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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
+18.3%
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
$4.63B
AUM Growth
-$360M
Cap. Flow
-$1.04B
Cap. Flow %
-22.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
78.2%
Holding
51
New
6
Increased
3
Reduced
5
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$232M
2
PVG
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
+$27.5M
3
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$20.1M
4
TECD
Tech Data Corp
TECD
+$17.2M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$317M
2
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
+$148M
3
WCG
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
+$141M
4
ONCE
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
+$139M
5
BID
Sotheby's
BID
+$106M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 44.89%
2 Communication Services 19.82%
3 Materials 15.14%
4 Financials 4.41%
5 Consumer Discretionary 0.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OSG
26
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
$19.1M 0.41%
8,300,000
– –
TIF
27
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$17.9M 0.39%
+134,030
New +$15.8M
CZR
28
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$16.4M 0.35%
1,209,122
-1,790,878
-60% -$22.7M
LOGM
29
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$10.5M 0.23%
+122,347
New +$9.08M
SA
30
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.25B
$9.67M 0.21%
700,000
– –
IAG icon
31
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$6.9M 0.15%
1,850,000
– –
IPHS
32
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$5.13M 0.11%
+160,412
New +$5.16M
QEP
33
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$3.64M 0.08%
808,510
-202,290
-20% -$705K
SD icon
34
SandRidge Energy
SD
$532M
$2.83M 0.06%
666,535
– –
ZAYO
35
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$2.5M 0.05%
72,059
– –
LEA icon
36
Lear
LEA
$8.56B
$1.39M 0.03%
10,116
– –
SES
37
DELISTED
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc.
SES
$944K 0.02%
165,648
+9,398
+6% +$57.1K
INSW icon
38
International Seaways
INSW
$4.93B
– –
-719,877
Closed -$13.9M
LYFT icon
39
Lyft
LYFT
$6.61B
– –
-151,173
Closed -$6.17M
PCG icon
40
PG&E
PCG
$38.8B
– –
-2,624,240
Closed -$26.2M
RTX icon
41
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
– –
-317,800
Closed -$27.3M
TMUS icon
42
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
– –
-37,018
Closed -$2.92M
TSLA icon
43
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
– –
-7,500,000
Closed -$120M
CPE
44
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
– –
-2,159,352
Closed -$93.7M
PSDO
45
DELISTED
Presidio, Inc. Common Stock
PSDO
– –
-2,650,000
Closed -$44.8M
ONCE
46
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
– –
-1,437,666
Closed -$139M
VIAB
47
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
– –
-2,150,000
Closed -$51.7M
VSM
48
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
– –
-1,000,000
Closed -$52.9M
AABA
49
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
– –
-7,605,722
Closed -$148M
BID
50
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
– –
-1,853,157
Closed -$106M
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John Paulson's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, John Paulson held 51 positions worth $4.63B, down 7.2% from $4.99B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 78% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $1.04B in Q4 2019, closing 14 positions and reducing 5 holdings. Its most notable exit was Celgene Corp, an estimated $317M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 45% of assets, down from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Materials.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Paramount Global Class B worth $252M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q4 2019 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 6,000,000 shares worth $252M.
  • John Paulson added most to Sprint Corporation in Q4 2019, an estimated $20.1M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Wellcare Health Plans, Inc., cutting an estimated $141M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $317M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 78% of its $4.63B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • John Paulson opened 6 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2019.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $4.63B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.