Weiss Asset Management LP — Q1 2018 13F Holdings

Name: Weiss Asset Management LP — 13F Holdings, Q1 2018
Creator: AlphaSMO
License: https://www.sec.gov/forms

CIK: 0001357550

Total reported value

$5.9B

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Full holdings list this quarter

Showing top 200 holdings (of 225 total)

#	Ticker	Issuer	Asset Subclass	Weight	Weight Change	Shares Change
1	CRM	Salesforce INC	Stock-Tech	11.42%	—	+18795.14%
2	CEF	Sprott Physical Gold And Sil	Stock-Other	10.18%	+1.40%	NEW
3	TRN 3.875 06-01-36	Trinity Industries INC	Stock-Other	7.14%	—	—
4	LMCA 1.375 10-15-23	Liberty Media CORP	Stock-Other	4.61%	—	+15.01%
5	LRCX 1.25 05-15-18	Lam Research CORP	Stock-Tech	4.36%	—	—
6	CTXCVG 5.75 09-15-29	Concentrix Cvg CORP	Stock-Other	3.94%	—	—
7	SFLY 0.25 05-15-18	Shutterfly INC	Stock-Other	3.38%	—	—
8	HAWK 1.5 01-15-22	Blackhawk Network Hold	Stock-Other	2.91%	—	—
9	TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical-sp Adr	Stock-Healthcare	2.46%	—	+28.86%
10	LINTA 3.5 01-15-31	Liberty Interactive LLC	Stock-Other	2.45%	—	+64.01%
11	VRSN	Verisign INC	Stock-Tech	2.41%	—	—
12	BAC	Bank Of America CORP	Stock-Financials	1.89%	—	—
13	EWY	Ishares Msci South Korea ETF	ETF-Other	1.82%	—	+50.00%
14	ACR 4.5 08-15-22	Acres Commercial Realty	Stock-Other	1.80%	—	+53.33%
15	✓	Cm Seven Star Acquisition Co	Stock-Other	1.75%	—	+24.17%
16	NOW 0 11-01-18	Servicenow INC	Stock-Tech	1.71%	—	—
17	IEF	Ishares 7-10 Year Treasury B	ETF-Gov Bonds	1.66%	—	—
18	RLJ 1.95 PERP A	Rlj Lodging Trust	Stock-Other	1.59%	—	+36.18%
19	✓	Industrea Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	1.25%	—	+222.14%
20	FTR 11.125 06-29-18 A	Frontier Communications	Stock-Other	1.20%	—	+145.93%
21	CIEN 4 12-15-20	Ciena CORP	Stock-Tech	1.11%	—	—
22	TWXCHF	Time Warner INC	Stock-Other	1.10%	—	—
23	LAYN 8 05-01-19	Layne Christensen Co	Stock-Other	1.07%	—	—
24	✓	Union Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	1.03%	—	—
25	✓	Hennessy Capital Iii Acq CORP	Stock-Other	0.90%	—	-25.73%
26	✓	Osprey Energy Acquisition Co	Stock-Other	0.88%	—	—
27	✓	Gty Technology Holdings INC	Stock-Other	0.84%	—	+321.47%
28	✓	Videocon D2h LTD	Stock-Other	0.83%	—	-34.93%
29	✓	Vantage Energy Acquisition-a	Stock-Other	0.81%	—	-6.82%
30	HP5A	Equity Commonwealth	Stock-Other	0.76%	—	+21.52%
31	✓	Gigcapital INC	Stock-Other	0.73%	—	—
32	✓	Kbl Merger CORP. Iv	Stock-Other	0.72%	—	+33.62%
33	✓	Electrum Spl Acquisition Cor	Stock-Other	0.71%	—	—
34	✓	Black Ridge Acquisition Corp	Stock-Other	0.63%	—	-16.81%
35	✓	Constellation Alpha Cap CORP	Stock-Other	0.58%	—	+8.72%
36	✓	Landcadia Hldgs INC	Stock-Other	0.58%	—	+29.82%
37	WRLSUSD	Pensare Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	0.55%	—	-5.44%
38	GPMT 5.625 12-01-22	Granite Point Mtge Trst	Stock-Other	0.51%	—	—
39	✓	Haymaker Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	0.50%	—	—
40	NOW	Servicenow INC	Stock-Tech	0.49%	—	—
41	✓	Regalwood Global Energy LTD	Stock-Other	0.48%	—	—
42	KYN	Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.	Stock-Other	0.45%	—	-40.08%
43	✓	Avista Healthcare Pub Acq Co	Stock-Other	0.43%	—	—
44	✓	National Energy Services Reu	Stock-Other	0.42%	—	—
45	GWRE	Guidewire Software INC	Stock-Tech	0.41%	—	—
46	MMDM	Modern Media Acquisition Cor	Stock-Other	0.40%	—	-40.91%
47	HO1	Hologic INC	Stock-Other	0.39%	+1.57%	NEW
48	FSS	Federal Signal Corporation	Stock-Industrials	0.39%	—	—
49	✓	Atlantic Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	0.38%	—	+1.83%
50	✓	Bison Capital Acq CORP	Stock-Other	0.38%	—	—

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Holding changes this quarter

Position changes disclosed by Weiss Asset Management LP for the quarter ending Q1 2018, including ticker, issuer, weight change, shares change, and action
#	Ticker	Issuer	Weight Change	Shares Change	Action
1	CRM	Salesforce INC	+11.4%	+18795.14%	Add
2	LINTA 3.5 01-15-31	Liberty Interactive LLC	+0.9%	+64.01%	Add
3	✓	Industrea Acquisition CORP	+0.8%	+222.14%	Add
4	FTR 11.125 06-29-18 A	Frontier Communications	+0.7%	+145.93%	Add
5	✓	Gty Technology Holdings INC	+0.6%	+321.47%	Add
6	ACR 4.5 08-15-22	Acres Commercial Realty	+0.5%	+53.33%	Add
7	EWY	Ishares Msci South Korea ETF	+0.5%	+50.00%	Add
8	LMCA 1.375 10-15-23	Liberty Media CORP	+0.3%	+15.01%	Add
9	GAB	Gabelli Equity Trust	-0.5%	-94.08%	Trim
10	SPPP	Sprott Physical Platinum And	-0.6%	-92.33%	Trim
11	✓	Videocon D2h LTD	-0.8%	-34.93%	Trim
12	CEF	Sprott Physical Gold And Sil	—	NEW	New buy
13	✓	Allergan PLC	—	EXIT	Sold out
14	URNM	Sprott Uranium Miners ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
15	TRN 3.875 06-01-36	Trinity Industries INC	—	NEW	New buy
16	BOBEUSD	Bob Evans Farms	—	EXIT	Sold out
17	✓		—	EXIT	Sold out
18	ORI 3.75 03-15-18	Old Republic Intl CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
19	LRCX 1.25 05-15-18	Lam Research CORP	—	NEW	New buy
20	SFLY 0.25 05-15-18	Shutterfly INC	—	NEW	New buy
21	HAWK 1.5 01-15-22	Blackhawk Network Hold	—	NEW	New buy
22	VRSN	Verisign INC	—	NEW	New buy
23	JHG 0.75 07-15-18 JNS	Janus Capital Group INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
24	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc-cl A	—	EXIT	Sold out
25	IYR	Ishares US Real Estate ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
26	BAC	Bank Of America CORP	—	NEW	New buy
27	NOW 0 11-01-18	Servicenow INC	—	NEW	New buy
28	BABA	Alibaba Group Holding-sp Adr	—	EXIT	Sold out
29	CAA 0.25 06-01-19	Calatlantic Group INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
30	XLF	Ss Financial Select Sector	—	EXIT	Sold out
31	CIEN 4 12-15-20	Ciena CORP	—	NEW	New buy
32	TWXCHF	Time Warner INC	—	NEW	New buy
33	LAYN 8 05-01-19	Layne Christensen Co	—	NEW	New buy
34	✓	Union Acquisition CORP	—	NEW	New buy
35	ELV 5.25 05-01-18	Anthem INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
36	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	—	EXIT	Sold out
37	EXE 6.25 01-15-18 B	Southwestern Energy Co	—	EXIT	Sold out
38	GS	Goldman Sachs Group INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
39	✓	Osprey Energy Acquisition Co	—	NEW	New buy
40	✓	M Iii Acquisition CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
41	✓	Gigcapital INC	—	NEW	New buy
42	✓		—	EXIT	Sold out
43	MCD	Mcdonald's CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
44	GPMT 5.625 12-01-22	Granite Point Mtge Trst	—	NEW	New buy
45	✓	Haymaker Acquisition CORP	—	NEW	New buy
46	NOW	Servicenow INC	—	NEW	New buy
47	UTXZ	United Tech CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
48	✓	Regalwood Global Energy LTD	—	NEW	New buy
49	SCMP 3.25 12-15-21	Sucampo Pharmaceuticals	—	EXIT	Sold out
50	✓	Avista Healthcare Pub Acq Co	—	NEW	New buy