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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
+5.01%
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
$20.4B
AUM Growth
+$131M
Cap. Flow
-$423M
Cap. Flow %
-2.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
40.68%
Holding
95
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
28
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$413M
2
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$282M
3
CIE
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
+$245M
4
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$137M
5
AAL icon
American Airlines Group
AAL
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$232M
2
HES
Hess
HES
+$230M
3
FDO
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
+$208M
4
FCX icon
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
+$179M
5
SNTS
SANTARUS INC
SNTS
+$160M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.71%
2 Healthcare 15.62%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.42%
4 Energy 10.93%
5 Financials 8.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
STAY
1
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
$1.27B 6.21%
55,711,591
– –
GLD icon
2
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$152B
$1.27B 6.19%
10,234,852
– –
VOD icon
3
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
$1.05B 5.14%
28,520,289
-6,006,889
-17% -$232M
TWC
4
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$820M 4.01%
5,977,091
-4,109
-0.1% -$562K
GRFS
5
Grifois
GRFS
$5.44B
$818M 4.01%
39,629,614
-17,200
-0% -$343K
WLL
6
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$656M 3.21%
31,491
-2,999
-9% -$56.8M
HMHC
7
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$628M 3.08%
30,912,558
– –
MGM icon
8
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11B
$613M 3%
23,714,700
-5,075,800
-18% -$131M
AET
9
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$599M 2.93%
7,989,506
-6,100
-0.1% -$432K
VTRS icon
10
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
$592M 2.9%
12,130,700
-8,600
-0.1% -$418K
S
11
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$589M 2.88%
64,113,200
-36,205
-0.1% -$318K
TMO icon
12
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
$548M 2.68%
4,555,000
-145,000
-3% -$17.2M
TMUS icon
13
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
$535M 2.62%
16,198,000
-3,233,449
-17% -$102M
HOUS
14
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$521M 2.55%
12,000,000
– –
CIE
15
DELISTED
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
$499M 2.44%
1,817,053
+945,500
+108% +$245M
AU icon
16
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
$476M 2.33%
27,885,100
-3,528,035
-11% -$56.1M
AAL icon
17
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.15B
$445M 2.18%
12,162,668
+3,662,668
+43% +$125M
VZ icon
18
Verizon
VZ
$205B
$416M 2.04%
+8,742,725
New +$413M
CHRD icon
19
Chord Energy
CHRD
$8.09B
$413M 2.02%
9,892,500
+2,483,600
+34% +$105M
EQIX icon
20
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
$386M 1.89%
2,087,000
-1,200
-0.1% -$221K
SHPG
21
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$376M 1.84%
2,529,854
– –
FDO
22
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
$375M 1.84%
6,470,000
-3,289,600
-34% -$208M
MNK
23
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$357M 1.75%
5,636,800
-3,200
-0.1% -$202K
FCX icon
24
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
$335M 1.64%
10,123,500
-5,377,882
-35% -$179M
CVC
25
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$324M 1.59%
19,219,000
-1,781,000
-8% -$29.9M
1
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John Paulson's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, John Paulson held 95 positions worth $20.4B, up 0.64% from $20.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 41% of the portfolio.

John Paulson's Q1 2014 filing shows 8 new, 7 increased, 28 reduced and 15 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Verizon: 8,742,725 shares worth $416M. The largest sale was Vodafone, an estimated $232M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • John Paulson's largest Q1 2014 buy was Verizon: 8,742,725 shares worth $416M.
  • John Paulson added most to Cobalt International Energy, Inc in Q1 2014, an estimated $245M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vodafone, cutting an estimated $232M.
  • John Paulson fully exited SANTARUS INC in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $160M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 41% of its $20.4B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • John Paulson opened 8 new positions and closed 15 in Q1 2014.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 0.64% quarter-over-quarter to $20.4B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.