John Paulson’s portfolio: Paulson & Co 13F holdings
Quarterly SEC 13F-HR filingsCIK 0001035674Latest: Q2 2026
Q2 2018 filing in brief
In its Q2 2018 13F, filed August 14, 2018, Paulson & Co reported $4.9B across 54 US positions. The largest: GLD (10.5%), VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL (9.9%), SHIRE PLC (9.7%), MYLAN N V (8.5%), ALLERGAN PLC (6.5%). In the quarter it opened 10 positions, sold out of 7, added to 7 and trimmed 8; positions opened and sold out came to 12.3% 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, 2018
- 10 New
- 7 Added
- 8 Trimmed
- 7 Exited
54 positions at June 30, 2018. Q/Q change compares shares with the preceding quarter.
| Row | Ticker | Issuer | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLD | SPDR GOLD TRUST | $513M | 4.3M | 10.47% | 0.0% | Held |
| 2 | — | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | $484M | 20.8M | 9.89% | 0.0% | Held |
| 3 | — | SHIRE PLC | $473M | 2.8M | 9.66% | −5.1% | Trimmed |
| 4 | — | MYLAN N V | $417M | 11.5M | 8.52% | 0.0% | Held |
| 5 | — | ALLERGAN PLC | $317M | 1.9M | 6.47% | 0.0% | Held |
| 6 | DISCKUSD | DISCOVERY INC | $255M | 10.0M | 5.21% | +137.7% | Added |
| 7 | TMUS | T MOBILE US INC | $233M | 3.9M | 4.76% | +2.7% | Added |
| 8 | — | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V | $220M | 2.0M | 4.50% | +64.7% | Added |
| 9 | DISH | DISH NETWORK CORP | $167M | 5.0M | 3.41% | 0.0% | Held |
| 10 | AABAUSD | ALTABA INC | $134M | 1.8M | 2.73% | +6.6% | Added |
| 11 | — | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | $127M | 7.7M | 2.59% | 0.0% | Held |
| 12 | AU3EUR | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | $105M | 12.8M | 2.14% | 0.0% | Held |
| 13 | NG | NOVAGOLD RES INC | $98M | 22.0M | 2.00% | 0.0% | Held |
| 14 | VST | VISTRA ENERGY CORP | $88M | 3.7M | 1.79% | 0.0% | Held |
| 15 | — | ENDO INTL PLC | $87M | 9.2M | 1.77% | 0.0% | Held |
| 16 | TSU | TIM PARTICIPACOES S A | $84M | 5.0M | 1.72% | 0.0% | Held |
| 17 | — | INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS INC | $80M | 3.5M | 1.63% | 0.0% | Held |
| 18 | VIAB | VIACOM INC NEW | $78M | 2.6M | 1.59% | 0.0% | Held |
| 19 | T | AT&T INC | $76M | 2.4M | 1.56% | — | New |
| 20 | — | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC | $70M | 1.4M | 1.42% | +1311.0% | Added |
| 21 | — | MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO | $69M | 3.7M | 1.40% | 0.0% | Held |
| 22 | — | ENERGEN CORP | $55M | 755.0K | 1.12% | 0.0% | Held |
| 23 | — | XL GROUP LTD | $54M | 970.0K | 1.11% | +32.5% | Added |
| 24 | — | ROCKWELL COLLINS INC | $52M | 389.0K | 1.07% | −9.0% | Trimmed |
| 25 | — | AETNA INC NEW | $51M | 280.3K | 1.05% | +70.6% | Added |
| 26 | BKD | BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC | $45M | 5.0M | 0.93% | 0.0% | Held |
| 27 | — | MITEL NETWORKS CORP | $44M | 4.0M | 0.90% | — | New |
| 28 | CTLEUR | CENTURYLINK INC | $37M | 2.0M | 0.76% | 0.0% | Held |
| 29 | CZR | CAESARS ENTMT CORP | $34M | 3.1M | 0.69% | −38.9% | Trimmed |
| 30 | THM | INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MIN | $30M | 59.6M | 0.61% | 0.0% | Held |
| 31 | AKRXEUR | AKORN INC | $29M | 1.8M | 0.60% | — | New |
| 32 | NMRK | NEWMARK GROUP INC | $28M | 2.0M | 0.58% | 0.0% | Held |
| 33 | AEM | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | $28M | 607.6K | 0.57% | −19.8% | Trimmed |
| 34 | — | RANDGOLD RES LTD | $26M | 331.7K | 0.52% | −23.2% | Trimmed |
| 35 | ODPEUR | OFFICE DEPOT INC | $26M | 10.0M | 0.52% | 0.0% | Held |
| 36 | CMCSA | COMCAST CORP NEW | $21M | 655.0K | 0.44% | — | New |
| 37 | — | SHIRE PLCput option | $21M | 125.0K | 0.43% | — | New |
| 38 | TMQ | TRILOGY METALS INC NEW | $21M | 11.6M | 0.42% | 0.0% | Held |
| 39 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | $18M | 613.0K | 0.37% | 0.0% | Held |
| 40 | CMCSA | COMCAST CORP NEWcall option | $13M | 400.0K | 0.27% | — | New |
| 41 | SD | SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC | $12M | 666.5K | 0.24% | 0.0% | Held |
| 42 | — | GOLDCORP INC NEW | $11M | 800.0K | 0.22% | −20.0% | Trimmed |
| 43 | — | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N Vcall option | $11M | 100.0K | 0.22% | — | New |
| 44 | IAG | IAMGOLD CORP | $11M | 1.9M | 0.22% | −41.6% | Trimmed |
| 45 | — | VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD | $9M | 137.5K | 0.19% | −8.3% | Trimmed |
| 46 | TGNA | TEGNA INC | $8M | 778.3K | 0.17% | 0.0% | Held |
| 47 | SA | SEABRIDGE GOLD INC | $8M | 700.0K | 0.16% | 0.0% | Held |
| 48 | SES1EUR | SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYS INC | $4M | 1.3M | 0.08% | 0.0% | Held |
| 49 | — | KAMADA LTD | $4M | 785.5K | 0.08% | 0.0% | Held |
| 50 | OPTU | ALTICE USA INC | $3M | 173.2K | 0.06% | — | New |
| 51 | — | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC | $2M | 40.0K | 0.04% | — | New |
| 52 | LEA | LEAR CORP | $2M | 10.1K | 0.04% | 0.0% | Held |
| 53 | — | BANK AMER CORP | $2M | 3.0M | 0.04% | 0.0% | Held |
| 54 | — | LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS | $1M | 36.0K | 0.03% | — | New |
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWXCHF | TIME WARNER INC | $246M | 2.6M |
| — | MONSANTO CO NEW | $53M | 451.0K |
| — | DST SYSTEMS INC DEL | $25M | 300.0K |
| — | BLACKHAW NETWORK HLDGS INC | $25M | 550.0K |
| — | CAVIUM INC | $9M | 115.0K |
| — | MCDERMOTT INTL INC | $4M | 623.8K |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM INCcall option | $554K | 10.0K |
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.