John Paulson’s portfolio: Paulson & Co 13F holdings
Quarterly SEC 13F-HR filingsCIK 0001035674Latest: Q2 2026
Q3 2015 filing in brief
In its Q3 2015 13F, filed November 16, 2015, Paulson & Co reported $19.3B across 65 US positions. The largest: ALLERGAN PLC (10.1%), VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL (8.2%), TIME WARNER CABLE INC (7.6%), SHIRE PLC (7.3%), STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD (5.4%). In the quarter it opened 9 positions, sold out of 5, added to 5 and trimmed 15; positions opened and sold out came to 15.1% 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 Nov 16, 2015
- 9 New
- 5 Added
- 15 Trimmed
- 5 Exited
65 positions at September 30, 2015. Q/Q change compares shares with the preceding quarter.
| Row | Ticker | Issuer | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | ALLERGAN PLC | $2.0B | 7.2M | 10.13% | +0.1% | Held |
| 2 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | $1.6B | 8.9M | 8.23% | −1.2% | Trimmed |
| 3 | — | TIME WARNER CABLE INC | $1.5B | 8.1M | 7.56% | 0.0% | Held |
| 4 | — | SHIRE PLC | $1.4B | 6.8M | 7.25% | −4.1% | Trimmed |
| 5 | — | STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD | $1.0B | 15.6M | 5.38% | +30.0% | Added |
| 6 | TEVA | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD | $1.0B | 18.0M | 5.28% | +786.5% | Added |
| 7 | GLD | SPDR GOLD TRUST | $987M | 9.2M | 5.12% | 0.0% | Held |
| 8 | TMUS | T-MOBILE US INC | $937M | 23.5M | 4.87% | −1.2% | Trimmed |
| 9 | — | MYLAN N V | $882M | 21.9M | 4.58% | 0.0% | Held |
| 10 | AIG | AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC | $830M | 14.6M | 4.31% | 0.0% | Held |
| 11 | STAYUSD | EXTENDED STAY AMER INC | $800M | 47.7M | 4.15% | 0.0% | Held |
| 12 | GRFS | GRIFOLS S A | $539M | 17.7M | 2.80% | −0.5% | Held |
| 13 | — | PERRIGO CO PLC | $462M | 2.9M | 2.40% | — | New |
| 14 | — | MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO | $422M | 6.6M | 2.19% | 0.0% | Held |
| 15 | HCA | HCA HOLDINGS INC | $365M | 4.7M | 1.89% | 0.0% | Held |
| 16 | — | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $296M | 41.8M | 1.53% | 0.0% | Held |
| 17 | CITUSD | CIT GROUP INC | $277M | 7.0M | 1.44% | — | New |
| 18 | — | REALOGY HLDGS CORP | $265M | 7.0M | 1.38% | 0.0% | Held |
| 19 | CVCEUR | CABLEVISION SYS CORP | $253M | 7.8M | 1.31% | −37.1% | Trimmed |
| 20 | — | PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP | $230M | 1.0M | 1.19% | — | New |
| 21 | POST | POST HLDGS INC | $219M | 3.7M | 1.14% | +28.9% | Added |
| 22 | MTG 2 04/01/20 | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | $215M | 149.5M | 1.11% | 0.0% | Held |
| 23 | AU3EUR | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | $205M | 25.0M | 1.06% | −3.8% | Trimmed |
| 24 | — | CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP | $184M | 3.0M | 0.95% | — | New |
| 25 | — | ALTERA CORP | $175M | 3.5M | 0.91% | — | New |
| 26 | — | WHITING PETE CORP NEW | $147M | 9.6M | 0.76% | −22.7% | Trimmed |
| 27 | CIEI 3.125 05/15/24 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $138M | 219.2M | 0.72% | 0.0% | Held |
| 28 | NG | NOVAGOLD RES INC | $129M | 35.6M | 0.67% | 0.0% | Held |
| 29 | RDN 2.25 03/01/19 | RADIAN GROUP INC | $121M | 80.0M | 0.63% | 0.0% | Held |
| 30 | — | ENDO INTL PLC | $118M | 1.7M | 0.61% | — | New |
| 31 | — | CYBERONICS INC | $118M | 1.9M | 0.61% | +12.2% | Added |
| 32 | MGM | MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL | $106M | 5.8M | 0.55% | −7.4% | Trimmed |
| 33 | MTG | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | $106M | 11.4M | 0.55% | −4.2% | Trimmed |
| 34 | — | WHITEWAVE FOODS CO | $104M | 2.6M | 0.54% | 0.0% | Held |
| 35 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $95M | 16.6M | 0.49% | −10.8% | Trimmed |
| 36 | — | CAESARS ACQUISITION CO | $93M | 13.2M | 0.48% | 0.0% | Held |
| 37 | — | OUTFRONT MEDIA INC | $89M | 4.3M | 0.46% | 0.0% | Held |
| 38 | RDN | RADIAN GROUP INC | $89M | 5.6M | 0.46% | −6.7% | Trimmed |
| 39 | CZR | CAESARS ENTMT CORP | $85M | 14.5M | 0.44% | 0.0% | Held |
| 40 | OASEUR | OASIS PETE INC NEW | $72M | 8.3M | 0.37% | −5.7% | Trimmed |
| 41 | CIEI 2.625 12/01/19 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $70M | 98.3M | 0.36% | 0.0% | Held |
| 42 | — | INTERXION HOLDING N.V | $69M | 2.5M | 0.36% | 0.0% | Held |
| 43 | WLHUSD | LYON WILLIAM HOMES | $68M | 3.3M | 0.36% | 0.0% | Held |
| 44 | TSU | TIM PARTICIPACOES S A | $57M | 6.0M | 0.29% | 0.0% | Held |
| 45 | — | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS DEL | $48M | 9.0M | 0.25% | +55.7% | Added |
| 46 | — | AETNA INC NEW | $46M | 418.8K | 0.24% | — | New |
| 47 | VNDA | VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $45M | 3.9M | 0.23% | 0.0% | Held |
| 48 | — | COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP | $43M | 701.2K | 0.22% | −83.5% | Trimmed |
| 49 | — | RANDGOLD RES LTD | $40M | 680.0K | 0.21% | 0.0% | Held |
| 50 | — | ENZYMOTEC LTD | $38M | 4.2M | 0.20% | 0.0% | Held |
| 51 | AEM | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | $33M | 1.3M | 0.17% | 0.0% | Held |
| 52 | — | FELCOR LODGING TR INC | $21M | 3.0M | 0.11% | −17.4% | Trimmed |
| 53 | HHC* | HOWARD HUGHES CORP | $19M | 165.0K | 0.10% | −47.6% | Trimmed |
| 54 | — | OI S.A. | $17M | 25.5M | 0.09% | 0.0% | Held |
| 55 | — | PHARMERICA CORP | $13M | 450.0K | 0.07% | −10.0% | Trimmed |
| 56 | — | SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYS INC | $10M | 10.0M | 0.05% | 0.0% | Held |
| 57 | — | LIBERTY GLOBAL | $8M | 180.0K | 0.04% | — | New |
| 58 | THM | INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MIN | $7M | 23.1M | 0.04% | 0.0% | Held |
| 59 | IAG | IAMGOLD CORP | $6M | 3.9M | 0.03% | 0.0% | Held |
| 60 | — | NOVACOPPER INC | $4M | 11.8M | 0.02% | 0.0% | Held |
| 61 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $3M | 9.3M | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 62 | — | KAMADA LTD | $2M | 739.4K | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 63 | — | OI S.A. | $2M | 3.3M | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 64 | — | DEX MEDIA INC NEW | $301K | 2.2M | 0.00% | 0.0% | Held |
| 65 | — | SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC | $142K | 527.3K | 0.00% | — | New |
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DIRECTV | $1.1B | 11.4M |
| HMHCUSD | HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT CO | $308M | 12.2M |
| — | BROADCOM CORP | $216M | 4.2M |
| — | SPRINT CORP COM | $11M | 2.4M |
| GULTU | GULF COAST ULTRA DEEP RTY TR | $2M | 2.2M |
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.