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Weiss Asset Management LP
Weiss Asset Management LP (CIK: 0001357550) incorporated in Delaware, located at 222 Berkeley Street, 16th Floor, Boston, MA. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 238 holdings with a total value of $394,619,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 TYSON FOODS INC TANG EQ UNIT 412,667 25,041,000 6.35%
2 WESCO INTL INC 12,860,000 19,174,000 4.86% PRN
3 VECTOR GROUP LTD 10,700,000 15,743,000 3.99% PRN
4 VERISIGN INC 6,000,000 15,484,000 3.92% PRN
5 QUINPARIO ACQUISITION CORP 2 1,569,800 15,227,000 3.86%
6 TERRAPIN 3 ACQUISITION CORP 1,330,000 13,114,000 3.32%
7 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N V Man Cov Sec 16 11,000,000 12,833,000 3.25% PRN
8 DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION COR 1,311,233 12,535,000 3.18%
9 AR CAP ACQUISITION CORP 1,257,926 12,240,000 3.10%
10 KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVT CO 699,284 12,091,000 3.06%
11 SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TRUST UNIT 1,228,471 10,725,000 2.72%
12 NUVEEN LG/SHT COMMODITY TOTR 637,969 9,914,000 2.51%
13 INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC 780,000 9,664,000 2.45%
14 MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD 401,707 7,998,000 2.03%
15 BOULEVARD ACQUISITION 769,301 7,616,000 1.93%
16 RAMCO-GERSHENSON PPTYS TR 120,000 7,338,000 1.86%
17 DT ASIA INVTS LTD 700,000 7,049,000 1.79%
18 HENNESSY CAP ACQUISITION COR 616,600 5,944,000 1.51%
19 AROWANA INC 572,500 5,622,000 1.42%
20 NORTH AMERN ENERGY PARTNERS COM 3,005,463 5,360,000 1.36%
21 ISHARES TR 42,400 4,770,000 1.21%
22 C B PHARMA ACQUISITION CORP 423,246 4,211,000 1.07%
23 SPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD 665,303 4,098,000 1.04%
24 ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNER CO 400,000 4,044,000 1.02%
25 GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC COM 451,595 3,839,000 0.97%
26 INDIA FD INC 160,246 3,644,000 0.92%
27 ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN INCOME FUND ADVISOR 452,395 3,470,000 0.88%
28 ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR 359,850 3,469,000 0.88%
29 NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED COMMODTY 370,716 3,344,000 0.85%
30 NUVEEN DIV ADVANTAGE MUN FD 220,816 3,127,000 0.79%
31 DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS 192,600 3,124,000 0.79%
32 TORTOISE ENERGY INFRSTRCTR CP COM 112,211 3,122,000 0.79%
33 E COMPASS ACQUISITION CORP 300,000 2,985,000 0.76%
34 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 167,666 2,911,000 0.74%
35 PIMCO DYNAMIC CR INCOME FD 151,916 2,739,000 0.69%
36 HARMONY MERGER CORP 265,000 2,602,000 0.66%
37 BARINGTON HILCO ACQUISITION 257,000 2,526,000 0.64%
38 SEABRIDGE GOLD INC 300,000 2,482,000 0.63%
39 1347 CAP CORP 250,000 2,462,000 0.62%
40 CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FD INCORPORATED 142,289 2,160,000 0.55%
41 HATTERAS FINL CORP 162,500 2,137,000 0.54%
42 Atlantica Yield plc 109,836 2,119,000 0.54%
43 GP INVTS ACQUISITION COR 196,800 1,891,000 0.48%
44 PACIFIC SPL ACQUISITION CORP 175,000 1,724,000 0.44%
45 EATON VANCE LTD COM 123,083 1,571,000 0.40%
46 BLACKROCK CORPOR HI YLD FD I 149,647 1,464,000 0.37%
47 ADAM NAT RES FD INC 81,363 1,443,000 0.37%
48 ANDINA ACQUISITION CORP II 150,000 1,425,000 0.36%
49 FIDUCIARY CLAYMORE 108,047 1,402,000 0.36%
50 FIRST TR MLP & ENERGY INCOME F COM 105,797 1,399,000 0.35%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001357550-16-000013, filed 2016.02.12).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.