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John Paulson Paulson & Co

AUM $2.58B
1-Year Est. Return 68.51%
 

John Paulson is the founder of Paulson & Co., a firm that became world-famous for profits related to the 2007–2008 housing and credit crisis. Beyond that landmark trade, the firm has pursued merger arbitrage, event-driven, and opportunistic credit and equity strategies. Paulson remains one of the most recognized names in modern hedge fund history.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+10.01%
1 Year Est. Return
+68.51%
3 Year Est. Return
+251.48%
5 Year Est. Return
+229.81%
10 Year Est. Return
+881.28%
AUM
$15.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.34B
Cap. Flow
+$160M
Cap. Flow %
1.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.59%
Holding
100
New
9
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$533M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$450M
3
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$373M
4
FDO
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
+$269M
5
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$248M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FON
SPRINT CORP FON COM
FON
+$1.4B
2
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC
SFD
+$164M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$108M
4
LEAP
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL INC NEW
LEAP
+$83.5M
5
RUE
RUE21 INC COM STK (DE)
RUE
+$82.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 18.2%
2 Healthcare 15.63%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Energy 9.65%
5 Materials 8.05%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MTB icon
26
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$196M 1.26%
1,747,560
+1,327,360
+316% +$154M
HIG icon
27
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
$186M 1.2%
5,968,670
– –
CNO icon
28
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.95B
$179M 1.16%
12,459,577
-1,000,800
-7% -$14.3M
CTB
29
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$168M 1.08%
5,454,000
+454,000
+9% +$14.8M
BAC.WS.A
30
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
$165M 1.06%
27,078,152
– –
RDN icon
31
Radian Group
RDN
$4.84B
$159M 1.02%
11,393,900
– –
HCA icon
32
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
$146M 0.94%
3,403,919
– –
BLC
33
DELISTED
BELO CORP SER A
BLC
$124M 0.8%
9,041,300
+3,778,600
+72% +$53.5M
MTG icon
34
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.34B
$121M 0.78%
16,562,000
– –
GNW icon
35
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.73B
$115M 0.74%
9,000,000
– –
IDCC icon
36
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.84B
$111M 0.72%
2,979,400
– –
COF.WS
37
DELISTED
Capital One Financial Corp
COF.WS
$106M 0.68%
3,632,434
– –
WPC icon
38
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
$99.3M 0.64%
1,567,092
– –
APTV icon
39
Aptiv
APTV
$10B
$93.5M 0.6%
1,600,000
– –
HSH
40
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
$92.5M 0.6%
3,009,500
– –
JAZZ icon
41
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
$88.6M 0.57%
963,000
– –
BZ
42
DELISTED
BOISE INC COM STK (DE)
BZ
$85.1M 0.55%
6,755,300
– –
IOC
43
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
$85M 0.55%
1,191,472
-544,228
-31% -$40.6M
NG icon
44
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.83B
$81.7M 0.53%
35,839,014
– –
FDX icon
45
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
$73.8M 0.48%
+646,800
New +$69.8M
HIG.WS
46
DELISTED
Hartford Financial Services Grp
HIG.WS
$73.6M 0.47%
3,292,900
+2,944,900
+846% +$65.8M
WLH
47
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$67.5M 0.44%
3,322,666
– –
FNF icon
48
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
$66.5M 0.43%
4,378,816
– –
RKT
49
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$60.8M 0.39%
1,200,000
– –
ACAS
50
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$52M 0.34%
3,784,700
– –
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John Paulson's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, John Paulson held 100 positions worth $15.5B, up 9.4% from $14.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

John Paulson's Q3 2013 filing shows 9 new, 12 increased, 12 reduced and 13 closed positions. Its largest new stake was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK: 4,000,000 shares worth $446M. The largest sale was SPRINT CORP FON COM, an estimated $1.4B.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 18% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • John Paulson's largest Q3 2013 buy was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK: 4,000,000 shares worth $446M.
  • John Paulson added most to Vodafone in Q3 2013, an estimated $533M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Pioneer Natural Resource Co., cutting an estimated $108M.
  • John Paulson fully exited SPRINT CORP FON COM in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $1.4B.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $15.5B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • John Paulson opened 9 new positions and closed 13 in Q3 2013.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 9.4% quarter-over-quarter to $15.5B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.