Weiss Asset Management LP Q4 2019 Filing

Filed February 14, 2020

Portfolio Value

$1.5B

Holdings

315

Report Date

Q4 2019

Filing Type

13F-HR

All Holdings (315 positions)

#	Stock	Shares	Value	% Portfolio	Type
1	MCHP 1.625 02/15/25MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC	65,654,000	$141.0M	9.54%
2	—MEDICINES CO	63,037,000	$108.4M	7.34%
3	—CAESARS ENTMT CORP	52,977,503	$100.7M	6.81%
4	SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	272,709	$87.8M	5.94%	Put
5	—MEDICINES CO	18,100,000	$61.8M	4.18%
6	—LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	61,441,000	$53.1M	3.60%
7	—MEDICINES CO	17,500,000	$44.3M	3.00%
8	—CAI INTERNATIONAL INC	1,404,315	$40.7M	2.75%
9	—BECTON DICKINSON & CO	580,000	$38.0M	2.57%
10	PFFISHARES TR	1,000,000	$37.6M	2.54%	Put
11	EPR 5.75 PERP CEPR PPTYS	1,162,600	$36.5M	2.47%
12	EPR 9 PERP EEPR PPTYS	936,773	$35.8M	2.42%
13	—GREENLIGHT CAP RE LTD	32,650,000	$30.9M	2.09%
14	NYTNEW YORK TIMES CO	194,000	$30.0M	2.03%
15	—VIRTUS INVT PARTNERS INC	254,589	$25.8M	1.75%
16	—ALLERGAN PLC	133,744	$25.6M	1.73%
17	EWYISHARES INC	400,000	$24.9M	1.68%	Put
18	EPREPR PPTYS	300,000	$21.2M	1.43%	Put
19	—BLUEGREEN VACATIONS CORP	1,883,446	$19.5M	1.32%
20	—PURE ACQUISITION CORP	1,807,900	$18.8M	1.27%
21	SEASEABRIDGE GOLD INC	1,300,000	$18.0M	1.22%
22	SWKSTANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC	105,611	$17.5M	1.18%
23	XLFSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	482,500	$14.9M	1.00%
24	—LEISURE ACQUISITION CORP	1,299,600	$13.5M	0.92%
25	GDXJVANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST	311,650	$13.2M	0.89%
26	—MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP	1,212,300	$12.5M	0.84%
27	—JUNIPER INDL HLDGS INC	1,250,000	$12.3M	0.83%
28	—CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	6,883,000	$12.0M	0.81%
29	—IQIYI INC	10,500,000	$11.7M	0.79%
30	XLESELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	190,199	$11.4M	0.77%
31	LMCA 1.375 10/15/23LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE	8,460,000	$11.2M	0.76%
32	FEZSPDR INDEX SHS FDS	254,500	$10.4M	0.70%	Put
33	NIHDEURNII HLDGS INC	4,693,447	$10.2M	0.69%
34	—UNION ACQUISITION CORP II	1,000,000	$9.8M	0.67%
35	—DHT HOLDINGS INC	7,290,000	$9.8M	0.66%
36	—CHP MERGER CORP	800,000	$8.1M	0.55%
37	—SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP I	800,200	$8.1M	0.55%
38	—CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LD CO	7,500,000	$7.5M	0.51%
39	—FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP	758,607	$7.4M	0.50%
40	—LEGACY ACQUISITION CORP	660,700	$6.8M	0.46%
41	EWZISHARES INC	140,500	$6.7M	0.45%
42	TRYBARINGS BDC INC	629,144	$6.5M	0.44%
43	—BROADMARK RLTY CAP INC	503,118	$6.4M	0.43%
44	—CIIG MERGER CORP	600,000	$6.1M	0.41%
45	IWMISHARES TR	35,600	$5.9M	0.40%
46	—BOXWOOD MERGER CORP	575,000	$5.8M	0.40%
47	—QUDIAN INC	7,500,000	$5.6M	0.38%
48	—GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP	555,000	$5.4M	0.37%
49	XRTSPDR SERIES TRUST	117,000	$5.4M	0.36%	Put
50	PSEC 6.375 03/01/25PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION	5,000,000	$5.3M	0.36%
51	—GORES HOLDINGS III INC	500,000	$5.2M	0.35%
52	—OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP	499,998	$5.0M	0.33%
53	—PROPTECH ACQUISITION CORPORA	475,750	$4.9M	0.33%
54	—TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	449,494	$4.8M	0.33%
55	—AMPLITUDE HLTHCRE AQUSTIN CO	475,000	$4.8M	0.32%
56	EZAISHARES INC	92,000	$4.5M	0.31%	Put
57	GDXVANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST	151,500	$4.4M	0.30%
58	—GREENVISION ACQUISITION CORP	450,000	$4.4M	0.30%
59	—MEGALITH FINL ACQUISITION CO	413,339	$4.2M	0.29%
60	TRTN-PATRITON INTL LTD	105,000	$4.2M	0.29%	Put
61	—HEALTHCARE MERGER CORP	400,000	$4.1M	0.28%
62	—LEO HOLDINGS CORP	397,100	$4.1M	0.28%
63	—CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	3,194,000	$3.9M	0.27%
64	—TIBERIUS ACQUISITION CORP	372,562	$3.9M	0.26%
65	—NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD	157,827	$3.6M	0.24%
66	—WEALTHBRIDGE ACQUISITION LTD	347,500	$3.5M	0.24%
67	—EDTECHX HLDGS ACQUISITION CO	341,833	$3.5M	0.24%
68	—MONOCLE ACQUISITION CORP	344,740	$3.5M	0.24%
69	—FELLAZO INC	350,376	$3.5M	0.24%
70	—GSV CAP CORP	3,725,000	$3.5M	0.24%
71	—OPES ACQUISITION CORP	320,372	$3.4M	0.23%
72	—NEBULA ACQUISITION CORP	316,325	$3.3M	0.23%
73	—CLARIVATE ANALYTICS PLC	511,811	$3.2M	0.22%
74	XBISPDR SERIES TRUST	31,800	$3.0M	0.20%
75	—LIV CAP ACQUISITION CORP	300,000	$3.0M	0.20%
76	—SPIRIT MTA REIT	3,906,836	$3.0M	0.20%
77	EVBGEUREVERBRIDGE INC	38,100	$3.0M	0.20%
78	XLKSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	32,100	$2.9M	0.20%
79	—ORISUN ACQUISITION CORP	290,000	$2.9M	0.20%
80	—8I ENTERPRISES ACQUISITIN CO	282,610	$2.8M	0.19%
81	SPTSPROUT SOCIAL INC	175,000	$2.8M	0.19%
82	BKNGBOOKING HLDGS INC	1,328	$2.7M	0.18%
83	BMY-RBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	766,829	$2.3M	0.16%
84	RGENREPLIGEN CORP	24,000	$2.2M	0.15%
85	NIONIO INC	540,000	$2.2M	0.15%	Put
86	—US ECOLOGY INC	187,024	$2.2M	0.15%
87	YTRAYATRA ONLINE INC	671,334	$2.1M	0.14%
88	—ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQSITION CO	203,998	$2.0M	0.14%
89	SPPPSPROTT PHYSICAL PLAT PALLAD	139,308	$2.0M	0.14%
90	—SWITCHBACK ENERGY ACQUISITIO	199,998	$2.0M	0.13%
91	—AGBA ACQUISITION LTD	185,000	$1.9M	0.13%
92	XOPUSDSPDR SERIES TRUST	73,900	$1.8M	0.12%
93	—CHASERG TECHNLGY ACQUISITN C	128,828	$1.4M	0.09%
94	—DD3 ACQUISITION CORP	136,065	$1.4M	0.09%
95	BFHALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP	11,626	$1.3M	0.09%
96	AYAEURSTARS GROUP INC	50,000	$1.3M	0.09%
97	PSECPROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION	200,000	$1.3M	0.09%	Put
98	—NIO INC	2,250,000	$1.2M	0.08%
99	ACPABERDEEN INCOME CR STRATEGIE	94,407	$1.1M	0.07%
100	—CONYERS PK II ACQUISITION CO	100,000	$1.0M	0.07%

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