon
11
RLJ Lodging Trust $1.95 Series A Preferred Stock
RLJ.PRA
$323M
$15.5M 1.35%
+572,739
New +$16M
EWY icon
12
PUT
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.7B
$15M 1.31%
+200,000
New +$14.8M
NRCG
13
DELISTED
NRC Group Holdings Corp.
NRCG
$14.9M 1.3%
1,523,342
+1,223,342
+408% +$12M
XLF icon
14
PUT
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$55.6B
$14M 1.22%
500,000
– –
ANTX
15
DELISTED
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
$12.5M 1.09%
+223,000
New +$12.1M
JNJ icon
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$634B
$11.8M 1.02%
+84,100
New +$11.7M
SWNC
17
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWNC
$11.7M 1.02%
982,133
+254,308
+35% +$3.39M
GS icon
18
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$11M 0.96%
+43,000
New +$10.5M
IEA
19
DELISTED
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Common Stock
IEA
$10.8M 0.94%
1,084,186
+26,786
+3% +$264K
VEAC
20
DELISTED
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A
VEAC
$10.7M 0.93%
+1,100,000
New +$10.7M
BABA icon
21
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$10.3M 0.9%
60,000
– –
BABA icon
22
PUT
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$10.3M 0.9%
60,000
– –
AIFA
23
All In FutureTech Alliance Inc
AIFA
$12.2M
$9.41M 0.82%
+162,500
New +$9.34M
KNTK icon
24
Kinetik
KNTK
$3.71B
$9.34M 0.81%
+96,232
New +$9.34M
ELEC
25
DELISTED
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
ELEC
$8.78M 0.77%
851,819
-1,434,778
-63% -$14.7M
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Weiss Asset Management held 297 positions worth $1.15B, up 27% from $901M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

Weiss Asset Management deployed $338M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 190 new positions and adding to 37 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Allergan plc: 198,161 shares worth $116M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 9.8% of assets, up from 1.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation, an estimated $14.7M trimmed.

  • Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Allergan plc: 198,161 shares worth $116M.
  • Weiss Asset Management added most to NRC Group Holdings Corp. in Q4 2017, an estimated $12M increase.
  • Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation, cutting an estimated $14.7M.
  • Weiss Asset Management fully exited Arconic Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $76.5M.
  • Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $1.15B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Weiss Asset Management opened 190 new positions and closed 37 in Q4 2017.
  • Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $1.15B.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.