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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
-25.24%
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
$2.03B
AUM Growth
-$1.22B
Cap. Flow
-$292M
Cap. Flow %
-14.41%
Top 10 Hldgs %
78.64%
Holding
38
New
5
Increased
2
Reduced
4
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$56.8M
2
HZNP
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
+$55.4M
3
IS
ironSource Ltd.
IS
+$25.1M
4
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
+$24.1M
5
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$8.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$181M
2
DIDI
DiDi Global Inc. American depositary shares, each four representing one Class A ordinary share
DIDI
+$82.9M
3
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$82.6M
4
OIH icon
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
+$46.6M
5
OXY icon
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
+$36.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 37.7%
2 Materials 26.63%
3 Energy 13.45%
4 Financials 7.95%
5 Technology 6.05%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BABA icon
26
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$5.68M 0.28%
50,000
– –
CDK
27
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$4.44M 0.22%
+81,000
New +$4.38M
ENDP
28
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$3.63M 0.18%
7,787,647
-9,539,365
-55% -$12.1M
BIDU icon
29
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
$3.02M 0.15%
20,327
– –
IAG icon
30
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$2.98M 0.15%
1,850,000
– –
SRRA
31
DELISTED
Sierra Oncology, Inc. Common Stock
SRRA
$972K 0.05%
+17,675
New +$927K
HYMCZ
32
DELISTED
Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation Warrant
HYMCZ
$9K ﹤0.01%
151,507
– –
GLD icon
33
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$152B
– –
-1,000,000
Closed -$181M
OIH icon
34
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.95B
– –
-165,000
Closed -$46.6M
TIMB icon
35
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.52B
– –
-961,455
Closed -$13.9M
XOM icon
36
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
– –
-1,000,000
Closed -$82.6M
DIDI
37
DELISTED
DiDi Global Inc. American depositary shares, each four representing one Class A ordinary share
DIDI
– –
-33,148,428
Closed -$82.9M
PBCT
38
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
– –
-25,000
Closed -$500K
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John Paulson's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2022, John Paulson held 38 positions worth $2.03B, down 38% from $3.25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 79% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $292M in Q2 2022, closing 6 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was SPDR Gold Trust, an estimated $181M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 38% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in VMware, Inc worth $57M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q2 2022 buy was VMware, Inc: 500,000 shares worth $57M.
  • John Paulson added most to Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares in Q2 2022, an estimated $55.4M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Occidental Petroleum, cutting an estimated $36.9M.
  • John Paulson fully exited SPDR Gold Trust in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $181M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 79% of its $2.03B portfolio in Q2 2022.
  • John Paulson opened 5 new positions and closed 6 in Q2 2022.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 38% quarter-over-quarter to $2.03B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.