John Paulson’s portfolio: Paulson & Co 13F holdings
Quarterly SEC 13F-HR filingsCIK 0001035674Latest: Q2 2026
Q4 2016 filing in brief
In its Q4 2016 13F, filed February 14, 2017, Paulson & Co reported $7.9B across 102 US positions. The largest: MYLAN N V (9.9%), ALLERGAN PLC (9.4%), SHIRE PLC (9.0%), TEVA (7.3%), GLD (6.0%). In the quarter it opened 26 positions, sold out of 18, added to 11 and trimmed 28; positions opened and sold out came to 11.9% 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 Feb 14, 2017
- 26 New
- 11 Added
- 28 Trimmed
- 18 Exited
102 positions at December 31, 2016. Q/Q change compares shares with the preceding quarter.
| Row | Ticker | Issuer | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | MYLAN N V | $786M | 20.6M | 9.91% | −5.5% | Trimmed |
| 2 | — | ALLERGAN PLC | $747M | 3.6M | 9.41% | −8.6% | Trimmed |
| 3 | — | SHIRE PLC | $717M | 4.2M | 9.03% | −9.9% | Trimmed |
| 4 | TEVA | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD | $577M | 15.9M | 7.28% | −0.9% | Held |
| 5 | GLD | SPDR GOLD TRUST | $478M | 4.4M | 6.02% | −8.7% | Trimmed |
| 6 | STAYUSD | EXTENDED STAY AMER INC | $455M | 28.6M | 5.74% | −24.0% | Trimmed |
| 7 | — | MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO | $397M | 8.0M | 5.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 8 | AIG | AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC | $314M | 4.8M | 3.96% | −46.9% | Trimmed |
| 9 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | $281M | 19.4M | 3.55% | +2.7% | Added |
| 10 | TWXCHF | TIME WARNER INC | $276M | 2.9M | 3.47% | — | New |
| 11 | AKRXEUR | AKORN INC | $190M | 8.7M | 2.39% | −3.2% | Trimmed |
| 12 | — | CAESARS ACQUISITION CO | $177M | 13.1M | 2.23% | 0.0% | Held |
| 13 | — | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS DEL | $147M | 24.1M | 1.85% | −0.6% | Held |
| 14 | AU3EUR | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | $134M | 12.8M | 1.69% | 0.0% | Held |
| 15 | — | ENDO INTL PLC | $129M | 7.8M | 1.63% | −1.4% | Trimmed |
| 16 | — | REALOGY HLDGS CORP | $123M | 4.8M | 1.55% | 0.0% | Held |
| 17 | CZR | CAESARS ENTMT CORP | $123M | 14.4M | 1.54% | 0.0% | Held |
| 18 | NG | NOVAGOLD RES INC | $102M | 22.3M | 1.28% | −13.0% | Trimmed |
| 19 | — | HARMAN INTL INDS INC | $95M | 853.8K | 1.20% | — | New |
| 20 | — | B/E AEROSPACE INC | $79M | 1.3M | 1.00% | — | New |
| 21 | OASEUR | OASIS PETE INC NEW | $79M | 5.2M | 0.99% | −0.4% | Held |
| 22 | VMWEUR | VMWARE INC | $78M | 992.2K | 0.98% | −48.2% | Trimmed |
| 23 | ODPEUR | OFFICE DEPOT INC | $69M | 15.3M | 0.87% | −0.7% | Held |
| 24 | HPE | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE C | $69M | 3.0M | 0.87% | −50.1% | Trimmed |
| 25 | TSU | TIM PARTICIPACOES S A | $67M | 5.7M | 0.84% | −0.8% | Held |
| 26 | WLHUSD | LYON WILLIAM HOMES | $63M | 3.3M | 0.80% | 0.0% | Held |
| 27 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $62M | 6.3M | 0.79% | −51.5% | Trimmed |
| 28 | CIEI 3.125 05/15/24 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $61M | 219.2M | 0.77% | 0.0% | Held |
| 29 | — | DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC | $60M | 1.1M | 0.76% | −0.6% | Held |
| 30 | — | INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS INC | $52M | 3.7M | 0.65% | — | New |
| 31 | TTWO | TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR | $48M | 967.9K | 0.60% | −0.6% | Held |
| 32 | AEM | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | $45M | 1.1M | 0.57% | −14.3% | Trimmed |
| 33 | — | ALLERGAN PLCcall option | $45M | 214.7K | 0.57% | 0.0% | Held |
| 34 | — | RANDGOLD RES LTD | $38M | 500.0K | 0.48% | 0.0% | Held |
| 35 | — | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $38M | 31.1M | 0.48% | −0.3% | Held |
| 36 | — | WHITEWAVE FOODS CO | $38M | 676.4K | 0.47% | — | New |
| 37 | — | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V | $37M | 373.0K | 0.46% | — | New |
| 38 | ATVIEUR | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC | $35M | 968.0K | 0.44% | −0.6% | Held |
| 39 | — | MYLAN N Vcall option | $34M | 904.2K | 0.43% | −3.8% | Trimmed |
| 40 | THM | INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MIN | $31M | 55.5M | 0.39% | +140.6% | Added |
| 41 | — | ENZYMOTEC LTD | $28M | 4.2M | 0.35% | 0.0% | Held |
| 42 | — | SHIRE PLCcall option | $27M | 160.0K | 0.34% | +166.7% | Added |
| 43 | — | LOXO ONCOLOGY INC | $27M | 828.6K | 0.34% | +12.4% | Added |
| 44 | ALXN | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INCcall option | $24M | 200.0K | 0.31% | — | New |
| 45 | — | STERIS PLC | $21M | 313.5K | 0.27% | +0.5% | Held |
| 46 | META | FACEBOOK INC | $21M | 181.0K | 0.26% | −14.9% | Trimmed |
| 47 | ALXN | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $19M | 153.3K | 0.24% | −32.7% | Trimmed |
| 48 | ALXN | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INCput option | $19M | 153.0K | 0.24% | — | New |
| 49 | EBAY | EBAY INC | $18M | 622.6K | 0.23% | −0.9% | Held |
| 50 | CIEI 2.625 12/01/19 | COBALT INTL ENERGY INC | $18M | 45.3M | 0.22% | −6.2% | Trimmed |
| 51 | TIME1EUR | TIME INC NEW | $18M | 992.2K | 0.22% | — | New |
| 52 | DXCM | DEXCOM INC | $18M | 293.2K | 0.22% | +574.0% | Added |
| 53 | WEN | WENDYS COput option | $17M | 1.3M | 0.21% | — | New |
| 54 | GOOG | ALPHABET INC | $17M | 21.7K | 0.21% | — | New |
| 55 | — | AMERICAN CAP LTD | $16M | 865.9K | 0.20% | −80.0% | Trimmed |
| 56 | ETSY | ETSY INC | $15M | 1.3M | 0.19% | +1.0% | Held |
| 57 | IAG | IAMGOLD CORP | $15M | 3.9M | 0.19% | 0.0% | Held |
| 58 | BIIB | BIOGEN INC | $15M | 52.2K | 0.19% | −83.1% | Trimmed |
| 59 | — | LIVANOVA PLC | $14M | 310.0K | 0.18% | +11.9% | Added |
| 60 | — | PANDORA MEDIA INCput option | $13M | 990.0K | 0.16% | — | New |
| 61 | WDAY | WORKDAY INC | $11M | 173.9K | 0.14% | — | New |
| 62 | PFE | PFIZER INC | $11M | 352.2K | 0.14% | +39.8% | Added |
| 63 | — | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | $11M | 296.0K | 0.14% | — | New |
| 64 | SNY | SANOFI | $10M | 253.0K | 0.13% | −39.3% | Trimmed |
| 65 | COR1EUR | CORESITE RLTY CORP | $10M | 128.2K | 0.13% | — | New |
| 66 | — | SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYS INC | $10M | 10.0M | 0.13% | 0.0% | Held |
| 67 | SD 0 10/04/20 | SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC | $10M | 7.9M | 0.13% | — | New |
| 68 | CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEWput option | $9M | 1.6M | 0.11% | +25.5% | Added |
| 69 | — | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $9M | 8.9M | 0.11% | −0.2% | Held |
| 70 | HCA | HCA HOLDINGS INC | $8M | 111.6K | 0.10% | −31.3% | Trimmed |
| 71 | — | NEUSTAR INC | $7M | 200.0K | 0.08% | — | New |
| 72 | ISRG | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | $6M | 10.1K | 0.08% | — | New |
| 73 | BSX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | $6M | 288.0K | 0.08% | −29.8% | Trimmed |
| 74 | MELI | MERCADOLIBRE INC | $6M | 38.4K | 0.08% | +83.7% | Added |
| 75 | — | REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC | $6M | 106.0K | 0.07% | — | New |
| 76 | TMQ | TRILOGY METALS INC NEW | $6M | 11.6M | 0.07% | −0.1% | Held |
| 77 | SD | SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC | $6M | 245.0K | 0.07% | — | New |
| 78 | — | FELCOR LODGING TR INC | $4M | 500.0K | 0.05% | 0.0% | Held |
| 79 | — | KAMADA LTD | $4M | 730.8K | 0.05% | 0.0% | Held |
| 80 | GPRO | GOPRO INCput option | $3M | 400.0K | 0.04% | — | New |
| 81 | CBOE | CBOE HLDGS INC | $3M | 38.4K | 0.04% | 0.0% | Held |
| 82 | INSM | INSMED INC | $3M | 205.2K | 0.03% | 0.0% | Held |
| 83 | BCRX | BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALScall option | $2M | 350.0K | 0.03% | — | New |
| 84 | DG | DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW | $2M | 29.6K | 0.03% | — | New |
| 85 | — | MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO | $2M | 30.8K | 0.03% | −60.8% | Trimmed |
| 86 | FDX | FEDEX CORP | $2M | 11.0K | 0.03% | −89.7% | Trimmed |
| 87 | SHOP | SHOPIFY INC | $2M | 40.7K | 0.02% | −45.1% | Trimmed |
| 88 | — | WCI CMNTYS INC | $2M | 70.0K | 0.02% | 0.0% | Held |
| 89 | ALDR1EUR | ALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC | $2M | 74.0K | 0.02% | 0.0% | Held |
| 90 | — | ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC NE | $1M | 102.0K | 0.02% | 0.0% | Held |
| 91 | RTRXEUR | RETROPHIN INC | $1M | 55.0K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 92 | AKAOQ | ACHAOGEN INC | $944K | 72.5K | 0.01% | — | New |
| 93 | RIGL | RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $923K | 387.7K | 0.01% | −51.8% | Trimmed |
| 94 | ALNY | ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $723K | 19.3K | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 95 | DVAX | DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $687K | 174.0K | 0.01% | 0.0% | Held |
| 96 | PBYI | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC | $482K | 15.7K | 0.01% | −81.4% | Trimmed |
| 97 | BCRX | BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS | $333K | 52.6K | 0.00% | −85.5% | Trimmed |
| 98 | ARDMEUR | ARADIGM CORP | $308K | 192.7K | 0.00% | +31.2% | Added |
| 99 | OSG1EUR | OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP I | $274K | 71.6K | 0.00% | +58.6% | Added |
| 100 | — | CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC NEW | $251K | 70.8K | 0.00% | 0.0% | Held |
| 101 | — | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | $110K | 5.0K | 0.00% | 0.0% | Held |
| 102 | — | NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INCput option | $25K | 500.0K | 0.00% | — | New |
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMUS | T-MOBILE US INC | $45M | 954.0K |
| — | TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS INC | $43M | 1.1M |
| GRFS | GRIFOLS SA-ADR | $40M | 2.5M |
| VNDA | VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $36M | 2.2M |
| HUM | HUMANA INC | $14M | 79.5K |
| MAR | MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL -CL A | $11M | 170.0K |
| MCK | MCKESSON CORP | $11M | 67.0K |
| CVS | CVS HEALTH CORP | $11M | 122.2K |
| — | ST JUDE MEDICAL INC | $8M | 94.5K |
| EXPE | EXPEDIA INC | $7M | 63.3K |
| — | MONSTER WORLDWIDE INC | $7M | 2.0M |
| — | INFOBLOX INC | $6M | 230.0K |
| — | INGRAM MICRO INC-CL A | $5M | 145.1K |
| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | $4M | 35.0K |
| — | ITC HOLDINGS CORP | $4M | 85.1K |
| — | CARMIKE CINEMAS INC | $4M | 120.0K |
| LLY | ELI LILLY & CO | $4M | 45.8K |
| TLND | TALEND SA - ADR | $3M | 100.8K |
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.