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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
+0.36%
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
$9.84B
AUM Growth
-$3.69B
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow %
-32.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
67.19%
Holding
109
New
12
Increased
20
Reduced
31
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$271M
2
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$164M
3
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$114M
4
SGYP
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc Common Stock
SGYP
+$56.5M
5
ODP
ODP
ODP
+$38.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$560M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$370M
3
LRCX icon
Lam Research
LRCX
+$368M
4
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$339M
5
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
+$339M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 55.49%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
3 Materials 5.74%
4 Financials 5.55%
5 Real Estate 4.85%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ESPR
76
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$1.01M 0.01%
102,000
– –
EGRX
77
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$815K 0.01%
+21,000
New +$874K
BCRX icon
78
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.44B
$747K 0.01%
263,100
– –
KTWO
79
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
$737K 0.01%
+47,500
New +$670K
BAC.WS.B
80
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$696K 0.01%
8,960,537
– –
OSG
81
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
$496K 0.01%
45,139
-1
-0% -$12
CLDX icon
82
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$3.17B
$311K ﹤0.01%
4,720
– –
ARDM
83
DELISTED
Aradigm Corp Common Stock
ARDM
$288K ﹤0.01%
65,903
+46,241
+235% +$209K
BHC icon
84
CALL
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
– –
-73,100
Closed -$1.92M
BHC icon
85
PUT
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
– –
-169,800
Closed -$4.47M
LBTYA icon
86
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
– –
-320,880
Closed -$10.8M
LRCX icon
87
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
– –
-44,500,000
Closed -$368M
MTG icon
88
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.34B
– –
-2,724,800
Closed -$20.9M
PFE icon
89
CALL
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
– –
-843,200
Closed -$23.7M
POST icon
90
Post Holdings
POST
$3.65B
– –
-5,626,707
Closed -$253M
RDN icon
91
Radian Group
RDN
$4.84B
– –
-3,669,124
Closed -$45.5M
SU icon
92
Suncor Energy
SU
$80B
– –
-100
Closed -$3K
TNDM icon
93
PUT
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.55B
– –
-54,000
Closed -$4.7M
UHS icon
94
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
– –
-54,000
Closed -$6.74M
VRTX icon
95
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$139B
– –
-61,500
Closed -$4.89M
DPLO
96
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
– –
-191,274
Closed -$5.24M
CVC
97
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
– –
-3,201,500
Closed -$106M
BXLT
98
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
– –
-137,100
Closed -$5.54M
ARG
99
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
– –
-14,900
Closed -$2.11M
SNDK
100
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
– –
-20,800
Closed -$1.58M
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John Paulson's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, John Paulson held 109 positions worth $9.84B, down 27% from $13.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $3.23B in Q2 2016, closing 23 positions and reducing 31 holdings. Its most notable exit was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, an estimated $370M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 55% of assets, up from 54% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Materials.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in EMC CORPORATION worth $273M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q2 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 10,045,606 shares worth $273M.
  • John Paulson added most to Bausch Health in Q2 2016, an estimated $164M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was T-Mobile US, cutting an estimated $560M.
  • John Paulson fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $370M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $9.84B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • John Paulson opened 12 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 27% quarter-over-quarter to $9.84B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.