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TAYLOR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC

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13F filer, CIK 1561784, TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

TAYLOR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC reported $150,894,000 across 28 holdings for the quarter ended 2018-12-31, in a 13F-HR filed 2019-02-13. Its ten largest share positions make up 90.98% of the portfolio.

Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0001214659-19-001073

Period
2018-12-31
Reported value
$151M
Holdings
28
Top 10 weight
90.98%
New
6
Sold out
5

Largest buys vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES LTDadded+1,240,963$14.8M
CNQnew+598,300$14.4M
RCLnew+50,500$4.94M
OCnew+62,900$2.77M
TDadded+8,400$418K

Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.

Largest sells vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
ENCANA CORPreduced-1,946,800-$11.2M
METAreduced-76,900-$10.1M
RCIexited-188,600-$9.68M
Cexited-124,700-$8.95M
ALLreduced-45,500-$3.76M

Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.

Holdings, Q4 2018

Share positions as resolved from 13F-HR 0001214659-19-001073, largest first. % of portfolio is the value over $150,894,000, the sum of the share positions whose value is usable for ratios (method).

SecurityHistorySharesValue% of portfolioChangeLatest eventTimeline
AGOASSURED GUARANTY LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 777,400 shares; 2017Q3: 771,300 shares; 2017Q4: 774,900 shares; 2018Q1: 764,400 shares; 2018Q2: 738,800 shares; 2018Q3: 738,800 shares; 2018Q4: 656,954 shares 656,954$25.1M16.67%-81,846Timeline
ALLALLSTATE CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 338,900 shares; 2017Q3: 316,400 shares; 2017Q4: 300,800 shares; 2018Q1: 277,500 shares; 2018Q2: 284,182 shares; 2018Q3: 284,182 shares; 2018Q4: 238,682 shares 238,682$19.7M13.07%-45,500Timeline
WHRWHIRLPOOL CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 194,700 shares; 2017Q3: 201,783 shares; 2017Q4: 196,483 shares; 2018Q1: 187,264 shares; 2018Q2: 177,264 shares; 2018Q3: 187,264 shares; 2018Q4: 168,164 shares 168,164$18M11.91%-19,100Timeline
CELGENE CORPCELGENE CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: 162,200 shares; 2018Q1: 264,300 shares; 2018Q2: 264,300 shares; 2018Q3: 294,300 shares; 2018Q4: 250,800 shares 250,800$16.1M10.65%-43,500
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES LTDMAXAR TECHNOLOGIES LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: 70,000 shares; 2018Q4: 1,310,963 shares 1,310,963$15.7M10.39%+1,240,963
CNQCANADIAN NAT RES LTD MED TERQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 93,500 shares; 2017Q3: 80,400 shares; 2017Q4: 160,700 shares; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: not reported; 2018Q4: 598,300 shares 598,300$14.4M9.57%newTimeline
TDTORONTO DOMINION BK ONTQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 488,300 shares; 2017Q3: 492,500 shares; 2017Q4: 387,900 shares; 2018Q1: 325,500 shares; 2018Q2: 225,500 shares; 2018Q3: 225,500 shares; 2018Q4: 233,900 shares 233,900$11.6M7.71%+8,400Timeline
MBIMBIA INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 447,703 shares; 2017Q3: 772,703 shares; 2017Q4: 646,139 shares; 2018Q1: 951,739 shares; 2018Q2: 876,112 shares; 2018Q3: 846,112 shares; 2018Q4: 842,112 shares 842,112$7.51M4.98%-4,000Timeline
RCLROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 6,400 shares; 2017Q3: 3,400 shares; 2017Q4: 3,400 shares; 2018Q1: 3,400 shares; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: not reported; 2018Q4: 50,500 shares 50,500$4.94M3.27%newTimeline
METAMETA PLATFORMS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: 108,700 shares; 2018Q4: 31,800 shares 31,800$4.17M2.76%-76,900Timeline
OCOWENS CORNING NEWQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 10,300 shares; 2017Q3: 10,300 shares; 2017Q4: 7,300 shares; 2018Q1: 6,300 shares; 2018Q2: 6,300 shares; 2018Q3: not reported; 2018Q4: 62,900 shares 62,900$2.77M1.83%newTimeline
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICALABORATORY CORP OF AMERICAQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 51,600 shares; 2017Q3: 51,800 shares; 2017Q4: 34,600 shares; 2018Q1: 21,700 shares; 2018Q2: 21,700 shares; 2018Q3: 21,300 shares; 2018Q4: 18,800 shares 18,800$2.38M1.57%-2,500
MDC PARTNERS INCMDC PARTNERS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 1,331,965 shares; 2017Q3: 1,040,925 shares; 2017Q4: 970,925 shares; 2018Q1: 846,565 shares; 2018Q2: 1,405,203 shares; 2018Q3: 1,387,091 shares; 2018Q4: 877,091 shares 877,091$2.29M1.52%-510,000
FORTERRA INCFORTERRA INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 29,179 shares; 2017Q3: 29,179 shares; 2017Q4: 29,179 shares; 2018Q1: 443,176 shares; 2018Q2: 436,005 shares; 2018Q3: 434,805 shares; 2018Q4: 353,458 shares 353,458$1.33M0.88%-81,347
CAN-FITE BIOPHARMA LTDCAN-FITE BIOPHARMA LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 796,500 shares; 2017Q3: 796,500 shares; 2017Q4: 796,500 shares; 2018Q1: 796,500 shares; 2018Q2: 796,500 shares; 2018Q3: 796,500 shares; 2018Q4: 796,500 shares 796,500$1M0.67%0
EOGEOG RES INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: 6,400 shares; 2018Q2: 6,400 shares; 2018Q3: 6,400 shares; 2018Q4: 6,400 shares 6,400$558K0.37%0Timeline
REVGREV GROUP INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: 45,000 shares; 2018Q3: 43,500 shares; 2018Q4: 50,300 shares 50,300$378K0.25%+6,800Timeline
CATCATERPILLAR INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 4,800 shares; 2017Q3: 4,800 shares; 2017Q4: 4,800 shares; 2018Q1: 4,800 shares; 2018Q2: 3,800 shares; 2018Q3: 3,200 shares; 2018Q4: 2,750 shares 2,750$350K0.23%-450Timeline
GOOGLALPHABET INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: not reported; 2018Q4: 330 shares 330$345K0.23%newTimeline
SWKSSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: 6,000 shares; 2018Q2: 5,000 shares; 2018Q3: 5,700 shares; 2018Q4: 4,200 shares 4,200$281K0.19%-1,500Timeline
HPEHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: not reported; 2018Q4: 21,000 shares 21,000$277K0.18%newTimeline
IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: 4,500 shares; 2018Q1: 115,900 shares; 2018Q2: 95,900 shares; 2018Q3: 15,400 shares; 2018Q4: 2,400 shares 2,400$273K0.18%-13,000Timeline
ENCANA CORPENCANA CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: 2,368,700 shares; 2017Q3: 2,730,800 shares; 2017Q4: 2,083,400 shares; 2018Q1: 2,388,700 shares; 2018Q2: 2,142,500 shares; 2018Q3: 1,992,500 shares; 2018Q4: 45,700 shares 45,700$264K0.17%-1,946,800
KRKROGER COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: 16,500 shares; 2018Q4: 9,300 shares 9,300$256K0.17%-7,200Timeline
CCKCROWN HLDGS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: not reported; 2018Q2: not reported; 2018Q3: not reported; 2018Q4: 6,000 shares 6,000$249K0.17%newTimeline
PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INCPATTERN ENERGY GROUP INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: 33,200 shares; 2018Q2: 24,200 shares; 2018Q3: 19,200 shares; 2018Q4: 13,200 shares 13,200$246K0.16%-6,000
CVSCVS HEALTH CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: not reported; 2017Q4: not reported; 2018Q1: 7,700 shares; 2018Q2: 6,700 shares; 2018Q3: 6,000 shares; 2018Q4: 3,700 shares 3,700$243K0.16%-2,300Timeline
ADNTADIENT PLCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2017Q1: restricted; 2017Q2: not reported; 2017Q3: 10,000 shares; 2017Q4: 10,000 shares; 2018Q1: 5,500 shares; 2018Q2: 6,800 shares; 2018Q3: 6,800 shares; 2018Q4: 8,000 shares 8,000$120K0.08%+1,200Timeline

Sold out in Q4 2018

Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.

SecurityShares beforeValue beforeType
RCIROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC188,600$9.68Mshares
CCITIGROUP INC124,700$8.95Mshares
AAOIAPPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC89,000$2.19Mshares
MGAMAGNA INTL INC7,394$389Kshares
AVGOBROADCOM INC1,550$382Kshares

How Q4 2018 was built

Available 13F filings of this filer for the quarter and their roles: the base report is the latest original or restatement, NEW HOLDINGS amendments filed after it are added (method).

FilingRoleAmendmentFiledAcceptedIngested
13F-HR 0001214659-19-001073 base2019-02-13acceptance time not in the bulk data set