Weiss Asset Management LP Q4 2017 Filing
Filed February 14, 2018
Portfolio Value
$1.1T
Holdings
258
Report Date
Q4 2017
Filing Type
13F-HR
All Holdings (258 positions)
| # | Stock | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | —ALLERGAN PLC | 198,161 | $116.2B | 10.13% | |
| 2 | CEFCENTRAL FD CDA LTD | 7,682,729 | $102.9B | 8.97% | |
| 3 | BOBEUSDBOB EVANS FARMS INC | 914,818 | $72.1B | 6.29% | |
| 4 | —ALLERGAN PLC | 375,500 | $61.4B | 5.35% | Call |
| 5 | —OLD REP INTL CORP | 40,788,000 | $56.5B | 4.92% | |
| 6 | —CONVERGYS CORP | 23,150,000 | $50.6B | 4.41% | |
| 7 | LMCA 1.375 10/15/23LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | 43,317,000 | $49.6B | 4.33% | |
| 8 | —JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 16,900,000 | $28.6B | 2.49% | |
| 9 | TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD | 1,386,000 | $26.3B | 2.29% | Put |
| 10 | GOOGLALPHABET INC | 23,151 | $24.4B | 2.13% | |
| 11 | IYRISHARES TR | 290,000 | $23.5B | 2.05% | Put |
| 12 | IEFISHARES TR | 200,000 | $21.1B | 1.84% | Put |
| 13 | BABAALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD | 120,000 | $20.7B | 1.80% | Put |
| 14 | —VIDEOCON D2H LTD | 1,941,527 | $18.5B | 1.61% | |
| 15 | —RYLAND GROUP INC | 17,805,000 | $18.0B | 1.57% | |
| 16 | —LIBERTY MEDIA CORP | 31,183,000 | $17.4B | 1.51% | |
| 17 | —CM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION CO | 1,798,700 | $17.4B | 1.51% | |
| 18 | RLJ 1.95 PERP ARLJ LODGING TR | 572,739 | $15.5B | 1.35% | |
| 19 | EWYISHARES INC | 200,000 | $15.0B | 1.31% | Put |
| 20 | —HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP I | 1,523,342 | $14.9B | 1.30% | |
| 21 | —RESOURCE CAP CORP | 15,000,000 | $14.6B | 1.27% | |
| 22 | XLFSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | 500,000 | $14.0B | 1.22% | Put |
| 23 | ELV 5.25 05/01/18ANTHEM INC | 223,000 | $12.5B | 1.09% | |
| 24 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON | 84,100 | $11.8B | 1.02% | |
| 25 | —SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO | 982,133 | $11.7B | 1.02% | |
| 26 | GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 43,000 | $11.0B | 0.95% | |
| 27 | —M III ACQUISITION CORP | 1,084,186 | $10.8B | 0.94% | |
| 28 | —VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION | 1,100,000 | $10.7B | 0.93% | |
| 29 | —BLACK RIDGE ACQUISITION CORP | 975,000 | $9.4B | 0.82% | |
| 30 | —KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION | 962,321 | $9.3B | 0.81% | |
| 31 | —ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR | 851,819 | $8.8B | 0.77% | |
| 32 | —AETNA INC NEW | 47,826 | $8.6B | 0.75% | |
| 33 | —MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION | 842,000 | $8.3B | 0.72% | |
| 34 | MCDMCDONALDS CORP | 46,000 | $7.9B | 0.69% | |
| 35 | SPPPSPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD | 826,085 | $7.7B | 0.67% | |
| 36 | HP5AEQUITY COMWLTH | 252,367 | $7.7B | 0.67% | |
| 37 | —PENSARE ACQUISITION CORP | 750,000 | $7.3B | 0.63% | |
| 38 | PSLV/USPROTT PHYSICAL SILVER TR | 1,052,680 | $6.7B | 0.58% | |
| 39 | —KBL MERGER CORP IV | 682,400 | $6.6B | 0.58% | |
| 40 | —CONSTELLATION ALPHA CAP CORP | 674,300 | $6.6B | 0.57% | |
| 41 | UTXZUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 48,000 | $6.1B | 0.53% | |
| 42 | —FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP | 526,278 | $5.7B | 0.50% | |
| 43 | GABGABELLI EQUITY TR INC | 890,858 | $5.5B | 0.48% | |
| 44 | —LANDCADIA HLDGS INC | 553,334 | $5.5B | 0.48% | |
| 45 | —SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 4,500,000 | $5.5B | 0.48% | |
| 46 | NESRNATIONAL ENERGY SERVICES REU | 519,302 | $5.2B | 0.45% | |
| 47 | —ACTUA CORP | 323,345 | $5.0B | 0.44% | |
| 48 | LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | 15,000 | $4.8B | 0.42% | |
| 49 | AMJEURJPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 175,000 | $4.8B | 0.42% | |
| 50 | —INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP | 493,195 | $4.8B | 0.42% | |
| 51 | —BISON CAP ACQUISITION CORP | 475,000 | $4.7B | 0.41% | |
| 52 | —ATLANTIC ACQUISITION CORP | 470,000 | $4.6B | 0.40% | |
| 53 | —OM ASSET MGMT PLC | 257,449 | $4.3B | 0.38% | |
| 54 | PHYS/USPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TRUST | 387,183 | $4.1B | 0.36% | |
| 55 | PMTPENNYMAC MTG INVT TR | 200,983 | $3.2B | 0.28% | |
| 56 | LRCXEURLAM RESEARCH CORP | 16,322 | $3.0B | 0.26% | |
| 57 | —GIGCAPITAL INC | 300,000 | $3.0B | 0.26% | |
| 58 | —CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC | 2,500,000 | $2.8B | 0.24% | |
| 59 | —FORUM MERGER CORP | 272,885 | $2.7B | 0.24% | |
| 60 | —JENSYN ACQUISITION CORP | 253,498 | $2.6B | 0.23% | |
| 61 | —M I ACQUISITIONS INC | 245,600 | $2.5B | 0.22% | |
| 62 | —GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC | 250,000 | $2.5B | 0.22% | |
| 63 | —I AM CAP ACQUISITION CO | 250,000 | $2.5B | 0.22% | |
| 64 | SEASEABRIDGE GOLD INC | 200,000 | $2.3B | 0.20% | |
| 65 | TYGEURTORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP | 76,373 | $2.2B | 0.19% | |
| 66 | —BARINGTON HILCO ACQUISITION | 190,480 | $2.0B | 0.17% | |
| 67 | —SENTINEL ENERGY SVCS INC | 198,900 | $2.0B | 0.17% | |
| 68 | —MATLIN & PARTNERS ACQUISITIO | 200,000 | $2.0B | 0.17% | |
| 69 | KYNKAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVT CO | 100,000 | $1.9B | 0.17% | |
| 70 | —BRISTOW GROUP INC | 1,650,000 | $1.8B | 0.16% | |
| 71 | —PIMCO DYNMIC CREDIT AND MRT | 77,478 | $1.7B | 0.15% | |
| 72 | —BIG ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISI CO | 175,800 | $1.7B | 0.15% | |
| 73 | DSLDOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS | 83,609 | $1.7B | 0.15% | |
| 74 | —THAI FD INC | 152,562 | $1.6B | 0.14% | |
| 75 | —CAPSTEAD MTG CORP | 170,957 | $1.5B | 0.13% | |
| 76 | BKNGPRICELINE GRP INC | 836 | $1.5B | 0.13% | |
| 77 | AEFABERDEEN CHILE FD INC | 159,595 | $1.4B | 0.12% | |
| 78 | PHKPIMCO HIGH INCOME FD | 182,686 | $1.4B | 0.12% | |
| 79 | —ORIGO ACQUISITION CORP | 126,676 | $1.3B | 0.12% | |
| 80 | CELGCELGENE CORP | 11,372 | $1.2B | 0.10% | |
| 81 | XEVVXEATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F | 75,644 | $1.0B | 0.09% | |
| 82 | NTBBANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD&SON L | 27,500 | $1.0B | 0.09% | |
| 83 | —TORTOISE MLP FD INC | 55,980 | $983.0M | 0.09% | |
| 84 | —DRAPER OAKWOOD TECHNOLOGY | 100,000 | $980.0M | 0.09% | |
| 85 | INCYINCYTE CORP | 10,249 | $971.0M | 0.08% | |
| 86 | ISIIONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 17,983 | $905.0M | 0.08% | |
| 87 | —FIDUCIARY CLAYMORE MLP OPP F | 68,769 | $904.0M | 0.08% | |
| 88 | —HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITION | 90,000 | $878.0M | 0.08% | |
| 89 | UTGREAVES UTIL INCOME FD | 27,487 | $850.0M | 0.07% | |
| 90 | HQHTEKLA HEALTHCARE INVS | 35,572 | $802.0M | 0.07% | |
| 91 | —GOLDMAN SACHS MLP ENERGY REN | 125,338 | $771.0M | 0.07% | |
| 92 | BSFAANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 11,639 | $750.0M | 0.07% | |
| 93 | —INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD | 63,686 | $746.0M | 0.07% | |
| 94 | —NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTL RTRNF | 64,707 | $737.0M | 0.06% | |
| 95 | XJQCXNUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD | 88,496 | $727.0M | 0.06% | |
| 96 | GGNGAMCO GLOBAL GOLD NAT RES & | 138,219 | $720.0M | 0.06% | |
| 97 | —ABERDEEN ASIA PACIFIC INCOM | 146,262 | $714.0M | 0.06% | |
| 98 | —ABERDEEN GTR CHINA FD INC | 56,572 | $704.0M | 0.06% | |
| 99 | GILDGILEAD SCIENCES INC | 9,613 | $689.0M | 0.06% | |
| 100 | —PRUDENTIAL GLB SHT DUR HG YL | 47,083 | $678.0M | 0.06% |
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