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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
-3.23%
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
$5.57B
AUM Growth
-$1.83B
Cap. Flow
-$1.48B
Cap. Flow %
-26.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
64.19%
Holding
115
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
20
Closed
62

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
+$69M
2
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$40.1M
3
CPN
Calpine Corporation
CPN
+$24M
4
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$19.5M
5
EQT icon
EQT Corp
EQT
+$18.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AIG icon
American International
AIG
+$259M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$133M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$122M
4
HOUS
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
+$101M
5
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$96.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 41.18%
2 Communication Services 17.11%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.12%
4 Materials 7%
5 Technology 4.85%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OKTA icon
76
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
– –
-7,500
Closed -$171K
PANW icon
77
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
– –
-480,600
Closed -$10.7M
PBYI icon
78
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$477M
– –
-27,500
Closed -$2.4M
PODD icon
79
Insulet
PODD
$10.3B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$1.28M
RIGL icon
80
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$857M
– –
-66,206
Closed -$1.81M
SNAP icon
81
PUT
Snap
SNAP
$8.86B
– –
-580,000
Closed -$10.3M
SNY icon
82
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
– –
-52,000
Closed -$2.49M
STE icon
83
Steris
STE
$23.2B
– –
-131,500
Closed -$10.7M
TCOM icon
84
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
– –
-173,200
Closed -$9.33M
TEAM icon
85
Atlassian
TEAM
$43.5B
– –
-397,900
Closed -$14M
TNDM icon
86
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.55B
– –
-50,000
Closed -$400K
VTRS icon
87
CALL
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$7.76M
WDAY icon
88
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
– –
-38,600
Closed -$3.74M
Z icon
89
Zillow
Z
$8.07B
– –
-160,000
Closed -$7.84M
TRVN
90
DELISTED
Trevena, Inc.
TRVN
– –
-652
Closed -$938K
SIEN
91
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
– –
-7,980
Closed -$776K
IMGN
92
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
– –
-229,222
Closed -$1.63M
NEWR
93
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
– –
-353,300
Closed -$15.2M
MGI
94
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
– –
-435,932
Closed -$7.52M
TMX
95
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
– –
-259,782
Closed -$6.82M
XENT
96
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
– –
-558,000
Closed -$15.6M
COR
97
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
– –
-49,000
Closed -$5.07M
ALXN
98
CALL
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
– –
-200,000
Closed -$24.3M
ALXN
99
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
– –
-103,200
Closed -$12.6M
HTZ
100
PUT
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
– –
-2,935,050
Closed -$29.3M
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John Paulson's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, John Paulson held 115 positions worth $5.57B, down 25% from $7.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $1.48B in Q3 2017, closing 62 positions and reducing 20 holdings. Its most notable exit was American International, an estimated $259M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 41% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Calpine Corporation worth $24.8M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q3 2017 buy was Calpine Corporation: 1,683,200 shares worth $24.8M.
  • John Paulson added most to Altaba Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $69M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was NXP Semiconductors, cutting an estimated $133M.
  • John Paulson fully exited American International in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $259M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $5.57B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • John Paulson opened 6 new positions and closed 62 in Q3 2017.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 25% quarter-over-quarter to $5.57B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.