John Paulson’s portfolio: Paulson & Co 13F holdings
Quarterly SEC 13F-HR filingsCIK 0001035674Latest: Q2 2026
Q1 2016 filing in brief
In its Q1 2016 13F, filed May 16, 2016, Paulson & Co reported $13.5B across 97 US positions. The largest: ALLERGAN PLC (10.7%), SHIRE PLC (9.0%), TEVA (8.2%), MYLAN N V (8.0%), STAYUSD (5.1%). In the quarter it opened 31 positions, sold out of 11, added to 22 and trimmed 13; positions opened and sold out came to 5.4% 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 May 16, 2016
- 31 New
- 22 Added
- 13 Trimmed
- 11 Exited
97 positions at March 31, 2016. Q/Q change compares shares with the preceding quarter.
| Row | Ticker | Issuer | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | ALLERGAN PLC | $1.5B | 5.4M | 10.74% | −2.1% | Trimmed |
| 2 | — | SHIRE PLC | $1.2B | 7.1M | 8.99% | +3.3% | Added |
| 3 | TEVA | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD | $1.1B | 20.6M | 8.15% | +0.9% | Held |
| 4 | — | MYLAN N V | $1.1B | 23.3M | 8.00% | +2.4% | Added |
| 5 | STAYUSD | EXTENDED STAY AMER INC | $695M | 42.7M | 5.14% | 0.0% | Held |
| 6 | AIG | AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC | $607M | 11.2M | 4.49% | −3.2% | Trimmed |
| 7 | GLD | SPDR GOLD TRUST | $562M | 4.8M | 4.15% | −17.3% | Trimmed |
| 8 | TMUS | T-MOBILE US INC | $560M | 14.6M | 4.14% | −26.1% | Trimmed |
| 9 | — | MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO | $548M | 8.9M | 4.05% | +3.8% | Added |
| 10 | — | STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD | $462M | 5.5M | 3.41% | −52.3% | Trimmed |
| 11 | — | TIME WARNER CABLE INC | $370M | 1.8M | 2.74% | −69.2% | Trimmed |
| 12 | LRCX | LAM RESEARCH CORP | $368M | 4.5M | 2.72% | −11.0% | Trimmed |
| 13 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | $349M | 13.3M | 2.58% | +0.1% | Held |
| 14 | — | PERRIGO CO PLC | $338M | 2.6M | 2.50% | −0.9% | Held |
| 15 | GRFS | GRIFOLS S A | $271M | 17.5M | 2.01% | +41.4% | Added |
| 16 | — | ENDO INTL PLC | $268M | 9.5M | 1.98% | +188.2% | Added |
| 17 | POST | POST HLDGS INC | $253M | 3.7M | 1.87% | −10.3% | Trimmed |
| 18 | AKRXEUR | AKORN INC | $219M | 9.3M | 1.62% | +223.7% | Added |
| 19 | AU3EUR | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | $208M | 15.2M | 1.54% | −33.5% | Trimmed |
| 20 | — | REALOGY HLDGS CORP | $190M | 5.3M | 1.40% | 0.0% | Held |
| 21 | MTG 2 04/01/20 | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | $188M | 149.5M | 1.39% | 0.0% | Held |
| 22 | NG | NOVAGOLD RES INC | $179M | 35.5M | 1.32% | −0.3% | Held |
| 23 | — | B/E AEROSPACE INC | $138M | 3.0M | 1.02% | — | New |
| 24 | — | LIVANOVA PLC | $136M | 2.5M | 1.00% | −29.4% | Trimmed |
| 25 | — | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $117M | 39.5M | 0.87% | −0.5% | Held |
| 26 | CITUSD | CIT GROUP INC | $109M | 3.5M | 0.80% | 0.0% | Held |
| 27 | ATVIEUR | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC | $106M | 3.1M | 0.79% | — | New |
| 28 | CVCEUR | CABLEVISION SYS CORP | $106M | 3.2M | 0.78% | +3.5% | Added |
| 29 | CZR | CAESARS ENTMT CORP | $98M | 14.4M | 0.73% | −0.1% | Held |
| 30 | CIEI 3.125 05/15/24 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $88M | 219.2M | 0.65% | 0.0% | Held |
| 31 | — | CAESARS ACQUISITION CO | $80M | 13.1M | 0.59% | −0.1% | Held |
| 32 | TSU | TIM PARTICIPACOES S A | $66M | 6.0M | 0.49% | −0.5% | Held |
| 33 | — | AMERICAN CAP LTD | $61M | 4.0M | 0.45% | — | New |
| 34 | — | ALLERGAN PLCcall option | $58M | 214.7K | 0.43% | — | New |
| 35 | ODPEUR | OFFICE DEPOT INC | $55M | 7.8M | 0.41% | — | New |
| 36 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $50M | 13.0M | 0.37% | −20.9% | Trimmed |
| 37 | CIEI 2.625 12/01/19 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $49M | 98.3M | 0.36% | 0.0% | Held |
| 38 | WLHUSD | LYON WILLIAM HOMES | $48M | 3.3M | 0.36% | 0.0% | Held |
| 39 | AEM | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | $46M | 1.3M | 0.34% | 0.0% | Held |
| 40 | RDN | RADIAN GROUP INC | $45M | 3.7M | 0.34% | +214.2% | Added |
| 41 | — | RANDGOLD RES LTD | $45M | 500.0K | 0.34% | −26.5% | Trimmed |
| 42 | PFE | PFIZER INC | $41M | 1.4M | 0.30% | +117.8% | Added |
| 43 | OASEUR | OASIS PETE INC NEW | $39M | 5.3M | 0.29% | −0.4% | Held |
| 44 | — | ENZYMOTEC LTD | $38M | 4.2M | 0.28% | −0.3% | Held |
| 45 | VNDA | VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $33M | 3.9M | 0.24% | −0.5% | Held |
| 46 | BIIB | BIOGEN INC | $31M | 118.4K | 0.23% | +227.1% | Added |
| 47 | — | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS DEL | $31M | 11.1M | 0.23% | +23.2% | Added |
| 48 | — | MYLAN N Vcall option | $28M | 611.2K | 0.21% | — | New |
| 49 | — | WHITING PETE CORP NEW | $25M | 3.2M | 0.19% | −0.6% | Held |
| 50 | PFE | PFIZER INCcall option | $24M | 800.0K | 0.18% | — | New |
| 51 | ALXN | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $22M | 157.2K | 0.16% | — | New |
| 52 | MTG | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | $21M | 2.7M | 0.15% | −0.2% | Held |
| 53 | — | FELCOR LODGING TR INC | $16M | 1.9M | 0.12% | 0.0% | Held |
| 54 | ETSY | ETSY INC | $13M | 1.5M | 0.09% | +236.4% | Added |
| 55 | — | SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYS INC | $11M | 10.0M | 0.08% | 0.0% | Held |
| 56 | DWREEUR | DEMANDWARE INC | $11M | 276.5K | 0.08% | +106.4% | Added |
| 57 | — | LIBERTY GLOBAL | $11M | 280.0K | 0.08% | +55.6% | Added |
| 58 | — | SHIRE PLCcall option | $10M | 58.0K | 0.07% | — | New |
| 59 | MCK | MCKESSON CORP | $10M | 62.5K | 0.07% | +671.6% | Added |
| 60 | EXPE | EXPEDIA INC DEL | $9M | 87.8K | 0.07% | — | New |
| 61 | IAG | IAMGOLD CORP | $9M | 3.9M | 0.06% | 0.0% | Held |
| 62 | OIBR/USD | OI S.A. | $8M | 5.3M | 0.06% | — | New |
| 63 | THM | INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MIN | $7M | 23.1M | 0.05% | 0.0% | Held |
| 64 | UHS | UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC | $7M | 54.0K | 0.05% | — | New |
| 65 | — | LOXO ONCOLOGY INC | $6M | 225.3K | 0.05% | +174.2% | Added |
| 66 | — | BAXALTA INC | $6M | 137.1K | 0.04% | — | New |
| 67 | DPLOEUR | DIPLOMAT PHARMACY INC | $5M | 191.3K | 0.04% | −8.9% | Trimmed |
| 68 | META | FACEBOOK INC | $5M | 44.0K | 0.04% | — | New |
| 69 | VRTX | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $5M | 61.5K | 0.04% | +32.5% | Added |
| 70 | — | TANDEM DIABETES CARE INCput option | $5M | 540.0K | 0.03% | — | New |
| 71 | — | NOVACOPPER INC | $4M | 11.8M | 0.03% | −0.1% | Held |
| 72 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTLput option | $4M | 169.8K | 0.03% | — | New |
| 73 | DVAX | DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $4M | 199.7K | 0.03% | +49.3% | Added |
| 74 | — | ENDO INTL PLCcall option | $3M | 119.9K | 0.02% | — | New |
| 75 | — | KAMADA LTD | $3M | 736.1K | 0.02% | −0.4% | Held |
| 76 | DXCM | DEXCOM INC | $3M | 41.3K | 0.02% | — | New |
| 77 | JAHEUR | JARDEN CORP | $3M | 46.7K | 0.02% | — | New |
| 78 | INSM | INSMED INC | $3M | 205.2K | 0.02% | +24.2% | Added |
| 79 | — | RITE AID CORP | $2M | 263.5K | 0.02% | — | New |
| 80 | — | AIRGAS INC | $2M | 14.9K | 0.02% | — | New |
| 81 | RIGL | RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $2M | 999.7K | 0.02% | +89.1% | Added |
| 82 | PBYI | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC | $2M | 70.3K | 0.02% | +52.8% | Added |
| 83 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTLcall option | $2M | 73.1K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 84 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $2M | 9.0M | 0.01% | −0.3% | Held |
| 85 | — | ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC NE | $2M | 102.0K | 0.01% | +353.3% | Added |
| 86 | — | ITC HLDGS CORP | $2M | 37.6K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 87 | — | SANDISK CORP | $2M | 20.8K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 88 | BSX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | $1M | 74.0K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 89 | — | INGRAM MICRO INC | $1M | 29.1K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 90 | ALNY | ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $772K | 12.3K | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 91 | BCRX | BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS | $745K | 263.1K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 92 | — | OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP I | $509K | 270.8K | 0.00% | — | New |
| 93 | — | CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC NEW | $268K | 70.8K | 0.00% | — | New |
| 94 | — | DEX MEDIA INC NEW | $121K | 1.3M | 0.00% | 0.0% | Held |
| 95 | ARDMEUR | ARADIGM CORP | $87K | 19.7K | 0.00% | — | New |
| 96 | CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEWput option | $53K | 350.0K | 0.00% | — | New |
| 97 | SU | SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW | $3K | 100 | 0.00% | 0.0% | Held |
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RDN 2.25 03/01/19 | RADIAN GROUP INC | $103M | 80.0M |
| — | OUTFRONT MEDIA INC | $94M | 4.3M |
| — | PHARMERICA CORP | $17M | 496.0K |
| — | OI S.A. | $16M | 26.8M |
| ABBV | ABBVIE INC | $8M | 139.7K |
| GMED | GLOBUS MED INC | $4M | 132.3K |
| — | LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS | $3M | 23.6K |
| NUVAGBP | NUVASIVE INC | $2M | 31.8K |
| — | PRICELINE GRP INC | $1M | 900 |
| MNTA | MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $324K | 21.8K |
| — | AEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $267K | 26.4K |
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.