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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
-9.77%
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
$1.02B
AUM Growth
-$178M
Cap. Flow
-$36.8M
Cap. Flow %
-3.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
88.69%
Holding
24
New
4
Increased
–
Reduced
1
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MDGL icon
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
+$94.9M
2
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$20.5M
3
ISEE
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
+$882K
4
DSEY
Diversey Holdings, Ltd. Ordinary Shares
DSEY
+$413K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HZNP
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
+$52.8M
2
SJR
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
+$49.4M
3
AUY
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
+$33.9M
4
BALY icon
Bally's
BALY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 41.27%
2 Healthcare 33.66%
3 Financials 18.3%
4 Technology 4.8%
5 Real Estate 0.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$212M 20.65%
26,439,035
– –
AAMI
2
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.28B
$188M 18.3%
8,950,121
– –
PPTA
3
Perpetua Resources
PPTA
$3.21B
$90.9M 8.88%
24,771,542
– –
NG icon
4
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.83B
$88.7M 8.66%
22,226,300
– –
MDGL icon
5
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.9B
$80.9M 7.9%
+350,200
New +$94.9M
AU icon
6
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$61.3B
$80.8M 7.89%
3,833,492
– –
HZNP
7
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$51.4M 5.02%
500,000
-500,000
-50% -$52.8M
THRY icon
8
Thryv Holdings
THRY
$92.4M
$49.2M 4.8%
2,000,000
– –
AEM icon
9
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
$39.2M 3.82%
783,561
– –
SSRM icon
10
SSR Mining
SSRM
$7.7B
$28.4M 2.77%
2,000,000
– –
THM
11
International Tower Hill Mines
THM
$735M
$25.7M 2.51%
61,930,724
– –
SA
12
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.25B
$24.9M 2.44%
2,070,000
– –
NEM icon
13
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$19.3M 1.88%
+452,000
New +$20.5M
EQX icon
14
Equinox Gold
EQX
$15.8B
$11.4M 1.12%
2,500,000
– –
TMQ
15
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$684M
$8.5M 0.83%
14,326,996
– –
NMRK icon
16
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.94B
$7.99M 0.78%
1,284,625
– –
TELL
17
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
$7.53M 0.74%
5,340,663
– –
IAG icon
18
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
$4.87M 0.48%
1,850,000
– –
BABA icon
19
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$4.17M 0.41%
50,000
– –
ISEE
20
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$984K 0.1%
+25,000
New +$882K
DSEY
21
DELISTED
Diversey Holdings, Ltd. Ordinary Shares
DSEY
$420K 0.04%
+50,000
New +$413K
BALY icon
22
Bally's
BALY
$516M
– –
-891,852
Closed -$17.4M
SJR
23
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
– –
-1,650,000
Closed -$49.4M
AUY
24
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
– –
-5,801,500
Closed -$33.9M

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John Paulson's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2023, John Paulson held 24 positions worth $1.02B, down 15% from $1.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 89% of the portfolio.

John Paulson withdrew a net $36.8M in Q2 2023, closing 3 positions and reducing 1 holding. Its most notable exit was Shaw Communications Inc., an estimated $49.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 41% of assets, down from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, John Paulson opened a new position in Madrigal Pharmaceuticals worth $80.9M.

  • John Paulson's largest Q2 2023 buy was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals: 350,200 shares worth $80.9M.
  • John Paulson's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares, cutting an estimated $52.8M.
  • John Paulson fully exited Shaw Communications Inc. in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $49.4M.
  • John Paulson's ten largest holdings make up 89% of its $1.02B portfolio in Q2 2023.
  • John Paulson opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q2 2023.
  • John Paulson's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $1.02B.

Based on Paulson & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.