Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ)

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing generally in Swiss equity and equity-linked securities that are traded on a Swiss stock exchange, traded at the pre-bourse level of one or more Swiss stock exchanges, traded through a market maker or traded over the counter in Switzerland. The Fund also may invest in Swiss equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies that are traded on other major European stock exchanges.

Company profile

Ticker

SWZ

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.swzfund.com

CEO

Andrew Dakos

Location

Wisconsin

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Miscellaneous > Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds

Former names

SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC

SEC CIK

0000813623

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

SWZ stock data

1M 1Y 5Y

News

From Benzinga Pro

Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Monday

13 Jun 22

During Monday's trading, 1214 companies set new 52-week lows.

Press releases

From Benzinga Pro

THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION OF $0.1665 PER SHARE

7 Jun 22

NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company (the "Fund"), announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.1665 per

Funds

Data from SEC filings

Series	Ticker	%Monthly Return ?			$Assets	#Holdings	As of
SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC.	–	-6.94	-1.28	-5.13	116.71M	48	Jun 2022

Calendar

8 Mar 22

18 Aug 22

31 Dec 22

Recent insider trades

SWZ insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
3 Mar 22	Andrew Dakos	Common Stock	Buy	Acquire P	Yes	No	8.82	1,000	8.82K	3,000
2 Mar 22	Gerald Hellerman	Common Stock	Buy	Acquire P	No	No	8.84	498	4.4K	5,324
2 Mar 22	Gerald Hellerman	Common Stock	Buy	Acquire P	No	No	8.85	235	2.08K	4,826
2 Mar 22	Gerald Hellerman	Common Stock	Buy	Acquire P	No	No	8.87	267	2.37K	4,591
3 Feb 22	Andrew Dakos	Common Stock	Buy	Acquire P	Yes	No	9.31	572	5.33K	2,000
2 Feb 22	Andrew Dakos	Common Stock	Buy	Acquire P	Yes	No	9.38	428	4.01K	1,428
2 Jul 21	Goldstein Phillip	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	9.79	1,212	11.87K	16,783
4 Jun 21	Goldstein Phillip	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	9.7	9,899	96.02K	17,995
4 Jun 21	Goldstein Phillip	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	9.475	67,059	635.38K	27,894

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership, Q1 2022

SWZ institutional ownership history Ownership history

36.9% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	33	35	-5.7%
Opened positions	1	2	-50.0%
Closed positions	3	3	–
Increased positions	10	12	-16.7%
Reduced positions	6	6	–

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	44.87M	49.88M	-10.0%
Total shares	4.87M	5.02M	-3.0%
Total puts	0	0
Total calls	0	0
Total put/call ratio	–	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Allspring Global Investments	1.18M	$10.89M	+1.2%
Lazard Asset Management	805.39K	$7.43M	+0.3%
City Of London Investment Management	721.39K	$6.63M	0.0%
CSS	343.82K	$3.17M	-2.6%
1607 Capital Partners	330.87K	$3.05M	0.0%
Gardner Russo & Gardner	239.08K	$2.2M	+1.8%
Bulldog Investors	237.47K	$2.19M	0.0%
Shaker Financial Services	161.01K	$1.49M	-6.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services	154.56K	$1.43M	-0.7%
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management	111.74K	$1.03M	+1.4%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Wolverine Asset Management	0	-97.13K	EXIT
Cornerstone Advisors	38.32K	-57.7K	-60.1%
Allspring Global Investments	1.18M	+13.77K	+1.2%
Shaker Financial Services	161.01K	-11.4K	-6.6%
Walleye Trading	0	-10.84K	EXIT
BAC Bank Of America	84.11K	+10.05K	+13.6%
CSS	343.82K	-9.33K	-2.6%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co.	102.31K	-5.82K	-5.4%
Cetera Investment Advisers	56K	+5.8K	+11.6%
Gardner Russo & Gardner	239.08K	+4.28K	+1.8%

Data from 13F filings, for the last complete 13F reporting period. For most recent data, click the ownership history button. Values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial reports

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N-CEN

Annual report (registered investment company)

8 Mar 22

N-CSR

Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

3 Mar 22

N-CSRS

Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

31 Aug 21

N-CSR/A