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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
+18.3%
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
$4.63B
AUM Growth
-$360M
Cap. Flow
-$1.04B
Cap. Flow %
-22.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
78.2%
Holding
51
New
6
Increased
3
Reduced
5
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$232M
2
PVG
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
+$27.5M
3
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$20.1M
4
TECD
Tech Data Corp
TECD
+$17.2M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$317M
2
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
+$148M
3
WCG
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
+$141M
4
ONCE
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
+$139M
5
BID
Sotheby's
BID
+$106M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 44.89%
2 Communication Services 19.82%
3 Materials 15.14%
4 Financials 4.41%
5 Consumer Discretionary 0.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$624M 13.46%
20,839,035
– –
GLD icon
2
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$152B
$617M 13.33%
4,320,022
– –
AGN
3
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$509M 10.99%
2,662,483
-269,687
-9% -$48.7M
DISCK
4
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$333M 7.19%
10,922,500
– –
HZNP
5
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$296M 6.38%
8,170,700
– –
AU icon
6
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
$286M 6.16%
12,782,400
– –
TAK icon
7
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$58.1B
$261M 5.64%
13,244,711
– –
PARA
8
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$252M 5.44%
+6,000,000
New +$232M
VTRS icon
9
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
$241M 5.21%
12,005,400
– –
AAMI
10
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.28B
$204M 4.41%
20,000,552
– –
NG icon
11
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.83B
$197M 4.25%
21,992,896
– –
DISH
12
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$176M 3.81%
4,973,500
– –
S
13
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$83.4M 1.8%
16,015,108
+3,429,408
+27% +$20.1M
PCRX icon
14
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$983M
$77.8M 1.68%
1,716,727
– –
TIMB icon
15
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.52B
$71.1M 1.53%
3,720,000
– –
ENDP
16
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$40.5M 0.87%
8,626,900
– –
B
17
Barrick Mining
B
$78.3B
$38M 0.82%
2,041,728
+4,976
+0.2% +$85.4K
AEM icon
18
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
$37.4M 0.81%
607,600
– –
TMQ
19
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$684M
$37.3M 0.8%
14,326,996
– –
THM
20
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$32.2M 0.69%
59,593,314
– –
WCG
21
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$30.7M 0.66%
93,046
-468,351
-83% -$141M
PVG
22
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$28.8M 0.62%
+2,588,600
New +$27.5M
SSRM icon
23
SSR Mining
SSRM
$7.7B
$22.3M 0.48%
1,158,200
– –
NMRK icon
24
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.94B
$20.9M 0.45%
1,550,000
-450,000
-23% -$5.25M
TECD
25
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$19.2M 0.41%
+133,426
New +$17.2M
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John Paulson's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, John Paulson held 51 positions worth $4.63B, down 7.2% from $4.99B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 78% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $1.04B in Q4 2019, closing 14 positions and reducing 5 holdings. Its most notable exit was Celgene Corp, an estimated $317M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 45% of assets, down from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Materials.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Paramount Global Class B worth $252M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q4 2019 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 6,000,000 shares worth $252M.
  • John Paulson added most to Sprint Corporation in Q4 2019, an estimated $20.1M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Wellcare Health Plans, Inc., cutting an estimated $141M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $317M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 78% of its $4.63B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • John Paulson opened 6 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2019.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $4.63B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.