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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 (2016Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 215 holdings with a total value of $667,468,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 INTEL CORP 54,675,000 74,389,000 11.14% PRN
2 Xilinx Inc 33,628,000 71,889,000 10.77% PRN
3 KeyCorp NEW 341,235 46,067,000 6.90%
4 MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP 24,153,000 44,861,000 6.72% PRN
5 QUINPARIO ACQUISITION CORP 2 3,824,400 38,053,000 5.70%
6 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I 36,385,000 36,653,000 5.49% PRN
7 Nvidia Corp 5,434,000 28,902,000 4.33% PRN
8 SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TRUST UNIT 3,017,325 28,333,000 4.24%
9 ALLERGAN PLC 28,034 21,375,000 3.20%
10 ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP 173,737 20,741,000 3.11%
11 BLACK HILLS CORP 275,000 18,939,000 2.84%
12 ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR 1,836,395 18,180,000 2.72%
13 DYNEGY INC NEW DEL UNIT 256,630 15,947,000 2.39%
14 GP INVTS ACQUISITION COR 1,196,315 11,844,000 1.77%
15 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC 7,819,000 11,166,000 1.67% PRN
16 M III ACQUISITION CORP 1,058,000 10,316,000 1.55%
17 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO 331,800 8,451,000 1.27%
18 KLR ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP 814,000 8,425,000 1.26%
19 VECTOR GROUP LTD 5,200,000 8,160,000 1.22% PRN
20 STILLWATER MNG CO 6,025,000 7,691,000 1.15% PRN
21 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 200,000 6,322,000 0.95%
22 SPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD 847,238 5,846,000 0.88%
23 ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD 60,000 5,269,000 0.79% Put
24 GENERAL MTRS CO 300,000 5,139,000 0.77%
25 NORTH AMERN ENERGY PARTNERS COM 1,307,473 5,039,000 0.75%
26 STELLAR ACQUISITION III INC 500,000 5,000,000 0.75%
27 BOULEVARD ACQUISITION 474,901 4,711,000 0.71%
28 GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC 400,000 4,200,000 0.63%
29 M I ACQUISITIONS INC 400,000 4,000,000 0.60%
30 DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION COR 399,393 3,974,000 0.60%
31 GREEN PLAINS INC 2,627,000 3,781,000 0.57% PRN
32 AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW PFD CONV SER A 35,000 3,669,000 0.55%
33 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 3,500,000 3,450,000 0.52% PRN
34 THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC 3,000,000 3,446,000 0.52% PRN
35 WPX ENERGY INC 50,000 3,284,000 0.49%
36 E COMPASS ACQUISITION CORP 300,000 3,075,000 0.46%
37 ADVENT CLAYMORE ENH GRW & IN 340,523 2,830,000 0.42%
38 ARBOR RLTY TR INC 2,750,000 2,761,000 0.41% PRN
39 PACIFIC SPL ACQUISITION CORP 246,000 2,546,000 0.38%
40 SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS INC 2,000,000 2,000,000 0.30% PRN
41 CF CORP 196,960 1,966,000 0.29%
42 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GLOBAL COM 228,559 1,833,000 0.27%
43 BARINGTON HILCO ACQUISITION 157,000 1,595,000 0.24%
44 ORIGO ACQUISITION CORP 126,676 1,317,000 0.20%
45 NUVEEN CA QUALTY MUN INCOME 84,369 1,193,000 0.18%
46 EATON VANCE TAX MANAGED DIVE 97,036 1,004,000 0.15%
47 GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD NAT RES 187,690 995,000 0.15%
48 NUVEEN MUN VALUE FD INC 99,147 948,000 0.14%
49 COHEN STEERS QUALITY INCOM 73,708 900,000 0.13%
50 TRINA SOLAR LIMITED 92,700 862,000 0.13% Put
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001357550-17-000004, filed 2017.02.14).

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.