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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
+8.28%
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
$4.9B
AUM Growth
+$322M
Cap. Flow
+$52.7M
Cap. Flow %
1.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
65.63%
Holding
61
New
10
Increased
7
Reduced
8
Closed
7
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.6 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
2.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.6 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 41.91%
2 Communication Services 21.15%
3 Miscellaneous 12.54%
4 Technology 8.12%
5 Materials 6.96%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
GLD icon
1
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$133B
$513M 10.47%
4,320,022
– –
2013 Q2
20 quarters
BHC icon
2
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.13B
$484M 9.89%
20,839,035
– –
2014 Q1
17 quarters
SHPG
3
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$473M 9.66%
2,802,200
-150,000
-5% -$24.2M
2013 Q2
20 quarters
VTRS icon
4
Viatris
VTRS
$24.1B
$417M 8.52%
11,543,000
– –
2013 Q2
20 quarters
AGN
5
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$317M 6.47%
1,898,724
– –
2014 Q1
17 quarters
DISCK
6
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$255M 5.21%
10,000,000
+5,792,788
+138% +$129M
2017 Q4
2 quarters
TMUS icon
7
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$182B
$233M 4.76%
3,902,560
+102,560
+3% +$6.07M
2017 Q1
5 quarters
NXPI icon
8
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$67.9B
$220M 4.5%
2,014,000
+791,131
+65% +$87.2M
2016 Q4
6 quarters
DISH
9
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$167M 3.41%
4,973,500
– –
2017 Q1
5 quarters
AABA
10
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$134M 2.73%
1,827,341
+113,800
+7% +$8.52M
2017 Q2
4 quarters
HZNP
11
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$127M 2.59%
7,670,700
– –
2017 Q2
4 quarters
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12
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$46.5B
$105M 2.14%
12,782,400
– –
2013 Q2
20 quarters
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13
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.65B
$97.9M 2%
21,992,896
– –
2013 Q2
20 quarters
VST icon
14
Vistra
VST
$45.3B
$87.5M 1.79%
3,698,400
– –
2017 Q2
4 quarters
ENDP
15
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$86.5M 1.77%
9,174,500
– –
2015 Q3
11 quarters
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16
TIM SA
TIMB
$9.28B
$84.3M 1.72%
5,000,000
– –
2014 Q2
16 quarters
INSW icon
17
International Seaways
INSW
$5.18B
$80M 1.63%
3,456,773
– –
2016 Q4
6 quarters
VIAB
18
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$77.6M 1.59%
2,573,000
– –
2017 Q4
2 quarters
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19
AT&T
T
$150B
$76.4M 1.56%
+3,148,447
New +$79M
2018 Q2
0 quarters
TFCF
20
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$69.5M 1.42%
1,411,000
+1,311,000
+1,311% +$51.2M
2017 Q4
2 quarters
MNK
21
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$68.5M 1.4%
3,670,992
– –
2013 Q3
19 quarters
EGN
22
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$55M 1.12%
755,000
– –
2018 Q1
1 quarter
COL
23
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$52.4M 1.07%
389,000
-38,400
-9% -$5.19M
2017 Q3
3 quarters
AET
24
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$51.4M 1.05%
280,300
+116,000
+71% +$20.7M
2017 Q4
2 quarters
BKD icon
25
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.21B
$45.3M 0.93%
4,986,400
– –
2017 Q1
5 quarters

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John Paulson's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, John Paulson held 61 positions worth $4.9B, up 7% from $4.57B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 66% of the portfolio.

John Paulson's Q2 2018 filing shows 10 new, 7 increased, 8 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was AT&T: 3,148,447 shares worth $76.4M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $246M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 42% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Miscellaneous.

  • John Paulson's largest Q2 2018 buy was AT&T: 3,148,447 shares worth $76.4M.
  • John Paulson added most to Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock in Q2 2018, an estimated $129M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Shire pic, cutting an estimated $24.2M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $246M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 66% of its $4.9B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • John Paulson opened 10 new positions and closed 7 in Q2 2018.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 7% quarter-over-quarter to $4.9B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.