Weiss Asset Management LP[1

Weiss Asset Management as of Dec. 31, 2015

Portfolio Holdings for Weiss Asset Management

Weiss Asset Management holds 238 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2015 quarterly 13F filing

Company (Ticker) Portfolio Weight Valued At Change in Shares Share Count Share Price
Tyson Foods Inc cnv p 6.3 $25M 413k 60.68
Wesco Intl Inc dbcv 6.000% 9/1 4.9 $19M 13M 1.49
Vector Group Ltd frnt 1/1 4.0 $16M 11M 1.47
Verisign Inc sdcv 3.250% 8/1 3.9 $16M 6.0M 2.58
Quinpario Acquisition Corp 2 3.9 $15M 1.6M 9.70
Terrapin 3 Acquisition 3.3 $13M 1.3M 9.86
Fiat Chrysler Auto 3.3 $13M 11M 1.17
Double Eagle Acquisition Cor 3.2 $13M 1.3M 9.56
Ar Cap Acquisition 3.1 $12M 1.3M 9.73
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment (KYN) 3.1 $12M 699k 17.29
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) 2.7 $11M 1.2M 8.73
Nuveen Long/short Commodity 2.5 $9.9M 638k 15.54
Invesco Mortgage Capital 2.5 $9.7M 780k 12.39
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) 2.0 $8.0M 402k 19.91
Boulevard Acquisition cl a 1.9 $7.6M 769k 9.90
Ramco-gershenson Pptys Tr perp pfd-d cv 1.9 $7.3M 120k 61.15
Dt Asia Invts 1.8 $7.0M 700k 10.07
Hennessy Cap Acquisition Cor 1.5 $5.9M 617k 9.64
Arowana 1.4 $5.6M 573k 9.82
North Amern Energy Partners 1.4 $5.3M 3.0M 1.78
iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) 1.2 $4.8M 42k 112.50
C B Pharma Acquisition Corp 1.1 $4.2M 423k 9.95
Sprott Phys Platinum & Palladi (SPPP) 1.0 $4.1M 665k 6.16
Atlantic Alliance Partner 1.0 $4.0M 400k 10.11
Global High Income Fund 1.0 $3.8M 452k 8.50
India Fund (IFN) 0.9 $3.6M 160k 22.74
AllianceBernstein Income Fund 0.9 $3.5M 452k 7.67
Electrum Spl Acquisition Cor 0.9 $3.5M 360k 9.64
Nuveen Diversified Commodty 0.8 $3.3M 371k 9.02
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure 0.8 $3.1M 112k 27.82
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fd 2 0.8 $3.1M 221k 14.16
Doubleline Income Solutions (DSL) 0.8 $3.1M 193k 16.22
E Compass Acquisition Corp ord 0.8 $3.0M 300k 9.95
Tortoise MLP Fund 0.7 $2.9M 168k 17.36
Pimco Dynamic Credit Income other 0.7 $2.7M 152k 18.03
Harmony Merger 0.7 $2.6M 265k 9.82
Barington Hilco Acquisition 0.6 $2.5M 257k 9.83
Seabridge Gold (SA) 0.6 $2.5M 300k 8.27
1347 Cap 0.6 $2.5M 250k 9.85
Clearbridge Energy M 0.6 $2.2M 142k 15.18
Hatteras Financial 0.5 $2.1M 163k 13.15
Abengoa Yield 0.5 $2.1M 110k 19.29
Gp Invts Acquisition Cor 0.5 $1.9M 197k 9.61
Pacific Spl Acquisition Corp 0.4 $1.7M 175k 9.85
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV) 0.4 $1.6M 123k 12.76
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI (HYT) 0.4 $1.5M 150k 9.78
Petroleum & Res Corp Com cef (PEO) 0.4 $1.4M 81k 17.74
Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund 0.4 $1.4M 108k 12.98
Andina Acquisition Corp Ii 0.4 $1.4M 150k 9.50
First Tr Mlp & Energy Income 0.3 $1.4M 106k 13.22
Neuberger Berman Mlp Income (NML) 0.3 $1.4M 169k 8.16
American Capital Mortgage In 0.3 $1.4M 98k 13.96
Two Harbors Investment 0.3 $1.3M 163k 8.10
H & Q Healthcare Fund equities (HQH) 0.3 $1.3M 43k 29.66
Allianzgi Nfj Divid Int Prem S cefs 0.3 $1.2M 101k 12.39
Adams Express Company (ADX) 0.3 $1.2M 94k 12.83
BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers Tr (BDJ) 0.3 $1.1M 145k 7.61
Strategic Global Income Fund 0.3 $1.1M 125k 8.76
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund 0.3 $1.1M 235k 4.57
Nuveen Insured Municipal Opp. Fund 0.3 $1.0M 73k 14.33
Clearbridge Energy M 0.3 $1.0M 83k 12.32
Nuveen Multi-Strategy Inc & Growth Fd 2 (JQC) 0.2 $998k 127k 7.84
Blackrock Res & Commodities Strategy Tr (BCX) 0.2 $993k 140k 7.11
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV) 0.2 $948k 51k 18.46
Clearbridge Amern Energ M 0.2 $931k 114k 8.19
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) 0.2 $916k 93k 9.89
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty (RQI) 0.2 $892k 73k 12.22
BlackRock Credit All Inc Trust IV (BTZ) 0.2 $918k 74k 12.34
Clearbridge Energy Mlp Opp F 0.2 $907k 72k 12.67
Goldman Sachs Mlp Inc Opp 0.2 $921k 112k 8.23
Templeton Global Income Fund 0.2 $863k 136k 6.35
Blackstone Gso Strategic (BGB) 0.2 $882k 66k 13.37
Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) 0.2 $819k 46k 17.82
Calamos Convertible & Hi Income Fund (CHY) 0.2 $826k 79k 10.51
Prudential Gl Sh Dur Hi Yld 0.2 $822k 58k 14.15
Alpine Total Dyn Fd New cefs 0.2 $819k 107k 7.68
General American Investors (GAM) 0.2 $806k 25k 31.92
Central Gold-Trust 0.2 $785k 21k 37.73
Duff & Phelps Global (DPG) 0.2 $773k 53k 14.73
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA) 0.2 $739k 138k 5.35
Invesco Van Kampen Dyn Cr Opp Fund 0.2 $742k 70k 10.55
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) 0.2 $739k 52k 14.27
Gamco Global Gold Natural Reso (GGN) 0.2 $739k 156k 4.75
Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd (EMD) 0.2 $696k 51k 13.73
First Tr High Income L/s (FSD) 0.2 $706k 50k 14.08
Allianzgi Conv & Inc Fd taxable cef 0.2 $719k 130k 5.54
Allianzgi Conv & Income Fd I 0.2 $703k 139k 5.05
AllianceBernstein Global Hgh Incm (AWF) 0.2 $677k 63k 10.78
Cohen & Steers infrastucture Fund (UTF) 0.2 $675k 35k 19.09
Royce Value Trust (RVT) 0.2 $687k 58k 11.77
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (VVR) 0.2 $670k 166k 4.04
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic (EDD) 0.2 $658k 97k 6.81
Source Capital 0.2 $653k 9.9k 66.27
Cbre Clarion Global Real Estat re (IGR) 0.2 $671k 88k 7.64
Western Asset High Incm Fd I (HIX) 0.2 $625k 99k 6.31
Nuveen Energy Mlp Total Return etf 0.2 $618k 56k 11.11
Prudential Sht Duration Hg Y 0.2 $630k 43k 14.61
Voya Global Eq Div & Pr Opp (IGD) 0.2 $614k 88k 7.00
Advent Claymore Convertible Sec & Inc (AVK) 0.1 $595k 44k 13.52
Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income & Growth (JPC) 0.1 $580k 63k 9.15
Kayne Anderson Mdstm Energy 0.1 $587k 48k 12.36
Cohen & Steers Ltd Dur Pfd I (LDP) 0.1 $585k 26k 22.52
Calamos Conv. Opptys. & Income Fund (CHI) 0.1 $550k 56k 9.90
Cohen & Steers REIT/P (RNP) 0.1 $567k 31k 18.43
BlackRock Ltd. Duration Income Trust (BLW) 0.1 $572k 39k 14.59
First Tr Energy Infrastrctr 0.1 $546k 37k 14.60
Blackrock Multi-sector Incom other (BIT) 0.1 $568k 36k 15.81
Voya Prime Rate Trust sh ben int 0.1 $554k 110k 5.06
Hydra Inds Acquisition 0.1 $551k 57k 9.72
BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Tr (BOE) 0.1 $515k 40k 12.77
Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund 0.1 $494k 58k 8.46
Western Asst High Incm Opprtnty Fnd (HIO) 0.1 $523k 112k 4.69
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strat. Fn (FRA) 0.1 $513k 40k 12.90
BlackRock Global Energy & Resources Trus (BGR) 0.1 $513k 41k 12.52
Clough Gbl Opps Fund Sh Ben Int closed-end fund (GLO) 0.1 $526k 50k 10.45
First Trust Energy Income & Gr 0.1 $498k 22k 23.02
Nexpoint Credit Strategies Fund (NXDT) 0.1 $513k 25k 20.45
Easterly Acquisition 0.1 $495k 50k 9.90
Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund 0.1 $478k 83k 5.77
Tri-Continental Corporation (TY) 0.1 $463k 23k 20.03
Apollo Sr Floating Rate Fd I (AFT) 0.1 $488k 32k 15.15
Apollo Residential Mortgage 0.1 $488k 41k 11.96
Zais Financial 0.1 $481k 32k 15.08
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 0.1 $441k 131k 3.37
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT) 0.1 $420k 33k 12.63
Nuveen Fltng Rte Incm Opp 0.1 $450k 46k 9.80
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI) 0.1 $436k 44k 9.98
Wells Fargo Adv Inc Opport Fund (EAD) 0.1 $448k 60k 7.45
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW) 0.1 $428k 60k 7.15
PIMCO Corporate Income Fund (PCN) 0.1 $423k 32k 13.40
PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund 0.1 $443k 21k 21.18
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy 0.1 $420k 29k 14.53
Tortoise Energy equity 0.1 $445k 39k 11.29
Babson Cap Glb Sht Durhgh Yl 0.1 $447k 27k 16.50
Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Fund (EFR) 0.1 $409k 33k 12.42
Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund 0.1 $385k 27k 14.18
Wells Fargo Adv Global Dividend Opport (EOD) 0.1 $376k 64k 5.93
Wells Fargo Adv Multi-Sector Inco Fund (ERC) 0.1 $387k 34k 11.31
Salient Midstream & M 0.1 $390k 41k 9.52
Cohen & Steers Mlp Fund 0.1 $397k 38k 10.47
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR) 0.1 $364k 36k 10.23
Wstrn Asst Emrgng Mrkts Incm Fnd 0.1 $358k 37k 9.74
Primero Mining Corporation 0.1 $345k 153k 2.26
Claymore Guggenheim Strategic (GOF) 0.1 $336k 20k 16.85
Allianzgi Equity & Conv In 0.1 $351k 20k 17.94
Central Securities (CET) 0.1 $335k 18k 19.01
MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) 0.1 $328k 43k 7.63
MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT) 0.1 $306k 56k 5.52
BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC T COM Bene Inter (BGY) 0.1 $305k 49k 6.24
Western Asset Global High Income Fnd (EHI) 0.1 $304k 35k 8.71
Wstrn Ast Clymr Infltn Lkd Opts & Inc (WIW) 0.1 $308k 30k 10.27
Clough Global Equity Fund closed-end fund (GLQ) 0.1 $333k 27k 12.53
Brookfield Global Listed 0.1 $328k 28k 11.76
LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL Income 0.1 $335k 29k 11.59
Zweig Fund 0.1 $310k 24k 13.15
Brookfield Mortg. Opportunity bond etf 0.1 $304k 21k 14.77
Ivy High Income Opportunities 0.1 $318k 26k 12.37
Voya Infrastructure Industrial & Materia (IDE) 0.1 $302k 25k 12.26
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF) 0.1 $281k 11k 25.47
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified I (EVG) 0.1 $276k 21k 13.41
LMP Capital and Income Fund (SCD) 0.1 $285k 23k 12.38
Cohen & Steers Clsd-End Optuny Fnd (FOF) 0.1 $262k 24k 10.96
Nuveen Municipal Advantage Fund 0.1 $282k 20k 13.84
Nuveen Nj Div Advantage Mun (NXJ) 0.1 $274k 20k 13.49
Blackrock Util & Infrastrctu (BUI) 0.1 $295k 18k 16.80
Ares Dynamic Cr Allocation (ARDC) 0.1 $294k 22k 13.37
Apollo Tactical Income Fd In (AIF) 0.1 $258k 19k 13.91
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (PHD) 0.1 $231k 21k 10.83
Boulder Growth & Income Fund (STEW) 0.1 $221k 29k 7.74
Royce Micro Capital Trust (RMT) 0.1 $231k 32k 7.26
Eaton Vance Risk Managed Diversified (ETJ) 0.1 $256k 25k 10.16
Nuveen Qual Preferred Inc. Fund III 0.1 $246k 29k 8.50
Western Asset Managed High Incm Fnd 0.1 $220k 49k 4.51
Pioneer High Income Trust 0.1 $249k 26k 9.55
Templeton Emerging Markets (EMF) 0.1 $236k 24k 9.95
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) 0.1 $218k 17k 13.23
Managed High Yield Plus Fund 0.1 $220k 125k 1.76
Macquarie Global Infr Total Rtrn Fnd 0.1 $251k 13k 19.06
Stone Hbr Emerg Mrkts (EDF) 0.1 $238k 20k 12.03
Avenue Income Cr Strat 0.1 $241k 21k 11.34
Dividend & Income Fund (BXSY) 0.1 $235k 21k 11.00
Brookfield Total Return Fd I 0.1 $246k 11k 21.95
Kkr Income Opportunities (KIO) 0.1 $226k 16k 13.90
Tekla Life Sciences sh ben int (HQL) 0.1 $237k 10k 23.61
Franklin Templeton (FTF) 0.1 $194k 18k 10.71
New America High Income Fund I 0.1 $179k 23k 7.64
Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) 0.1 $189k 38k 4.95
Tortoise Pwr & Energy 0.1 $178k 11k 16.80
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) 0.1 $212k 17k 12.51
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF) 0.1 $192k 33k 5.77
First Trust/Four Corners SFRI Fund II (FCT) 0.1 $195k 16k 12.32
Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income 0.1 $189k 18k 10.81
ADVENT CLAY GBL CONV SEC INC COM Bene Inter 0.1 $196k 35k 5.55
Japan Smaller Capitalizaion Fund (JOF) 0.1 $185k 18k 10.21
Lehman Brothers First Trust IOF (NHS) 0.1 $212k 21k 10.11
Nuveen Senior Income Fund 0.1 $196k 34k 5.76
PIONEER DIV HIGH INCOME TRUS COM Bene Inter 0.1 $195k 13k 14.59
Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund 0.1 $214k 69k 3.08
Delaware Enhanced Glbl. Div. & Inc. Fund 0.1 $188k 20k 9.33
Mexico Fund (MXF) 0.1 $180k 11k 16.63
Blackstone Gso Lng Shrt Cr I (BGX) 0.1 $215k 16k 13.49
John Hancock Hdg Eq & Inc (HEQ) 0.1 $198k 14k 14.44
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT) 0.1 $180k 31k 5.73
VIRTUS GLOBAL Multi-sec (VGI) 0.1 $207k 15k 14.11
Center Coast Mlp And Infrastructure unit 0.1 $181k 18k 10.05
Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust (GGT) 0.0 $173k 23k 7.51
Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) 0.0 $151k 29k 5.30
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (DHY) 0.0 $143k 63k 2.27
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal 0.0 $139k 11k 12.66
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity 0.0 $161k 16k 10.13
Nuveen Sht Dur Cr Opp 0.0 $177k 12k 14.86
Stone Hbr Emerg Mkts Tl 0.0 $158k 14k 11.36
Brookfield High Income Fd In 0.0 $150k 22k 6.87
Voya Emerging Markets High I etf (IHD) 0.0 $141k 19k 7.38
Voya Natural Res Eq Inc Fund 0.0 $150k 28k 5.46
Cushing Mlp Total Return Fd Com New cef 0.0 $175k 16k 10.70
Putnam Master Int. Income (PIM) 0.0 $109k 24k 4.55
Pimco Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) 0.0 $126k 14k 8.76
Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income 0.0 $114k 14k 8.28
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strat 0.0 $135k 12k 11.63
Clough Global Allocation Fun (GLV) 0.0 $136k 10k 13.50
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt (MSD) 0.0 $103k 12k 8.60
Alpine Global Dynamic 0.0 $125k 14k 8.82
Deutsche Multi-mkt Income Tr Shs cef 0.0 $110k 15k 7.61
Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF) 0.0 $93k 17k 5.48
Aberdeen Global Income Fund (FCO) 0.0 $97k 13k 7.68
Franklin Universal Trust (FT) 0.0 $77k 13k 5.74
Pacholder High Yield 0.0 $73k 12k 6.06
Western Asset Glbl Partners Incm Fnd 0.0 $79k 10k 7.75
Virtus Total Return Fund Cef 0.0 $87k 23k 3.83
Royce Global Value Tr (RGT) 0.0 $85k 12k 7.41
Community Health Sys Inc New right 01/27/2016 0.0 $30k 3.0M 0.01
Electrum Spl Acquisition Cor *w exp 99/99/999 0.0 $35k 160k 0.22
Andina Acquisition Corp-rts right 09/01/2017 0.0 $24k 79k 0.30
E Compass Acquisition Corp right 02/18/2017 0.0 $45k 300k 0.15
Pacific Spl Acquisition Corp right 03/15/2017 0.0 $24k 119k 0.20
Enserv 0.0 $9.9k 19k 0.52
Easterly Acquisition Corp *w exp 07/29/202 0.0 $9.0k 25k 0.36