Weiss Asset Management LP Q2 2017 Filing

Filed August 11, 2017

Portfolio Value

$970.5B

Holdings

97

Report Date

Q2 2017

Filing Type

13F-HR

All Holdings (97 positions)

#StockSharesValue% PortfolioType
1
DOMINION ENERGY INC
2,116,640$101.2B10.42%
2
NVIDIA CORP
10,259,000$74.2B7.64%
3
PANERA BREAD CO
234,155$73.7B7.59%
4
INTEL CORP
55,616,000$72.9B7.51%
5
ALLERGAN PLC
78,368$68.0B7.00%
6
ALLERGAN PLC
265,500$64.5B6.65%Call
7
CONVERGYS CORP
23,150,000$52.7B5.43%
8
ALERE INC
123,276$48.4B4.99%
9985,242$35.3B3.63%
10
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO
2,323,457$33.9B3.49%
11
TRINITY INDS INC
23,500,000$29.5B3.04%
12
ARNCCHFARCONIC INC
1,230,000$27.9B2.87%Call
13
IYRISHARES TR
290,000$23.1B2.38%Put
14
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC
17,225,000$22.0B2.27%
15
FELCOR LODGING TR INC
771,548$21.5B2.22%
16
IEFISHARES TR
200,000$21.3B2.20%Put
17
ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR
2,076,897$21.0B2.16%
18
BABAALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD
120,000$16.9B1.74%Put
19
GP INVTS ACQUISITION COR
1,583,615$15.9B1.63%
20
LAM RESEARCH CORP
5,659,000$13.3B1.37%
21
NESRNATIONAL ENERGY SERVICES REU
1,167,933$11.1B1.15%
22
M III ACQUISITION CORP
1,057,400$10.4B1.07%
23
AGIALAMOS GOLD INC NEW
1,301,535$9.2B0.95%
24
NEW YORK REIT INC
788,386$6.8B0.70%
25
MEDICINES CO
5,000,000$6.6B0.68%
26
XLFSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR
250,000$6.2B0.64%Put
27
NOVELLUS SYS INC
1,455,000$6.1B0.63%
28
SPPPSPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD
737,847$5.9B0.61%
29
TWO HBRS INVT CORP
5,000,000$5.3B0.54%
30
EASTERLY ACQUISITION CORP
458,400$4.6B0.47%
31
FORUM MERGER CORP
472,871$4.6B0.47%
32
MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION
450,000$4.4B0.45%
33
JPMORGAN CHINA REGION FD INC
213,300$4.3B0.44%
34
LRCXEURLAM RESEARCH CORP
24,938$3.5B0.36%
35
HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP I
300,000$3.0B0.31%
36
TPG PACE ENERGY HLDGS CORP
274,727$2.9B0.30%
37
CONSTELLATION ALPHA CAPITAL
250,000$2.5B0.26%
38
PACIFIC SPL ACQUISITION CORP
246,000$2.5B0.26%
39
SEASEABRIDGE GOLD INC
234,000$2.5B0.26%Put
40
KBL MERGER CORP IV
250,000$2.4B0.25%
41
CLMCORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE
133,221$2.1B0.22%
42
BSFAANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC
43,596$2.0B0.21%
43
KOREA EQUITY FD INC
279,257$2.0B0.20%
44
BARINGTON HILCO ACQUISITION
190,480$2.0B0.20%
45
ARBOR RLTY TR INC
1,700,000$1.8B0.19%
46
M I ACQUISITIONS INC
175,300$1.8B0.18%
47
BISON CAP ACQUISITION CORP
150,000$1.5B0.16%
48
PHYS/USPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TRUST
149,734$1.5B0.16%
49
ORIGO ACQUISITION CORP
126,676$1.3B0.14%
50
CRFCORNERSTONE TOTAL RTRN FD IN
73,747$1.2B0.12%
51
TPG PACE HLDGS CORP
100,000$1.0B0.11%
52
HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITION
90,000$890.0M0.09%
53
RVTROYCE VALUE TR INC
44,100$643.0M0.07%
54
ARCCARES CAP CORP
38,700$634.0M0.07%Put
55
TURKISH INVT FD INC
51,637$495.0M0.05%
56
QQQXNUVEEN NASDAQ 100 DYNAMIC OV
19,754$429.0M0.04%
57
XBXMXNUVEEN S&P 500 BUY-WRITE INC
30,310$420.0M0.04%
58
ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVID F
41,196$358.0M0.04%
59
UTGREAVES UTIL INCOME FD
9,311$320.0M0.03%
60
XBOEXBLACKROCK ENHANCED GBL DIV T
23,940$317.0M0.03%
61
XGDVXGABELLI DIVD & INCOME TR
12,847$280.0M0.03%
62
NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTL RTRNF
21,020$278.0M0.03%
63
JENSYN ACQUISITION CORP
27,098$277.0M0.03%
64
ETJEATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ
29,285$274.0M0.03%
65
EPREPR PPTYS
3,808$274.0M0.03%
66
HLFHERBALIFE LTD
3,419$244.0M0.03%
67
STKCOLUMBIA SELIGM PREM TECH GR
10,478$225.0M0.02%
68
EMOCLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FD IN
13,722$209.0M0.02%
69
CENTER COAST MLP & INFRSTR F
18,226$200.0M0.02%
70
RQICOHEN & STEERS QUALITY RLTY
15,783$199.0M0.02%
71
NAVINAVIENT CORPORATION
10,306$172.0M0.02%
72
FFFUTUREFUEL CORPORATION
11,202$169.0M0.02%
73
NORTHSTAR REALTY EUROPE CORP
13,054$166.0M0.02%
74
OM ASSET MGMT PLC
11,161$166.0M0.02%
75
WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP NEW
19,543$164.0M0.02%
76
RRDEURDONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
13,023$163.0M0.02%
77
CSQCALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTL RETN
13,838$162.0M0.02%
78
CYS INVTS INC
18,999$160.0M0.02%
79
DENNDENNYS CORP
13,450$158.0M0.02%
80
NYMTEURNEW YORK MTG TR INC
24,944$155.0M0.02%
81
NEW SR INVT GROUP INC
15,343$154.0M0.02%
82
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CP
25,449$153.0M0.02%
83
CAPSTEAD MTG CORP
14,176$148.0M0.02%
84
GCI1EURGANNETT CO INC
16,472$144.0M0.01%
85
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I
11,381$144.0M0.01%
86
CHWCALAMOS GBL DYN INCOME FUND
15,499$132.0M0.01%
87
CLEARBRIDGE AMERN ENERG MLP
14,033$126.0M0.01%
88
GOLDMAN SACHS MLP INC OPP FD
12,432$120.0M0.01%
89
USALIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD
20,869$118.0M0.01%
90
AXAR ACQUISITION CORP
124,999$100.0M0.01%
91
KBL MERGER CORP IV
250,000$87.0M0.01%
92
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP
70,000$64.0M0.01%
93
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW
3,000,000$58.0M0.01%
94
ASGLIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FD I
11,440$56.0M0.01%
95
DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIE
13,951$49.0M0.01%
96
KBL MERGER CORP IV
250,000$45.0M0.00%
97
AXAR ACQUISITION CORP
195,415$16.0M0.00%