Weiss Asset Management LP Q3 2019 Filing

Filed November 14, 2019

Portfolio Value

$1.2T

Holdings

375

Report Date

Q3 2019

Filing Type

13F-HR

All Holdings (375 positions)

#	Stock	Shares	Value	% Portfolio	Type
1	MCHP 1.625 02/15/25MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC	70,154,000	$133.0B	10.64%
2	—LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	114,408,000	$104.4B	8.35%
3	—FINISAR CORP	46,178,000	$68.8B	5.51%	Put
4	—BECTON DICKINSON & CO	1,010,000	$62.5B	5.00%
5	PFFISHARES TR	1,317,500	$49.4B	3.96%	Put
6	SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	142,342	$42.2B	3.38%	Put
7	EPR 5.75 PERP CEPR PPTYS	1,112,600	$37.1B	2.96%
8	—SPIRIT MTA REIT	3,906,836	$33.0B	2.64%
9	NYTNEW YORK TIMES CO	234,000	$32.7B	2.61%
10	—GREENLIGHT CAP RE LTD	32,650,000	$31.1B	2.49%
11	—CAI INTERNATIONAL INC	1,064,892	$23.2B	1.85%
12	—VIRTUS INVT PARTNERS INC	235,298	$22.7B	1.81%
13	EWYISHARES INC	400,000	$22.5B	1.80%	Put
14	—CAESARS ENTMT CORP	12,500,000	$21.5B	1.72%
15	EPR 9 PERP EEPR PPTYS	529,100	$20.5B	1.64%
16	—IQIYI INC	20,000,000	$19.8B	1.59%
17	CELGCELGENE CORP	193,918	$19.3B	1.54%
18	—PURE ACQUISITION CORP	1,807,900	$18.5B	1.48%
19	AABAUSDALTABA INC	929,579	$18.1B	1.45%
20	—BLUEGREEN VACATIONS CORP	1,883,446	$17.6B	1.40%
21	SEASEABRIDGE GOLD INC	1,300,000	$16.5B	1.32%
22	GDXVANECK VECTORS ETF TR	562,000	$15.0B	1.20%
23	—THUNDER BRDG ACQUISTION II L	1,470,000	$15.0B	1.20%
24	—MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP	1,407,000	$14.5B	1.16%
25	GDXJVANECK VECTORS ETF TR	372,150	$13.5B	1.08%
26	XLUSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	200,000	$12.9B	1.04%
27	XBISPDR SERIES TRUST	166,000	$12.7B	1.01%
28	—SILVER SPIKE ACQUISITION COR	1,150,000	$11.6B	0.93%
29	—GIGCAPITAL INC	1,084,784	$11.3B	0.90%
30	SWKSTANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC	75,575	$10.9B	0.87%
31	—ALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC	577,247	$10.9B	0.87%
32	—CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	6,000,000	$10.4B	0.83%
33	FEZSPDR INDEX SHS FDS	254,500	$9.6B	0.77%	Put
34	—ALLERGAN PLC	56,100	$9.4B	0.76%
35	—CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LD CO	7,500,000	$8.0B	0.64%
36	—KBL MERGER CORP IV	757,860	$8.0B	0.64%
37	—ALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC	7,000,000	$7.8B	0.62%
38	IWMISHARES TR	51,000	$7.7B	0.62%
39	—SC HEALTH CORP	755,982	$7.4B	0.60%
40	COHRII VI INC	202,217	$7.1B	0.57%
41	—LEGACY ACQUISITION CORP	660,700	$6.7B	0.54%
42	TRYBARINGS BDC INC	642,044	$6.5B	0.52%
43	—BOXWOOD MERGER CORP	575,000	$5.8B	0.46%
44	XLESELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	89,600	$5.3B	0.42%
45	PSEC 6.375 03/01/25PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION	5,000,000	$5.3B	0.42%
46	NIHDEURNII HLDGS INC	2,661,909	$5.2B	0.42%
47	CRCCANADIAN NAT RES LTD	195,000	$5.2B	0.42%
48	XRTSPDR SERIES TRUST	117,000	$5.0B	0.40%	Put
49	—OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP	499,998	$4.9B	0.39%
50	EZAISHARES INC	92,000	$4.4B	0.35%	Put
51	—ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC	4,000,000	$4.3B	0.35%
52	—MEGALITH FINL ACQUISITION CO	413,339	$4.2B	0.34%
53	XOPUSDSPDR SERIES TRUST	171,000	$3.8B	0.31%
54	—MEDICINES CO	2,500,000	$3.8B	0.30%
55	—WEALTHBRIDGE ACQUISITION LTD	347,500	$3.5B	0.28%
56	—MONOCLE ACQUISITION CORP	344,740	$3.5B	0.28%
57	EWZISHARES INC	80,000	$3.4B	0.27%
58	—OPES ACQUISITION CORP	320,372	$3.3B	0.27%
59	—GSV CAP CORP	3,225,000	$3.1B	0.25%
60	—CLARIVATE ANALYTICS PLC	511,811	$3.0B	0.24%
61	—CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	2,500,000	$3.0B	0.24%
62	BKNGBOOKING HLDGS INC	1,500	$2.9B	0.24%
63	—ORISUN ACQUISITION CORP	290,000	$2.9B	0.23%
64	—8I ENTERPRISES ACQUISITIN CO	282,610	$2.8B	0.23%
65	—TUSCAN HOLDINGS CORP	288,992	$2.8B	0.23%
66	NVSTENVISTA HLDGS CORP	100,000	$2.8B	0.22%
67	YTRAYATRA ONLINE INC	635,291	$2.6B	0.21%
68	—BIG ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISI CO	244,436	$2.6B	0.21%
69	XLKSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	32,100	$2.6B	0.21%
70	—GREENLAND ACQUISITIN CORPORA	248,327	$2.6B	0.21%
71	—FELLAZO INC	254,000	$2.5B	0.20%
72	—CHARDAN HEALTHCARE ACQUISITI	249,000	$2.5B	0.20%
73	—NRC GROUP HLDGS CORP	954,212	$2.3B	0.18%
74	—NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V	2,000,000	$2.1B	0.17%
75	NIONIO INC	1,350,000	$2.1B	0.17%	Put
76	ZZILLOW GROUP INC	70,300	$2.1B	0.17%
77	INTCINTEL CORP	39,779	$2.0B	0.16%
78	—ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQSITION CO	203,998	$2.0B	0.16%
79	—SWITCHBACK ENERGY ACQUISITIO	199,998	$1.9B	0.16%
80	RGENREPLIGEN CORP	24,000	$1.8B	0.15%
81	—AGBA ACQUISITION LTD	185,000	$1.8B	0.15%
82	AEPAMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC	19,425	$1.8B	0.15%
83	PFPTPROOFPOINT INC	13,902	$1.8B	0.14%
84	—VERASTEM INC	3,600,000	$1.8B	0.14%
85	—ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CP	511,837	$1.7B	0.14%
86	ETSYETSY INC	29,600	$1.7B	0.13%
87	—DD3 ACQUISITION CORP	163,168	$1.7B	0.13%
88	OPRTOPORTUN FINL CORP	100,000	$1.6B	0.13%
89	BAMBROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC	29,430	$1.6B	0.12%
90	—DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	50,000	$1.4B	0.11%
91	SPPPSPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD	106,282	$1.4B	0.11%
92	—NIO INC	5,000,000	$1.3B	0.11%
93	PSECPROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION	200,000	$1.3B	0.11%	Put
94	—CHASERG TECHNLGY ACQUISITN C	128,828	$1.3B	0.10%
95	CZREURCAESARS ENTMT CORP	100,100	$1.2B	0.09%
96	—AGBA ACQUISITION LTD	100,000	$1.0B	0.08%
97	—CONYERS PK II ACQUISITION CO	100,000	$995.0M	0.08%
98	—B RILEY PRINCIPAL MERGER COR	100,000	$992.0M	0.08%
99	—SOUTH MTN MERGER CORP	100,000	$980.0M	0.08%
100	—TENZING ACQUISITION CORP	94,065	$974.0M	0.08%

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