George Soros Soros Fund Management
George Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management and one of the most famous macro investors in modern markets. He is best known for large global bets informed by his theory of reflexivity, including the 1992 sterling trade. Though the firm later evolved as a family office, its equity filings and historical track record remain a reference point for students of macro and activist-era hedge funds.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barrick Mining
B
|
+$226M |
| 2 |
BXLT
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
|
+$35.1M |
| 3 |
Equinix
EQIX
|
+$33.1M |
| 4 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$30.1M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$22.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$188M |
| 2 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$173M |
| 3 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
Adecoagro
AGRO
|
+$145M |
| 5 |
CY
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
|
+$131M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.73% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 6.66% |
| 3 | Materials | 6.56% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 6.07% |
| 5 | Technology | 5.64% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $431M | 9.52% |
2,098,300
+1,094,300
| +109% | +$214M |
|
|
B
2
Barrick Mining
B
$78.3B
| $264M | 5.82% |
+19,419,309
| New | +$226M |
|
3
PUT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.9B
| $182M | 4.02% |
1,648,300
+1,270,300
| +336% | +$131M |
|
4
CALL
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$33.8B
| $166M | 3.67% |
+3,000,000
| New | +$155M |
|
|
5
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.6B
| $161M | 3.56% |
13,965,681
-11,949,395
| -46% | -$145M |
|
6
CALL
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$152B
| $123M | 2.73% |
+1,050,000
| New | +$119M |
|
7
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.1B
| $103M | 2.27% |
2,316,921
-1,069,591
| -32% | -$45.4M |
|
|
PLCM
8
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
| $91.1M | 2.01% |
8,166,666
-680,525
| -8% | -$7.15M |
|
9
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| $88.4M | 1.95% |
3,704,830
+270,238
| +8% | +$6.57M |
|
10
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.6B
| $68.4M | 1.51% |
9,966,666
-140,000
| -1% | -$842K |
|
|
11
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
| $68.2M | 1.51% |
206,215
+108,897
| +112% | +$33.1M |
|
|
TWC
12
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
| $66.3M | 1.46% |
323,865
-73,563
| -19% | -$13.9M |
|
13
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.53B
| $57.3M | 1.26% |
2,324,286
| – | – |
|
14
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.7B
| $55.8M | 1.23% |
1,806,038
+421,212
| +30% | +$11.4M |
|
15
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| $53M | 1.17% |
1,372,413
-1,582,729
| -54% | -$57.2M |
|
16
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $50.5M | 1.12% |
442,696
-374,065
| -46% | -$39.5M |
|
|
AGN.PRA
17
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
| $46.9M | 1.04% |
51,000
| – | – |
|
|
CIT
18
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
| $43.5M | 0.96% |
1,400,628
| – | – |
|
|
CACQ
19
DELISTED
Caesars Acquisition Company
CACQ
| $40M | 0.88% |
6,535,083
+50,000
| +0.8% | +$281K |
|
20
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
| $39.7M | 0.88% |
505,133
-236,000
| -32% | -$17.7M |
|
|
TWX
21
PUT
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $39.2M | 0.87% |
+540,500
| New | +$37.2M |
|
|
AGN
22
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $38.4M | 0.85% |
143,277
-222,113
| -61% | -$63.6M |
|
23
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.15B
| $37.5M | 0.83% |
913,374
-900,000
| -50% | -$36.2M |
|
|
BXLT
24
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
| $35.8M | 0.79% |
+887,071
| New | +$35.1M |
|
25
Ferrari
RACE
$76.7B
| $35.4M | 0.78% |
850,000
| – | – |
|
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George Soros's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, George Soros held 366 positions worth $4.53B, down 25% from $6.05B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.
George Soros withdrew a net $2.23B in Q1 2016, closing 140 positions and reducing 41 holdings. Its most notable exit was Level 3 Communications Inc, an estimated $173M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 8.7% of assets, down from 9.1% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Materials.
Against the trend, George Soros opened a new position in Barrick Mining worth $264M.
- George Soros's largest Q1 2016 buy was Barrick Mining: 19,419,309 shares worth $264M.
- George Soros added most to Equinix in Q1 2016, an estimated $33.1M increase.
- George Soros's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Synchrony, cutting an estimated $188M.
- George Soros fully exited Level 3 Communications Inc in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $173M.
- George Soros's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $4.53B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- George Soros opened 118 new positions and closed 140 in Q1 2016.
- George Soros's portfolio value fell 25% quarter-over-quarter to $4.53B.
Based on Soros Fund Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.