John Paulson’s portfolio: Paulson & Co 13F holdings
Quarterly SEC 13F-HR filingsCIK 0001035674Latest: Q2 2026
Q4 2018 filing in brief
In its Q4 2018 13F, filed February 14, 2019, Paulson & Co reported $4.2B across 51 US positions. The largest: SHIRE PLC (12.7%), GLD (12.6%), BHC (9.2%), MYLAN N V (7.2%), DISCKUSD (6.5%). In the quarter it opened 13 positions, sold out of 20, added to 7 and trimmed 11; positions opened and sold out came to 21.7% 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, 2019
- 13 New
- 7 Added
- 11 Trimmed
- 20 Exited
51 positions at December 31, 2018. Q/Q change compares shares with the preceding quarter.
| Row | Ticker | Issuer | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | SHIRE PLC | $531M | 3.1M | 12.72% | +7.0% | Added |
| 2 | GLD | SPDR GOLD TRUST | $524M | 4.3M | 12.55% | 0.0% | Held |
| 3 | BHC | BAUSCH HEALTH COS INC | $385M | 20.8M | 9.22% | 0.0% | Held |
| 4 | — | MYLAN N V | $302M | 11.0M | 7.22% | −4.3% | Trimmed |
| 5 | DISCKUSD | DISCOVERY INC | $271M | 11.7M | 6.48% | −4.2% | Trimmed |
| 6 | — | ALLERGAN PLC | $207M | 1.5M | 4.96% | −4.4% | Trimmed |
| 7 | — | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V | $171M | 2.3M | 4.10% | −9.3% | Trimmed |
| 8 | AU3EUR | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | $160M | 12.8M | 3.84% | 0.0% | Held |
| 9 | — | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | $140M | 7.2M | 3.36% | 0.0% | Held |
| 10 | — | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC | $126M | 2.6M | 3.02% | +76.0% | Added |
| 11 | TMUS | T MOBILE US INC | $124M | 2.0M | 2.98% | −19.5% | Trimmed |
| 12 | DISH | DISH NETWORK CORP | $124M | 5.0M | 2.98% | 0.0% | Held |
| 13 | AABAUSD | ALTABA INC | $123M | 2.1M | 2.94% | +22.7% | Added |
| 14 | NG | NOVAGOLD RES INC | $87M | 22.0M | 2.08% | 0.0% | Held |
| 15 | TSU | TIM PARTICIPACOES S A | $77M | 5.0M | 1.84% | 0.0% | Held |
| 16 | — | PANDORA MEDIA INC | $76M | 9.4M | 1.83% | +131.7% | Added |
| 17 | RHT1EUR | RED HAT INC | $66M | 377.2K | 1.59% | — | New |
| 18 | — | ENDO INTL PLC | $63M | 8.6M | 1.51% | 0.0% | Held |
| 19 | — | BRIGHTSPHERE INVESTMNT GRP P | $56M | 5.2M | 1.33% | +751.5% | Added |
| 20 | — | TRAVELPORT WORLDWIDE LTD | $55M | 3.5M | 1.33% | — | New |
| 21 | — | INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS INC | $48M | 2.8M | 1.15% | −7.9% | Trimmed |
| 22 | — | RANDGOLD RES LTD | $40M | 494.4K | 0.97% | +17.2% | Added |
| 23 | VIAB | VIACOM INC NEW | $34M | 1.3M | 0.81% | −48.6% | Trimmed |
| 24 | — | IMPERVA INC | $34M | 610.0K | 0.81% | — | New |
| 25 | BKD | BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC | $33M | 5.0M | 0.80% | 0.0% | Held |
| 26 | — | NIELSEN HLDGS PLC | $32M | 1.4M | 0.76% | −61.0% | Trimmed |
| 27 | THM | INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MIN | $31M | 59.6M | 0.74% | 0.0% | Held |
| 28 | TRCO | TRIBUNE MEDIA CO | $25M | 560.0K | 0.61% | — | New |
| 29 | STC | STEWART INFORMATION SVCS COR | $25M | 600.0K | 0.60% | — | New |
| 30 | AEM | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD | $25M | 607.6K | 0.59% | 0.0% | Held |
| 31 | — | INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY | $21M | 430.4K | 0.50% | — | New |
| 32 | CZR | CAESARS ENTMT CORP | $20M | 3.0M | 0.49% | −4.4% | Trimmed |
| 33 | TMQ | TRILOGY METALS INC NEW | $20M | 11.6M | 0.48% | 0.0% | Held |
| 34 | — | SPRINT CORP | $16M | 2.8M | 0.39% | — | New |
| 35 | NMRK | NEWMARK GROUP INC | $16M | 2.0M | 0.38% | 0.0% | Held |
| 36 | ODPEUR | OFFICE DEPOT INC | $13M | 5.0M | 0.31% | −50.0% | Trimmed |
| 37 | AKRXEUR | AKORN INC | $11M | 3.3M | 0.27% | +529.5% | Added |
| 38 | — | MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO | $10M | 601.5K | 0.23% | −69.9% | Trimmed |
| 39 | SA | SEABRIDGE GOLD INC | $9M | 700.0K | 0.22% | 0.0% | Held |
| 40 | — | GOLDCORP INC NEW | $8M | 800.0K | 0.19% | 0.0% | Held |
| 41 | — | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC | $7M | 150.0K | 0.17% | — | New |
| 42 | IAG | IAMGOLD CORP | $7M | 1.9M | 0.16% | 0.0% | Held |
| 43 | SD | SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC | $5M | 666.5K | 0.12% | 0.0% | Held |
| 44 | — | KAMADA LTD | $4M | 785.5K | 0.09% | 0.0% | Held |
| 45 | — | ATHENAHEALTH INC | $4M | 29.5K | 0.09% | — | New |
| 46 | — | ORBOTECH LTD | $3M | 52.6K | 0.07% | — | New |
| 47 | LEA | LEAR CORP | $1M | 10.1K | 0.03% | 0.0% | Held |
| 48 | ON | ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | $1M | 74.5K | 0.03% | — | New |
| 49 | — | NEVSUN RES LTD | $1M | 250.0K | 0.03% | — | New |
| 50 | SES1EUR | SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYS INC | $988K | 1.3M | 0.02% | 0.0% | Held |
| 51 | — | NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC | $238K | 8.3K | 0.01% | — | New |
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA INC | $241M | 5.5M |
| — | DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC | $189M | 1.9M |
| — | AETNA INC NEW | $73M | 357.7K |
| T | AT&T INC | $70M | 2.1M |
| — | DUN & BRADSTREET CORP DEL NE | $60M | 420.0K |
| — | ROCKWELL COLLINS INC | $49M | 352.1K |
| — | MITEL NETWORKS CORP | $33M | 3.0M |
| — | ANDEAVOR | $12M | 81.0K |
| TGNA | TEGNA INC | $9M | 778.3K |
| CME | CME GROUP INC | $8M | 48.8K |
| T | AT&T INCcall option | $7M | 200.0K |
| — | EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO | $6M | 60.0K |
| — | SPDR SERIES TRUSTput option | $4M | 100.0K |
| YUMC | YUM CHINA HLDGS INCcall option | $4M | 100.0K |
| GDX | VANECK VECTORS ETF TRput option | $2M | 100.0K |
| — | LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS | $1M | 36.0K |
| — | BANK AMER CORP | $889K | 3.0M |
| — | YANDEX N Vcall option | $822K | 25.0K |
| — | GOLAR LNG LTD BERMUDAcall option | $695K | 25.0K |
| OPTU | ALTICE USA INC | $466K | 25.7K |
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.