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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
+5.01%
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
$20.4B
AUM Growth
+$131M
Cap. Flow
-$423M
Cap. Flow %
-2.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
40.68%
Holding
95
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
28
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$413M
2
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$282M
3
CIE
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
+$245M
4
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$137M
5
AAL icon
American Airlines Group
AAL
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$232M
2
HES
Hess
HES
+$230M
3
FDO
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
+$208M
4
FCX icon
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
+$179M
5
SNTS
SANTARUS INC
SNTS
+$160M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.71%
2 Healthcare 15.62%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.42%
4 Energy 10.93%
5 Financials 8.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HIG.WS
51
DELISTED
Hartford Financial Services Grp
HIG.WS
$87.8M 0.43%
3,292,900
– –
DLR icon
52
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$70.5B
$87.8M 0.43%
1,653,315
-667,985
-29% -$34.8M
RKT
53
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$84.5M 0.41%
1,600,000
– –
BRX icon
54
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.99B
$63.9M 0.31%
2,994,400
-5,600
-0.2% -$118K
AGN
55
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$61.8M 0.3%
+300,000
New +$59.4M
GOLD
56
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$50.3M 0.25%
680,631
– –
WWAV
57
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$45.7M 0.22%
1,602,500
+2,500
+0.2% +$66.1K
FCH
58
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$45.2M 0.22%
5,000,000
– –
POST icon
59
Post Holdings
POST
$3.65B
$45M 0.22%
1,248,682
-637,176
-34% -$22.9M
HHH icon
60
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.97B
$45M 0.22%
330,435
– –
AEM icon
61
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
$30.7M 0.15%
1,011,880
– –
GFI icon
62
Gold Fields
GFI
$42.8B
$24.1M 0.12%
6,529,748
– –
VNDA icon
63
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$319M
$22.6M 0.11%
+1,392,500
New +$19.8M
DXM
64
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$20.5M 0.1%
2,231,132
– –
BEE
65
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
$16.7M 0.08%
1,640,000
– –
IAG icon
66
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$13.6M 0.07%
3,863,912
– –
SBSW icon
67
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$8.9B
$13.6M 0.07%
1,731,687
– –
KMDA icon
68
Kamada
KMDA
$475M
$10.8M 0.05%
750,000
– –
BAC.WS.B
69
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$10.8M 0.05%
11,812,853
– –
TMQ
70
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$684M
$7.98M 0.04%
5,912,709
– –
THM
71
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$6.78M 0.03%
8,908,000
– –
ANV
72
DELISTED
Allied Nevada Gold Corp
ANV
$6.47M 0.03%
1,502,184
– –
SHO icon
73
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.1B
$3.38M 0.02%
246,458
– –
CTB
74
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$1.36M 0.01%
55,800
-1,944,200
-97% -$46.4M
AMCX icon
75
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$511M
– –
-1,500,000
Closed -$102M
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John Paulson's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, John Paulson held 95 positions worth $20.4B, up 0.64% from $20.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 41% of the portfolio.

John Paulson's Q1 2014 filing shows 8 new, 7 increased, 28 reduced and 15 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Verizon: 8,742,725 shares worth $416M. The largest sale was Vodafone, an estimated $232M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • John Paulson's largest Q1 2014 buy was Verizon: 8,742,725 shares worth $416M.
  • John Paulson added most to Cobalt International Energy, Inc in Q1 2014, an estimated $245M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vodafone, cutting an estimated $232M.
  • John Paulson fully exited SANTARUS INC in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $160M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 41% of its $20.4B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • John Paulson opened 8 new positions and closed 15 in Q1 2014.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 0.64% quarter-over-quarter to $20.4B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.