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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
-3.7%
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
$7.93B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
-$532M
Cap. Flow %
-6.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
63.38%
Holding
120
New
26
Increased
14
Reduced
40
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$254M
2
HAR
Harman International Industries
HAR
+$82.4M
3
BEAV
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
+$75.8M
4
INSW icon
International Seaways
INSW
+$49.4M
5
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$37.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AIG icon
American International
AIG
+$267M
2
STAY
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
+$136M
3
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
+$81.8M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$75.8M
5
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$71.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 52.69%
2 Consumer Discretionary 11.7%
3 Communication Services 5.62%
4 Technology 4.96%
5 Materials 4.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EXPE icon
101
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
– –
-63,300
Closed -$7.39M
GRFS
102
Grifois
GRFS
$5.44B
– –
-2,478,600
Closed -$39.6M
HUM icon
103
Humana
HUM
$45.5B
– –
-79,500
Closed -$14.1M
JNJ icon
104
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
– –
-35,000
Closed -$4.13M
LLY icon
105
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
– –
-45,800
Closed -$3.68M
MAR icon
106
Marriott International
MAR
$92.9B
– –
-170,000
Closed -$11.4M
MCK icon
107
McKesson
MCK
$100B
– –
-67,000
Closed -$11.2M
TMUS icon
108
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
– –
-954,000
Closed -$44.6M
VNDA icon
109
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$319M
– –
-2,175,000
Closed -$36.2M
TLND
110
DELISTED
Talend S.A. American Depositary Shares
TLND
– –
-100,800
Closed -$2.64M
STJ
111
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
– –
-94,500
Closed -$7.54M
IM
112
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
– –
-145,086
Closed -$5.17M
BLOX
113
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
– –
-230,000
Closed -$6.07M
TBRA
114
DELISTED
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TBRA
– –
-1,070,000
Closed -$42.5M
ITC
115
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
– –
-85,100
Closed -$3.96M
CKEC
116
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
– –
-120,000
Closed -$3.92M
MWW
117
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
– –
-2,000,000
Closed -$7.22M
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John Paulson's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, John Paulson held 120 positions worth $7.93B, down 14% from $9.23B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 63% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $532M in Q4 2016, closing 18 positions and reducing 40 holdings. Its most notable exit was T-Mobile US, an estimated $44.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 53% of assets, down from 58% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Time Warner Inc worth $276M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q4 2016 buy was Time Warner Inc: 2,855,900 shares worth $276M.
  • John Paulson added most to International Tower Hill Mines in Q4 2016, an estimated $20.7M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was American International, cutting an estimated $267M.
  • John Paulson fully exited T-Mobile US in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $44.6M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 63% of its $7.93B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • John Paulson opened 26 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2016.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $7.93B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.