Weiss Asset Management LP Q2 2018 Filing

Filed August 13, 2018

Portfolio Value

$1.0B

Holdings

199

Report Date

Q2 2018

Filing Type

13F-HR

All Holdings (199 positions)

#	Stock	Shares	Value	% Portfolio	Type
1	LMCA 1.375 10/15/23LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE	49,817,000	$62.3M	6.17%
2	—DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP INC	468,719	$57.2M	5.66%
3	—CONVERGYS CORP	23,150,000	$52.4M	5.18%
4	TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD	1,786,000	$43.4M	4.30%	Put
5	—WORKDAY INC	23,013,000	$34.4M	3.41%
6	—KB HOME	28,673,000	$31.2M	3.08%
7	EWYISHARES INC	400,000	$27.1M	2.68%	Put
8	—LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	41,143,000	$26.2M	2.59%
9	—CAESARS ENTMT CORP	14,500,000	$24.8M	2.45%
10	—AVISTA HEALTHCARE PUB ACQ CO	2,282,051	$22.9M	2.27%
11	BACBANK AMER CORP	781,500	$22.0M	2.18%	Put
12	—RESOURCE CAP CORP	21,500,000	$21.5M	2.13%
13	IEFISHARES TR	200,000	$20.5M	2.03%	Put
14	—HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP I	2,020,704	$20.5M	2.03%
15	—TERADYNE INC	15,000,000	$20.2M	2.00%
16	RLJ 1.95 PERP ARLJ LODGING TR	755,259	$19.8M	1.96%
17	—MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	11,476,000	$19.4M	1.92%
18	—MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC	12,213,000	$16.8M	1.66%
19	—THUNDER BRIDGE ACQUISITION L	1,600,000	$16.1M	1.59%
20	—MTGE INVT CORP	819,384	$16.1M	1.59%
21	VGR V2.5 01/15/19VECTOR GROUP LTD	11,100,000	$14.8M	1.47%
22	—GRANITE PT MTG TR INC	14,250,000	$14.5M	1.44%
23	—KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION	1,376,118	$13.6M	1.35%
24	—CM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION CO	1,325,460	$13.1M	1.29%
25	—TWELVE SEAS INVESTMENT COMPA	1,230,499	$12.4M	1.23%
26	—PURE ACQUISITION CORP	1,269,800	$12.2M	1.21%
27	BCSBARCLAYS PLC	1,200,000	$12.0M	1.19%	Put
28	—MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC	6,506,000	$11.8M	1.17%
29	—TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP	1,200,000	$11.7M	1.16%
30	SEASEABRIDGE GOLD INC	955,500	$10.8M	1.06%
31	CEF/USPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD & SILVE	805,677	$10.1M	1.00%
32	—TRIANGLE CAP CORP	877,665	$10.1M	1.00%
33	HP5AEQUITY COMWLTH	306,667	$9.7M	0.96%
34	—ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQ IN	275,000	$9.6M	0.95%
35	—LF CAP ACQUISITION CORP	950,000	$9.6M	0.95%
36	—AMTRUST FINL SVCS INC	9,593,000	$9.3M	0.92%
37	—TRINITY MERGER CORP	947,000	$9.3M	0.92%
38	—INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP	899,159	$8.9M	0.88%
39	—GIGCAPITAL INC	789,921	$7.8M	0.77%
40	—CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LD CO	7,000,000	$7.7M	0.76%
41	—NEXTERA ENERGY INC	100,000	$7.5M	0.74%
42	—MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION	719,701	$7.2M	0.71%
43	—TPG PACE HLDGS CORP	715,443	$7.1M	0.70%
44	—CAI INTERNATIONAL INC	293,174	$6.8M	0.67%
45	—REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD	685,000	$6.7M	0.66%
46	—MEDICINES CO	5,000,000	$6.1M	0.61%
47	—LEO HOLDINGS CORP	611,510	$5.9M	0.59%
48	—LEISURE ACQUISITION CORP	575,040	$5.6M	0.55%
49	—HAWAIIAN TELCOM HOLDCO INC	188,100	$5.4M	0.54%
50	—CONSTELLATION ALPHA CAP CORP	519,415	$5.2M	0.51%
51	—BLACK RIDGE ACQUISITION CORP	520,965	$5.1M	0.50%
52	—ATLANTIC ACQUISITION CORP	478,600	$4.9M	0.48%
53	—SENTINEL ENERGY SVCS INC	462,750	$4.6M	0.45%
54	AMLPUSDALPS ETF TR	450,000	$4.5M	0.45%
55	TAT&T INC	141,491	$4.5M	0.45%
56	—JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC	3,000,000	$4.3M	0.42%
57	—GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	413,943	$4.2M	0.41%
58	WDAYWORKDAY INC	34,512	$4.2M	0.41%
59	—FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL	1,400,000	$4.1M	0.41%
60	—KBL MERGER CORP IV	405,839	$4.0M	0.40%
61	—TIBERIUS ACQUISITION CORP	391,624	$3.8M	0.37%
62	CHTRCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC N	12,635	$3.7M	0.37%
63	RHT1EURRED HAT INC	27,141	$3.6M	0.36%
64	—FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP	674,400	$3.6M	0.36%	Put
65	—BRIGHTSPHERE INVESTMNT GRP P	250,000	$3.6M	0.35%
66	—VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP	348,000	$3.3M	0.33%
67	—GS ACQUISITION HLDGS CORP	309,300	$3.2M	0.31%
68	—MUDRICK CAP ACQUISITION CORP	317,067	$3.1M	0.30%
69	—CAPITOL INVT CORP IV	308,364	$3.0M	0.30%
70	—FEDERAL STR ACQUISITION CORP	306,250	$3.0M	0.30%
71	RWT 5.625 07/15/24REDWOOD TR INC	3,000,000	$3.0M	0.29%
72	—OPES ACQUISITION CORP	300,000	$2.9M	0.29%
73	—KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION	269,000	$2.8M	0.28%
74	—MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP	270,780	$2.6M	0.26%
75	—UNION ACQUISITION CORP	266,250	$2.6M	0.26%
76	—HL ACQUISITIONS CORP	250,000	$2.5M	0.25%
77	—STARWOOD PPTY TR INC	2,229,000	$2.5M	0.25%
78	SPPPSPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD	302,623	$2.5M	0.25%
79	XLKSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	30,000	$2.1M	0.21%
80	ZZILLOW GROUP INC	35,000	$2.1M	0.20%
81	—BARINGTON HILCO ACQUISITION	190,480	$2.0M	0.20%
82	—HOSTESS BRANDS INC	1,176,386	$2.0M	0.20%
83	—PENNYMAC FINL SVCS INC	100,000	$2.0M	0.19%
84	XLESELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	25,000	$1.9M	0.19%
85	—NEW FRONTIER CORP	175,000	$1.8M	0.17%
86	—FAR PT ACQUISITION CORP	150,000	$1.5M	0.15%
87	—DRAPER OAKWOOD TECHNOLOGY	152,358	$1.5M	0.15%
88	—PURE ACQUISITION CORP	1,175,000	$1.5M	0.15%
89	—BISON CAP ACQUISITION CORP	138,252	$1.4M	0.14%
90	—CIENA CORP	1,000,000	$1.3M	0.13%
91	WIXWIX COM LTD	12,600	$1.3M	0.13%
92	—BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC	1,062,000	$1.2M	0.12%
93	—MINDBODY INC	28,750	$1.1M	0.11%
94	XLYSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	10,050	$1.1M	0.11%
95	AEFABERDEEN EMRG MRKTS EQT INM	155,640	$1.1M	0.11%
96	CELGCELGENE CORP	11,372	$903K	0.09%
97	—MTECH ACQUISITION CORP	90,432	$883K	0.09%
98	—I AM CAP ACQUISITION CO	75,000	$811K	0.08%
99	NBIXNEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC	7,865	$773K	0.08%
100	—TIBERIUS ACQUISITION CORP	75,000	$761K	0.08%

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