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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
+17.28%
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
$1.2B
AUM Growth
+$91.8M
Cap. Flow
-$60.6M
Cap. Flow %
-5.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
87.14%
Holding
24
New
2
Increased
–
Reduced
1
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SJR
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
+$47.8M
2
AUY
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
+$33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KWEB icon
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KWEB
+$70.4M
2
HZNP
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
+$55.3M
3
OSG
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
+$8.12M
4
POSH
Poshmark, Inc. Class A Common Stock
POSH
+$5.26M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$2.33M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 44.46%
2 Healthcare 26.88%
3 Financials 17.55%
4 Communication Services 4.1%
5 Technology 3.83%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$214M 17.8%
26,439,035
– –
AAMI
2
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.28B
$211M 17.55%
8,950,121
– –
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3
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.83B
$138M 11.49%
22,226,300
– –
PPTA
4
Perpetua Resources
PPTA
$3.21B
$110M 9.16%
24,771,542
– –
HZNP
5
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$109M 9.07%
1,000,000
-500,000
-33% -$55.3M
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6
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
$92.7M 7.71%
3,833,492
– –
SJR
7
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$49.4M 4.1%
+1,650,000
New +$47.8M
THRY icon
8
Thryv Holdings
THRY
$92.4M
$46.1M 3.83%
2,000,000
– –
AEM icon
9
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
$39.9M 3.32%
783,561
– –
THM
10
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$37.1M 3.09%
61,930,724
– –
AUY
11
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$33.9M 2.82%
+5,801,500
New +$33M
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12
SSR Mining
SSRM
$7.7B
$30.2M 2.51%
2,000,000
– –
SA
13
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.25B
$26.8M 2.23%
2,070,000
– –
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14
Bally's
BALY
$516M
$17.4M 1.45%
891,852
– –
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15
Equinox Gold
EQX
$15.8B
$12.9M 1.07%
2,500,000
– –
NMRK icon
16
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.94B
$9.1M 0.76%
1,284,625
– –
TMQ
17
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$684M
$7.64M 0.63%
14,326,996
– –
TELL
18
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
$6.57M 0.55%
5,340,663
– –
BABA icon
19
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$5.11M 0.42%
50,000
– –
IAG icon
20
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$5.01M 0.42%
1,850,000
– –
BIDU icon
21
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
– –
-20,327
Closed -$2.33M
KWEB icon
22
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KWEB
$5.28B
– –
-2,332,064
Closed -$70.4M
OSG
23
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
– –
-2,809,718
Closed -$8.12M
POSH
24
DELISTED
Poshmark, Inc. Class A Common Stock
POSH
– –
-293,976
Closed -$5.26M

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John Paulson's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2023, John Paulson held 24 positions worth $1.2B, up 8.3% from $1.11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 87% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $60.6M in Q1 2023, closing 4 positions and reducing 1 holding. Its most notable exit was KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, an estimated $70.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 44% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Shaw Communications Inc. worth $49.4M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q1 2023 buy was Shaw Communications Inc.: 1,650,000 shares worth $49.4M.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares, cutting an estimated $55.3M.
  • John Paulson fully exited KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $70.4M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 87% of its $1.2B portfolio in Q1 2023.
  • John Paulson opened 2 new positions and closed 4 in Q1 2023.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value rose 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.2B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.