Weiss Asset Management LP — Q4 2018 13F Holdings

Name: Weiss Asset Management LP — 13F Holdings, Q4 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 453 total)

#	Ticker	Issuer	Asset Subclass	Weight	Weight Change	Shares Change
1	LINTA 3.5 01-15-31	Liberty Interactive LLC	Stock-Other	6.37%	—	+113.98%
2	TSLA	Tesla INC	Stock-Consumer Disc	5.15%	+0.81%	NEW
3	IDTI 0.875 11-15-22	Integrated Device Tech	Stock-Other	4.78%	—	—
4	LMCA 1.375 10-15-23	Liberty Media CORP	Stock-Other	3.71%	—	—
5	IIVI 0.5 12-15-36	Finisar CORP	Stock-Other	3.03%	—	—
6	MU 3 11-15-43 G	Micron Technology INC	Stock-Tech	2.83%	—	-0.19%
7	TSRO 3 10-01-21	Tesaro INC	Stock-Other	2.72%	—	—
8	TSLA 0.25 03-01-19	Tesla INC	Stock-Consumer Disc	2.64%	—	—
9	MCHP 1.625 02-15-25	Microchip Technology INC	Stock-Tech	2.59%	—	—
10	EWY	Ishares Msci South Korea ETF	ETF-Other	1.66%	—	—
11	✓	Cm Seven Star Acquisition Co	Stock-Other	1.59%	—	+68.50%
12	✓	Trident Acquisitions CORP	Stock-Other	1.49%	—	+63.55%
13	✓	One Madison CORP	Stock-Other	1.47%	—	+173.40%
14	IEF	Ishares 7-10 Year Treasury B	ETF-Gov Bonds	1.47%	—	—
15	SPY	Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	1.41%	+0.73%	NEW
16	SEA1EUR	Seabridge Gold INC	Stock-Other	1.37%	—	+54.37%
17	BAC	Bank Of America CORP	Stock-Financials	1.35%	—	—
18	RLJ 1.95 PERP A	Rlj Lodging Trust	Stock-Other	1.35%	—	—
19	✓	Vantage Energy Acquisition-a	Stock-Other	1.33%	—	+4761.85%
20	✓	Saban Capital Acquisition Co	Stock-Other	1.33%	—	—
21	WRLSUSD	Pensare Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	1.31%	—	+7247.56%
22	RH 0 06-15-19	Rh	Stock-Consumer Disc	1.26%	—	—
23	PFF	Ishares Preferred & Income S	ETF-Other	1.20%	—	—
24	IYR	Ishares US Real Estate ETF	ETF-Other	1.16%	—	—
25	DELL	Dell Technologies -c	Stock-Tech	1.14%	—	—
26	KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper INC	Stock-Consumer Staples	1.10%	—	—
27	ACR 4.5 08-15-22	Acres Commercial Realty	Stock-Other	1.07%	—	—
28	MMDM	Modern Media Acquisition Cor	Stock-Other	0.97%	—	+179.97%
29	✓	Black Ridge Acquisition Corp	Stock-Other	0.92%	—	+150.66%
30	✓	Twelve Seas Investment Compa	Stock-Other	0.89%	—	+8.98%
31	✓	Pure Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	0.88%	—	+321.88%
32	AMJEUR	Jpmorgan Alerian Mlp Index	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	0.87%	—	—
33	✓	Regalwood Global Energy LTD	Stock-Other	0.85%	—	+25.45%
34	TMCX	Trinity Merger Corp-class A	Stock-Other	0.84%	—	+147.42%
35	NEE	Nextera Energy INC	Stock-Utilities	0.83%	—	+69.55%
36	✓	Allegro Merger CORP	Stock-Other	0.83%	—	+18.25%
37	VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	ETF-Tech	0.82%	—	—
38	✓	Select Income Reit	Stock-Other	0.82%	—	—
39	✓	Tkk Symphony Acquisition Cor	Stock-Other	0.81%	—	-48.42%
40	STNL	Sentinel Energy Service-cl A	Stock-Other	0.70%	—	—
41	CAI1USD	Cai International INC	Stock-Other	0.67%	—	+2.56%
42	ILPT	Industrial Logistics Propert	Stock-Other	0.67%	—	—
43	LAB 2.75 02-01-34 *	Fluidigm CORP	Stock-Other	0.64%	—	+1500.00%
44	FSS	Federal Signal Corporation	Stock-Industrials	0.64%	—	—
45	VSTM 5 11-01-48	Verastem INC	Stock-Other	0.64%	—	—
46	✓	Thunder Bridge Acquisition L	Stock-Other	0.61%	—	+4.19%
47	✓	Alberton Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	0.60%	—	—
48	WFC 7.5 PERP L	Wells Fargo & Company	Stock-Financials	0.59%	—	—
49	✓	Union Acquisition CORP	Stock-Other	0.59%	—	+210.56%
50	✓	Gigcapital INC	Stock-Other	0.56%	—	—

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Holding changes this quarter

Position changes disclosed by Weiss Asset Management LP for the quarter ending Q4 2018, including ticker, issuer, weight change, shares change, and action
#	Ticker	Issuer	Weight Change	Shares Change	Action
1	LINTA 3.5 01-15-31	Liberty Interactive LLC	+2.8%	+113.98%	Add
2	✓	Vantage Energy Acquisition-a	+1.3%	+4761.85%	Add
3	WRLSUSD	Pensare Acquisition CORP	+1.3%	+7247.56%	Add
4	✓	One Madison CORP	+0.9%	+173.40%	Add
5	✓	Pure Acquisition CORP	+0.7%	+321.88%	Add
6	LAB 2.75 02-01-34 *	Fluidigm CORP	+0.6%	+1500.00%	Add
7	MMDM	Modern Media Acquisition Cor	+0.6%	+179.97%	Add
8	✓	Cm Seven Star Acquisition Co	+0.6%	+68.50%	Add
9	✓	Trident Acquisitions CORP	+0.5%	+63.55%	Add
10	✓	Tkk Symphony Acquisition Cor	-0.9%	-48.42%	Trim
11	MU 3 11-15-43 G	Micron Technology INC	-1.5%	-0.19%	Trim
12	CEF	Sprott Physical Gold And Sil	-2.1%	-84.35%	Trim
13	EEFT 1.5 10-01-44	Euronet Worldwide INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
14	TSLA	Tesla INC	—	NEW	New buy
15	CIEN 3.75 10-15-18 *	Ciena CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
16	CTXCVG 5.75 09-15-29	Concentrix Cvg CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
17	IIVI 0.5 12-15-36	Finisar CORP	—	NEW	New buy
18	TSRO 3 10-01-21	Tesaro INC	—	NEW	New buy
19	TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical-sp Adr	—	EXIT	Sold out
20	TSLA 0.25 03-01-19	Tesla INC	—	NEW	New buy
21	MCHP 1.625 02-15-25	Microchip Technology INC	—	NEW	New buy
22	AABA 0 12-01-18	Altaba INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
23	KBH 1.375 02-01-19	Kb Home	—	EXIT	Sold out
24	BMRN 0.75 10-15-18	Biomarin Pharmaceutical	—	EXIT	Sold out
25	CZR 5 10-01-24	Caesars Holdings INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
26	✓	Churchill Capita	—	EXIT	Sold out
27	✓	Avista Healthcare Pub Acq Co	—	EXIT	Sold out
28	BCS	Barclays Plc-spons Adr	—	EXIT	Sold out
29	✓	Saban Capital Acquisition Co	—	NEW	New buy
30	RH 0 06-15-19	Rh	—	NEW	New buy
31	CIEN 4 12-15-20	Ciena CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
32	VGR V2.5 01-15-19	Vector Group LTD	—	EXIT	Sold out
33	PFF	Ishares Preferred & Income S	—	NEW	New buy
34	QTS 6.5 PERP B	Qts Realty Trust INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
35	GPMT 5.625 12-01-22	Granite Point Mtge Trst	—	EXIT	Sold out
36	IYR	Ishares US Real Estate ETF	—	NEW	New buy
37	DELL	Dell Technologies -c	—	NEW	New buy
38	PANW 0 07-01-19	Palo Alto Networks	—	EXIT	Sold out
39	ACR 4.5 08-15-22	Acres Commercial Realty	—	NEW	New buy
40	SPLKCHF	Splunk INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
41	AABAUSD	Altaba INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
42	AMJEUR	Jpmorgan Alerian Mlp Index	—	NEW	New buy
43	VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	—	NEW	New buy
44	✓	Select Income Reit	—	NEW	New buy
45	STNL	Sentinel Energy Service-cl A	—	NEW	New buy
46	ILPT	Industrial Logistics Propert	—	NEW	New buy
47	FSS	Federal Signal Corporation	—	NEW	New buy
48	VSTM 5 11-01-48	Verastem INC	—	NEW	New buy
49	✓	Alberton Acquisition CORP	—	NEW	New buy
50	WFC 7.5 PERP L	Wells Fargo & Company	—	NEW	New buy