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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
+4.33%
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
$7.53B
AUM Growth
-$400M
Cap. Flow
-$537M
Cap. Flow %
-7.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.97%
Holding
128
New
26
Increased
14
Reduced
35
Closed
30

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$255M
2
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$213M
3
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$94.9M
4
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$76.8M
5
BKD icon
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
+$71.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$168M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$143M
3
STAY
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
+$142M
4
VTRS icon
Viatris
VTRS
+$134M
5
HAR
Harman International Industries
HAR
+$94.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 49.18%
2 Communication Services 12.37%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11%
4 Materials 5.06%
5 Financials 3.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CBOE icon
101
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$31.4B
– –
-38,412
Closed -$2.84M
CLDX icon
102
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$3.17B
– –
-4,720
Closed -$251K
DELL icon
103
Dell
DELL
$286B
– –
-3,884,300
Closed -$59.9M
DG icon
104
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
– –
-29,600
Closed -$2.19M
GPRO icon
105
PUT
GoPro
GPRO
$116M
– –
-400,000
Closed -$3.48M
HCA icon
106
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
– –
-111,600
Closed -$8.26M
HPE icon
107
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.8B
– –
-5,121,066
Closed -$68.9M
LILA icon
108
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
– –
-7,793
Closed -$110K
LIVN icon
109
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.34B
– –
-310,000
Closed -$13.9M
SHOP icon
110
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
– –
-407,000
Closed -$1.75M
TTWO icon
111
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$44.8B
– –
-967,900
Closed -$47.7M
TVTX icon
112
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$6.19B
– –
-55,000
Closed -$1.04M
WDAY icon
113
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
– –
-173,900
Closed -$11.5M
WEN icon
114
PUT
Wendy's
WEN
$1.72B
– –
-1,250,000
Closed -$16.9M
VMW
115
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
– –
-992,200
Closed -$78.1M
ALXN
116
PUT
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
– –
-153,000
Closed -$18.7M
AGN
117
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
– –
-214,700
Closed -$45.1M
AKAO
118
DELISTED
Achaogen Inc
AKAO
– –
-72,500
Closed -$944K
P
119
PUT
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-990,000
Closed -$12.9M
BEAV
120
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
– –
-1,316,500
Closed -$79.2M
HAR
121
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
– –
-853,800
Closed -$94.9M
WCIC
122
DELISTED
WCI Communities, Inc.
WCIC
– –
-70,000
Closed -$1.64M
ATVI
123
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
– –
-968,000
Closed -$35M
FCH
124
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
– –
-500,000
Closed -$4M
ACAS
125
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
– –
-865,868
Closed -$15.5M
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John Paulson's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, John Paulson held 128 positions worth $7.53B, down 5% from $7.93B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 59% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $537M in Q1 2017, closing 30 positions and reducing 35 holdings. Its most notable exit was Harman International Industries, an estimated $94.9M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 49% of assets, down from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in T-Mobile US worth $267M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q1 2017 buy was T-Mobile US: 4,140,100 shares worth $267M.
  • John Paulson added most to Mead Johnson Nutrition Company in Q1 2017, an estimated $94.9M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $168M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Harman International Industries in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $94.9M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 59% of its $7.53B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • John Paulson opened 26 new positions and closed 30 in Q1 2017.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 5% quarter-over-quarter to $7.53B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.