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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
-8.87%
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
$4.17B
AUM Growth
-$1.17B
Cap. Flow
-$527M
Cap. Flow %
-12.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
67.48%
Holding
71
New
13
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
20

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$59.8M
2
AAMI
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
+$55.3M
3
TVPT
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
+$54.1M
4
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
+$53.7M
5
P
Pandora Media Inc
P
+$46.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CA
CA, Inc.
CA
+$241M
2
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$189M
3
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$72.6M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$70.4M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$59.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 40.39%
2 Communication Services 22.7%
3 Materials 9.32%
4 Technology 8.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NXTM
51
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$238K 0.01%
+8,300
New +$236K
OPTU
52
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
– –
-25,685
Closed -$466K
CME icon
53
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
– –
-48,840
Closed -$8.31M
DELL icon
54
Dell
DELL
$286B
– –
-6,948,314
Closed -$189M
GDX icon
55
PUT
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$31.8B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.85M
GLNG icon
56
CALL
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$695K
JNK icon
57
PUT
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.74B
– –
-33,333
Closed -$3.6M
T icon
58
CALL
AT&T
T
$173B
– –
-264,800
Closed -$6.72M
T icon
59
AT&T
T
$173B
– –
-2,777,352
Closed -$70.4M
TGNA
60
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
– –
-778,300
Closed -$9.31M
YUMC icon
61
CALL
Yum China
YUMC
$16.9B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$3.51M
NBIS
62
CALL
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$59.6B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$822K
DNB
63
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
– –
-420,000
Closed -$59.9M
ESRX
64
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
– –
-60,000
Closed -$5.7M
MITL
65
DELISTED
Mitel Networks Corporation
MITL
– –
-3,000,000
Closed -$33.1M
LHO
66
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
– –
-35,987
Closed -$1.25M
AET
67
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
– –
-357,700
Closed -$72.6M
COL
68
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
– –
-352,100
Closed -$49.5M
BAC.WS.B
69
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
– –
-2,962,694
Closed -$889K
ANDV
70
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
– –
-81,000
Closed -$12.4M
CA
71
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
– –
-5,450,000
Closed -$241M
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John Paulson's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, John Paulson held 71 positions worth $4.17B, down 22% from $5.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $527M in Q4 2018, closing 20 positions and reducing 11 holdings. Its most notable exit was CA, Inc., an estimated $241M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 40% of assets, down from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Materials.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Red Hat Inc worth $66.3M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q4 2018 buy was Red Hat Inc: 377,200 shares worth $66.3M.
  • John Paulson added most to Acadian Asset Management in Q4 2018, an estimated $55.3M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Nielsen Holdings plc, cutting an estimated $55.3M.
  • John Paulson fully exited CA, Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $241M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $4.17B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • John Paulson opened 13 new positions and closed 20 in Q4 2018.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 22% quarter-over-quarter to $4.17B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.