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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
ARDM
101
DELISTED
Aradigm Corp Common Stock
ARDM
– –
-192,727
Closed -$252K
KTWO
102
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
– –
-109,600
Closed -$2.67M
MULE
103
DELISTED
MuleSoft, Inc.
MULE
– –
-43,000
Closed -$1.07M
ENTL
104
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
– –
-102,702
Closed -$1.7M
RXDX
105
DELISTED
Ignyta, Inc.
RXDX
– –
-123,000
Closed -$1.27M
TIME
106
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
– –
-887,200
Closed -$12.7M
VWR
107
DELISTED
VWR Corporation
VWR
– –
-2,675,200
Closed -$88.3M
WBMD
108
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
– –
-64,688
Closed -$3.79M
AMRI
109
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
– –
-314,200
Closed -$6.82M
MBLY
110
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
– –
-272,629
Closed -$17.1M
SPNC
111
DELISTED
Spectranetics Corp
SPNC
– –
-237,500
Closed -$9.12M
RAI
112
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
– –
-236,787
Closed -$15.4M
WLH
113
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
– –
-3,322,666
Closed -$80.2M
SHPG
114
CALL
DELISTED
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SHPG
– –
-125,000
Closed -$20.7M
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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.