Weiss Asset Management Portfolio holdings
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCAC
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
SCAC
|
+$19M |
| 2 |
VEAC
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A
VEAC
|
+$18.5M |
| 3 |
AVCT
American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
AVCT
|
+$18.2M |
| 4 |
AMJ
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
|
+$14M |
| 5 |
SIR
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
|
+$13.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
|
+$27.2M |
| 2 |
CCC.U
Churchill Capital Corp
CCC.U
|
+$23.9M |
| 3 |
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
|
+$23.1M |
| 4 |
QTS.PRB
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 6.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
QTS.PRB
|
+$16.9M |
| 5 |
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
|
+$13.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.32% |
| 2 | Financials | 6.31% |
| 3 | Technology | 5.22% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 2.72% |
| 5 | Industrials | 2.71% |
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Weiss Asset Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Weiss Asset Management held 529 positions worth $1.42B, up 9.3% from $1.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.
Weiss Asset Management deployed $80.3M of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 340 new positions and adding to 58 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share: 1,874,000 shares worth $18.9M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 6.3% of assets, up from 4.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust, an estimated $27.2M trimmed.
- Weiss Asset Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share: 1,874,000 shares worth $18.9M.
- Weiss Asset Management added most to Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. Class A in Q4 2018, an estimated $18.5M increase.
- Weiss Asset Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust, cutting an estimated $27.2M.
- Weiss Asset Management fully exited Churchill Capital Corp in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $23.9M.
- Weiss Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $1.42B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Weiss Asset Management opened 340 new positions and closed 75 in Q4 2018.
- Weiss Asset Management's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.42B.
Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.