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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
+11.12%
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
$20.3B
AUM Growth
+$4.78B
Cap. Flow
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow %
16.85%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.63%
Holding
103
New
16
Increased
9
Reduced
16
Closed
16

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
STAY
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
+$1.37B
2
WLL
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
+$603M
3
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$561M
4
HMHC
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
+$522M
5
CHRD icon
Chord Energy
CHRD
+$328M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMCX icon
AMC Global Media
AMCX
+$230M
2
BLC
BELO CORP SER A
BLC
+$124M
3
FDO
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
+$103M
4
TMO icon
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
+$101M
5
MTB icon
M&T Bank
MTB
+$100M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.37%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.41%
3 Healthcare 13%
4 Energy 10.54%
5 Financials 9.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PXD
26
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$255M 1.25%
1,383,600
-416,400
-23% -$80.2M
BPOP icon
27
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.8B
$254M 1.25%
8,845,448
– –
CNO icon
28
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.95B
$220M 1.09%
12,459,577
– –
HIG icon
29
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
$216M 1.07%
5,968,670
– –
CIE
30
DELISTED
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
$215M 1.06%
871,553
+96,960
+13% +$30.3M
AAL icon
31
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.15B
$215M 1.06%
+8,500,000
New +$219M
BAC.WS.A
32
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
$175M 0.86%
27,078,152
– –
HCA icon
33
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
$162M 0.8%
3,403,919
– –
RDN icon
34
Radian Group
RDN
$4.84B
$161M 0.79%
11,393,900
– –
SNTS
35
DELISTED
SANTARUS INC
SNTS
$160M 0.79%
+5,000,000
New +$140M
CPWR
36
DELISTED
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
$160M 0.79%
+14,834,250
New +$155M
CACQ
37
DELISTED
Caesars Acquisition Company
CACQ
$149M 0.73%
+12,322,840
New +$143M
MTG icon
38
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.34B
$140M 0.69%
16,562,000
– –
GNW icon
39
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.73B
$140M 0.69%
9,000,000
– –
COF.WS
40
DELISTED
Capital One Financial Corp
COF.WS
$129M 0.63%
3,632,434
– –
DLR icon
41
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$70.5B
$114M 0.56%
+2,321,300
New +$115M
AMCX icon
42
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$511M
$102M 0.5%
1,500,000
-3,445,600
-70% -$230M
MTB icon
43
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$101M 0.5%
865,466
-882,094
-50% -$100M
APTV icon
44
Aptiv
APTV
$10B
$96.2M 0.47%
1,600,000
– –
NG icon
45
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.83B
$91M 0.45%
35,839,014
– –
HIG.WS
46
DELISTED
Hartford Financial Services Grp
HIG.WS
$90.7M 0.45%
3,292,900
– –
RKT
47
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$84M 0.41%
1,600,000
+400,000
+33% +$20.2M
FNF icon
48
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
$81.1M 0.4%
4,378,816
– –
GM icon
49
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
$76.3M 0.38%
+1,865,706
New +$70.5M
WLH
50
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$67.5M 0.33%
3,322,666
– –
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John Paulson's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, John Paulson held 103 positions worth $20.3B, up 31% from $15.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

John Paulson deployed $3.42B of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 16 new positions and adding to 9 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit: 55,711,591 shares worth $1.46B.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 22% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was AMC Global Media, an estimated $230M trimmed.

  • John Paulson's largest Q4 2013 buy was Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit: 55,711,591 shares worth $1.46B.
  • John Paulson added most to Whiting Petroleum Corporation in Q4 2013, an estimated $603M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was AMC Global Media, cutting an estimated $230M.
  • John Paulson fully exited BELO CORP SER A in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $124M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $20.3B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • John Paulson opened 16 new positions and closed 16 in Q4 2013.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $20.3B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.