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John Paulson

John Paulson Paulson & Co

AUM $2.58B Turnover 30%
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
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-24.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
64.19%
Holding
115
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
20
Closed
62
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
2.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 41.18%
2 Communication Services 17.11%
3 Miscellaneous 11.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.12%
5 Materials 7%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
GLD icon
1
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$135B
$530M 9.52%
4,359,722
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
SHPG
2
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$483M 8.67%
3,153,400
-328,200
-9% -$51.4M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
VTRS icon
3
Viatris
VTRS
$21.7B
$462M 8.29%
14,718,600
-1,215,000
-8% -$41.2M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AGN
4
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$447M 8.02%
2,180,292
-523,278
-19% -$122M
2014 Q1
14 quarters
TMUS icon
5
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$170B
$321M 5.76%
5,200,000
-850,700
-14% -$53.3M
2017 Q1
2 quarters
BHC icon
6
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.1B
$299M 5.36%
20,839,035
-974,365
-4% -$14.7M
2014 Q1
14 quarters
CACQ
7
DELISTED
Caesars Acquisition Company
CACQ
$281M 5.05%
13,117,998
– –
2013 Q4
15 quarters
DISH
8
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$254M 4.55%
4,676,700
+677,900
+17% +$40.1M
2017 Q1
2 quarters
AABA
9
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$252M 4.52%
3,799,200
+1,124,200
+42% +$69M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
TWX
10
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$249M 4.46%
2,426,155
-560,300
-19% -$56.8M
2016 Q4
3 quarters
MNK
11
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$248M 4.45%
6,626,672
-264,700
-4% -$10.5M
2013 Q3
16 quarters
VST icon
12
Vistra
VST
$41.7B
$216M 3.87%
11,530,556
– –
2017 Q2
1 quarter
CZR icon
13
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$192M 3.46%
14,417,900
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AU icon
14
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43.5B
$119M 2.13%
12,782,400
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
TIMB icon
15
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.63B
$101M 1.82%
5,550,600
– –
2014 Q2
13 quarters
NG icon
16
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.75B
$90.6M 1.63%
21,992,896
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
BAC.WS.A icon
17
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
$82.9M 1.49%
6,263,526
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
HZNP
18
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$70.7M 1.27%
5,578,850
+643,350
+13% +$8.18M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
SGYP
19
DELISTED
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc Common Stock
SGYP
$69.8M 1.25%
24,062,368
-26,287
-0.1% -$89.7K
2015 Q1
10 quarters
INSW icon
20
International Seaways
INSW
$5.25B
$68.1M 1.22%
3,456,773
– –
2016 Q4
3 quarters
ENDP
21
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$61.4M 1.1%
7,174,490
– –
2015 Q3
8 quarters
BKD icon
22
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.55B
$52.9M 0.95%
4,986,400
– –
2017 Q1
2 quarters
ODP icon
23
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$45.4M 0.82%
1,000,000
-260,390
-21% -$12.9M
2016 Q1
6 quarters
CHRD icon
24
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.61B
$44.3M 0.8%
4,861,561
-6,286
-0.1% -$49.2K
2013 Q3
16 quarters
TEVA icon
25
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$48.4B
$43.1M 0.77%
2,450,000
-4,294,000
-64% -$96.6M
2015 Q2
9 quarters

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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 $1.38B 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 Miscellaneous.

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.