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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
+7.8%
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
$5.34B
AUM Growth
+$446M
Cap. Flow
+$198M
Cap. Flow %
3.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
64.75%
Holding
69
New
15
Increased
6
Reduced
13
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CA
CA, Inc.
CA
+$235M
2
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$185M
3
NLSN
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
+$94.2M
4
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$58.1M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$57.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$94.6M
2
VST icon
Vistra
VST
+$87.5M
3
EGN
Energen
EGN
+$55M
4
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$50.9M
5
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$47M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 41.05%
2 Communication Services 19.79%
3 Technology 14.99%
4 Materials 6%
5 Financials 2.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SES
51
DELISTED
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc.
SES
$3M 0.06%
156,250
– –
GDX icon
52
PUT
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$31.8B
$1.85M 0.03%
+100,000
New +$2M
LEA icon
53
Lear
LEA
$8.56B
$1.47M 0.03%
10,116
– –
LHO
54
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$1.25M 0.02%
35,987
– –
BAC.WS.B
55
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$889K 0.02%
2,962,694
– –
NBIS
56
CALL
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$59.6B
$822K 0.02%
+25,000
New +$846K
GLNG icon
57
CALL
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
$695K 0.01%
+25,000
New +$662K
OPTU
58
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
$466K 0.01%
25,685
-147,500
-85% -$2.64M
CMCSA icon
59
CALL
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
– –
-400,000
Closed -$13.1M
CMCSA icon
60
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
– –
-655,000
Closed -$21.5M
HAIN icon
61
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$71.6M
– –
-612,964
Closed -$18.3M
LUMN icon
62
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
– –
-2,000,000
Closed -$37.3M
NXPI icon
63
CALL
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$10.9M
VST icon
64
Vistra
VST
$45.7B
– –
-3,698,400
Closed -$87.5M
TFCFA
65
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
– –
-40,000
Closed -$1.99M
EGN
66
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
– –
-755,000
Closed -$55M
VR
67
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
– –
-137,500
Closed -$9.29M
SHPG
68
PUT
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
– –
-125,000
Closed -$21.1M
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John Paulson's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, John Paulson held 69 positions worth $5.34B, up 9.1% from $4.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 65% of the portfolio.

John Paulson deployed $198M of net new capital in Q3 2018, opening 15 new positions and adding to 6 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was CA, Inc.: 5,450,000 shares worth $241M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 41% of assets, down from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was T-Mobile US, an estimated $94.6M trimmed.

  • John Paulson's largest Q3 2018 buy was CA, Inc.: 5,450,000 shares worth $241M.
  • John Paulson added most to Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock in Q3 2018, an estimated $58.1M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was T-Mobile US, cutting an estimated $94.6M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Vistra in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $87.5M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 65% of its $5.34B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • John Paulson opened 15 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2018.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 9.1% quarter-over-quarter to $5.34B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.