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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
-1.8%
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
$24.1B
AUM Growth
+$1.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
8.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
46.11%
Holding
89
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
+$1.41B
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$722M
3
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$496M
4
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$323M
5
PETM
PETSMART INC
PETM
+$290M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TMO icon
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
+$381M
2
HSH
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
+$213M
3
QCOR
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
+$208M
4
FCX icon
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
+$193M
5
FDO
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
+$191M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 33.38%
2 Communication Services 17.45%
3 Energy 9.96%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.52%
5 Financials 5.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HHH icon
51
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.97B
$47.3M 0.2%
330,435
– –
FCH
52
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$46.8M 0.19%
5,000,000
– –
GOLD
53
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$45.6M 0.19%
684,432
– –
AEM icon
54
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
$38.3M 0.16%
1,320,600
– –
VNDA icon
55
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$319M
$33.7M 0.14%
3,250,000
+50,000
+2% +$655K
ENZY
56
DELISTED
Enzymotec Ltd
ENZY
$28.5M 0.12%
4,271,230
– –
GFI icon
57
Gold Fields
GFI
$42.8B
$25.5M 0.11%
6,529,748
– –
DXM
58
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$21.3M 0.09%
2,231,132
– –
MOVE
59
DELISTED
MOVE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
MOVE
$21M 0.09%
+1,000,000
New +$15M
BEE
60
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
$19.1M 0.08%
1,640,000
– –
SBSW icon
61
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$8.9B
$13.8M 0.06%
1,731,687
– –
IAG icon
62
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$10.7M 0.04%
3,863,912
– –
RPRX
63
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
$9.9M 0.04%
+1,000,000
New +$14.8M
BAC.WS.B
64
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$9.07M 0.04%
9,450,553
-1,620,300
-15% -$1.31M
TMQ
65
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$684M
$8.2M 0.03%
8,750,779
+2,838,070
+48% +$3.01M
ANV
66
DELISTED
Allied Nevada Gold Corp
ANV
$4.97M 0.02%
1,502,184
– –
MEAS
67
DELISTED
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC
MEAS
$4.59M 0.02%
53,600
-160,253
-75% -$13.8M
THM
68
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$4.02M 0.02%
8,908,000
– –
SHO icon
69
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.1B
$3.41M 0.01%
246,458
– –
KMDA icon
70
Kamada
KMDA
$475M
$3.35M 0.01%
750,000
– –
ALLY icon
71
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
– –
-2,006,213
Closed -$48M
BRX icon
72
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.99B
– –
-2,229,800
Closed -$51.2M
CNO icon
73
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.95B
– –
-5,559,577
Closed -$99M
FCX icon
74
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
– –
-5,300,000
Closed -$193M
GNW icon
75
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.73B
– –
-9,000,000
Closed -$157M
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John Paulson's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, John Paulson held 89 positions worth $24.1B, up 4.4% from $23.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 46% of the portfolio.

John Paulson deployed $2.08B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 7 new positions and adding to 17 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 13,000,000 shares worth $751M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 33% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, an estimated $191M trimmed.

  • John Paulson's largest Q3 2014 buy was AbbVie: 13,000,000 shares worth $751M.
  • John Paulson added most to Shire pic in Q3 2014, an estimated $1.41B increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, cutting an estimated $191M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Thermo Fisher Scientific in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $381M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 46% of its $24.1B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • John Paulson opened 7 new positions and closed 14 in Q3 2014.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $24.1B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.