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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
-11.01%
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
$19.3B
AUM Growth
-$2.42B
Cap. Flow
+$812M
Cap. Flow %
4.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
62.71%
Holding
70
New
9
Increased
6
Reduced
16
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$1.04B
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$539M
3
CIT
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
+$314M
4
HOT
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
+$273M
5
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$215M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$1.06B
2
HMHC
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
+$308M
3
CSC
Computer Sciences
CSC
+$227M
4
BRCM
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
+$216M
5
CVC
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
+$125M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 46.12%
2 Communication Services 14.45%
3 Real Estate 7.43%
4 Financials 6.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PMC
51
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$12.8M 0.07%
450,000
-50,000
-10% -$1.68M
SES
52
DELISTED
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc.
SES
$9.78M 0.05%
156,250
– –
LBTYA icon
53
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$7.73M 0.04%
+206,280
New +$8.96M
THM
54
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$7.43M 0.04%
23,058,000
– –
IAG icon
55
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$6.3M 0.03%
3,863,912
– –
TMQ
56
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$684M
$4.38M 0.02%
11,835,319
– –
BAC.WS.B
57
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$2.59M 0.01%
9,261,800
– –
KMDA icon
58
Kamada
KMDA
$475M
$2.5M 0.01%
739,356
– –
OIBR.C
59
DELISTED
OI S.A. American Depositary Shares, each representing five shares of common stock
OIBR.C
$2.22M 0.01%
654,240
– –
DXM
60
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$301K ﹤0.01%
2,231,132
– –
SD
61
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$142K ﹤0.01%
+527,273
New +$276K
HMHC
62
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
– –
-12,229,224
Closed -$308M
S
63
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
– –
-2,378,400
Closed -$10.8M
BRCM
64
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
– –
-4,196,500
Closed -$216M
DTV
65
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
– –
-11,400,000
Closed -$1.06B
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John Paulson's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, John Paulson held 70 positions worth $19.3B, down 11% from $21.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 63% of the portfolio.

John Paulson deployed $812M of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 9 new positions and adding to 6 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 2,938,500 shares worth $462M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 46% of assets, up from 43% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Computer Sciences, an estimated $227M trimmed.

  • John Paulson's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 2,938,500 shares worth $462M.
  • John Paulson added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2015, an estimated $1.04B increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Computer Sciences, cutting an estimated $227M.
  • John Paulson fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $1.06B.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 63% of its $19.3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • John Paulson opened 9 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2015.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $19.3B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.