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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
+2.84%
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
$3.24B
AUM Growth
-$267M
Cap. Flow
-$337M
Cap. Flow %
-10.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.08%
Holding
42
New
4
Increased
2
Reduced
4
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$36.1M
2
SSRM icon
SSR Mining
SSRM
+$31M
3
PCRX icon
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
+$24.6M
4
KWEB icon
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KWEB
+$23M
5
TELL
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
+$17.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAMI
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
+$311M
2
CLDR
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
+$73.3M
3
PVG
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
+$23.1M
4
HZNP
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
+$18.5M
5
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Thryv Holdings
THRY
+$17.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 48.46%
2 Materials 22.5%
3 Energy 11.3%
4 Financials 7.26%
5 Technology 2.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
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1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$713M 22%
25,839,035
– –
HZNP
2
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$647M 19.94%
6,000,000
-169,296
-3% -$18.5M
AAMI
3
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.28B
$229M 7.06%
8,950,121
-11,050,431
-55% -$311M
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4
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.83B
$152M 4.7%
22,226,300
– –
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5
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
$125M 3.86%
5,974,331
– –
PPTA
6
Perpetua Resources
PPTA
$3.21B
$118M 3.63%
24,771,542
– –
OXY icon
7
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$61.3B
$109M 3.35%
3,750,000
– –
PCRX icon
8
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$983M
$103M 3.16%
1,705,599
+446,081
+35% +$24.6M
THRY icon
9
Thryv Holdings
THRY
$92.4M
$87.9M 2.71%
2,137,944
-498,531
-19% -$17.2M
B
10
Barrick Mining
B
$78.3B
$86.4M 2.66%
4,546,771
– –
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11
APA Corp
APA
$15.2B
$80.7M 2.49%
3,000,000
– –
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12
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$68.8M 2.12%
1,125,000
– –
ENDP
13
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$65.2M 2.01%
17,327,012
– –
DIDI
14
DELISTED
DiDi Global Inc. American depositary shares, each four representing one Class A ordinary share
DIDI
$59.3M 1.83%
11,901,904
-801,145
-6% -$6.08M
THM
15
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$57.5M 1.77%
61,930,724
– –
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16
SSR Mining
SSRM
$7.7B
$55.2M 1.7%
3,120,242
+1,810,000
+138% +$31M
KL
17
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
$54.7M 1.69%
1,302,853
– –
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18
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.52B
$45.4M 1.4%
3,900,000
– –
CERN
19
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$44M 1.36%
+474,010
New +$36.1M
NMRK icon
20
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.94B
$43.4M 1.34%
2,323,254
– –
RDS.A
21
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$43.4M 1.34%
1,000,000
– –
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22
Bally's
BALY
$516M
$38.1M 1.17%
1,000,000
– –
SA
23
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.25B
$34.1M 1.05%
2,070,000
– –
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24
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.95B
$30.5M 0.94%
165,000
– –
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25
BP
BP
$115B
$26.6M 0.82%
1,000,000
– –
1
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John Paulson's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, John Paulson held 42 positions worth $3.24B, down 7.6% from $3.51B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $337M in Q4 2021, closing 6 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Cloudera, Inc., an estimated $73.3M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 48% of assets, up from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Cerner Corp worth $44M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q4 2021 buy was Cerner Corp: 474,010 shares worth $44M.
  • John Paulson added most to SSR Mining in Q4 2021, an estimated $31M increase.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $311M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Cloudera, Inc. in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $73.3M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $3.24B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • John Paulson opened 4 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2021.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.24B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.