John Paulson’s portfolio: Paulson & Co 13F holdings
Quarterly SEC 13F-HR filingsCIK 0001035674Latest: Q2 2026
Q2 2015 filing in brief
In its Q2 2015 13F, filed August 14, 2015, Paulson & Co reported $21.7B across 61 US positions. The largest: ALLERGAN PLC (10.0%), VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL (9.2%), SHIRE PLC (7.9%), MYLAN N V (6.9%), TIME WARNER CABLE INC (6.7%). In the quarter it opened 8 positions, sold out of 8, added to 12 and trimmed 14; positions opened and sold out came to 33.6% of the portfolio's value.
Methodology
Holdings come from the manager’s Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, with amendments applied. Values and shares are reported at quarter-end; the filing date is when the report became public. These disclosures show reported long positions and listed options, not the manager’s entire portfolio or its trades since quarter-end.
Quarterly changes compare shares with the immediately preceding quarter on file. New and exited positions appear or disappear; added and trimmed positions change their share count by more than 1%. A share change can also reflect a stock split or other corporate action.
Opened and sold out is the value of new positions plus the prior value of exited positions, divided by the average of the two quarters’ reported portfolio values. It excludes changes to positions still held. Reported value growth includes price changes and is not a measure of investment performance. Largest-five and largest-ten weights exclude options.
Holdings
Filed Aug 14, 2015
- 8 New
- 12 Added
- 14 Trimmed
- 8 Exited
61 positions at June 30, 2015. Q/Q change compares shares with the preceding quarter.
| Row | Ticker | Issuer | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | ALLERGAN PLC | $2.2B | 7.2M | 10.04% | — | New |
| 2 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | $2.0B | 9.0M | 9.22% | +339.0% | Added |
| 3 | — | SHIRE PLC | $1.7B | 7.1M | 7.90% | −14.8% | Trimmed |
| 4 | — | MYLAN N V | $1.5B | 21.9M | 6.86% | +46.6% | Added |
| 5 | — | TIME WARNER CABLE INC | $1.4B | 8.1M | 6.67% | −6.6% | Trimmed |
| 6 | — | DIRECTV | $1.1B | 11.4M | 4.88% | 0.0% | Held |
| 7 | GLD | SPDR GOLD TRUST | $1.0B | 9.2M | 4.79% | −9.8% | Trimmed |
| 8 | — | STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD | $973M | 12.0M | 4.49% | — | New |
| 9 | TMUS | T-MOBILE US INC | $924M | 23.8M | 4.26% | 0.0% | Held |
| 10 | AIG | AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC | $903M | 14.6M | 4.16% | 0.0% | Held |
| 11 | STAYUSD | EXTENDED STAY AMER INC | $895M | 47.7M | 4.13% | 0.0% | Held |
| 12 | — | MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO | $776M | 6.6M | 3.58% | −22.1% | Trimmed |
| 13 | GRFS | GRIFOLS S A | $552M | 17.8M | 2.55% | +0.1% | Held |
| 14 | HCA | HCA HOLDINGS INC | $427M | 4.7M | 1.97% | 0.0% | Held |
| 15 | — | WHITING PETE CORP NEW | $417M | 12.4M | 1.92% | −0.2% | Held |
| 16 | — | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $405M | 41.8M | 1.87% | 0.0% | Held |
| 17 | — | REALOGY HLDGS CORP | $329M | 7.0M | 1.52% | −1.4% | Trimmed |
| 18 | HMHCUSD | HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT CO | $308M | 12.2M | 1.42% | −60.4% | Trimmed |
| 19 | CVCEUR | CABLEVISION SYS CORP | $297M | 12.4M | 1.37% | +47.6% | Added |
| 20 | — | COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP | $279M | 4.2M | 1.28% | +1.6% | Added |
| 21 | MTG 2 04/01/20 | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | $249M | 149.5M | 1.15% | −0.3% | Held |
| 22 | AU3EUR | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | $233M | 26.0M | 1.07% | −0.7% | Held |
| 23 | — | BROADCOM CORP | $216M | 4.2M | 1.00% | — | New |
| 24 | CIEI 3.125 05/15/24 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $159M | 219.2M | 0.73% | −1.7% | Trimmed |
| 25 | POST | POST HLDGS INC | $155M | 2.9M | 0.72% | +11.7% | Added |
| 26 | RDN 2.25 03/01/19 | RADIAN GROUP INC | $142M | 80.0M | 0.65% | −5.4% | Trimmed |
| 27 | OASEUR | OASIS PETE INC NEW | $139M | 8.8M | 0.64% | −0.4% | Held |
| 28 | MTG | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | $135M | 11.9M | 0.62% | −7.8% | Trimmed |
| 29 | — | WHITEWAVE FOODS CO | $127M | 2.6M | 0.59% | +62.2% | Added |
| 30 | NG | NOVAGOLD RES INC | $122M | 35.6M | 0.56% | 0.0% | Held |
| 31 | TEVA | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD | $120M | 2.0M | 0.55% | — | New |
| 32 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $115M | 18.7M | 0.53% | −14.2% | Trimmed |
| 33 | MGM | MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL | $114M | 6.2M | 0.52% | 0.0% | Held |
| 34 | RDN | RADIAN GROUP INC | $112M | 6.0M | 0.52% | −33.6% | Trimmed |
| 35 | — | OUTFRONT MEDIA INC | $108M | 4.3M | 0.50% | +29.6% | Added |
| 36 | — | CYBERONICS INC | $102M | 1.7M | 0.47% | 0.0% | Held |
| 37 | TSU | TIM PARTICIPACOES S A | $98M | 6.0M | 0.45% | 0.0% | Held |
| 38 | — | CAESARS ACQUISITION CO | $91M | 13.2M | 0.42% | +7.2% | Added |
| 39 | CZR | CAESARS ENTMT CORP | $88M | 14.5M | 0.41% | +6.2% | Added |
| 40 | WLHUSD | LYON WILLIAM HOMES | $85M | 3.3M | 0.39% | 0.0% | Held |
| 41 | CIEI 2.625 12/01/19 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $73M | 98.3M | 0.33% | −1.7% | Trimmed |
| 42 | — | INTERXION HOLDING N.V | $71M | 2.5M | 0.33% | 0.0% | Held |
| 43 | VNDA | VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $50M | 3.9M | 0.23% | −0.1% | Held |
| 44 | — | OI S.A. | $49M | 25.5M | 0.22% | — | New |
| 45 | — | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS DEL | $48M | 5.8M | 0.22% | +175.9% | Added |
| 46 | — | RANDGOLD RES LTD | $46M | 680.0K | 0.21% | +0.8% | Held |
| 47 | HHC* | HOWARD HUGHES CORP | $45M | 315.0K | 0.21% | 0.0% | Held |
| 48 | AEM | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | $37M | 1.3M | 0.17% | 0.0% | Held |
| 49 | — | ENZYMOTEC LTD | $35M | 4.2M | 0.16% | 0.0% | Held |
| 50 | — | FELCOR LODGING TR INC | $35M | 3.6M | 0.16% | +8.3% | Added |
| 51 | — | PHARMERICA CORP | $17M | 500.0K | 0.08% | — | New |
| 52 | — | SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYS INC | $14M | 10.0M | 0.07% | — | New |
| 53 | — | SPRINT CORP COM | $11M | 2.4M | 0.05% | −54.5% | Trimmed |
| 54 | IAG | IAMGOLD CORP | $8M | 3.9M | 0.04% | 0.0% | Held |
| 55 | THM | INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MIN | $8M | 23.1M | 0.04% | 0.0% | Held |
| 56 | — | OI S.A. | $6M | 3.3M | 0.03% | — | New |
| 57 | — | NOVACOPPER INC | $6M | 11.8M | 0.03% | +35.6% | Added |
| 58 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $5M | 9.3M | 0.02% | −0.7% | Held |
| 59 | — | KAMADA LTD | $3M | 739.4K | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 60 | — | DEX MEDIA INC NEW | $2M | 2.2M | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 61 | GULTU | GULF COAST ULTRA DEEP RTY TR | $2M | 2.2M | 0.01% | −35.6% | Trimmed |
8 exited positions
Positions held in the preceding quarter and absent from this filing. Values and shares are from the preceding quarter.
| Ticker | Issuer | Previous value | Previous shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ACTAVIS PLC | $1.7B | 5.6M |
| — | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $950M | 5.5M |
| — | TALISMAN ENERGY INC | $537M | 70.0M |
| BPOP | POPULAR INC | $163M | 4.7M |
| ZG | ZILLOW GROUP INC | $20M | 200.0K |
| — | STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS I | $12M | 1.0M |
| — | HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS | $2M | 110.0K |
| — | ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP | $165K | 1.5M |
Every quarter on file (53)
From the manager’s Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, amendments applied. Long US positions only; not a recommendation.