Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q1 1999
Holdings as of March 31, 1999 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Soros Fund Management disclosed 127 US equity positions worth $3.9bn in its Q1 1999 13F filing. The largest position was AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC at 23.4% of the reported book, followed by WM and MCI WORLDCOM INC. Against the Q4 1998 filing, it opened 48 new positions, added to 0 and reduced 0 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Soros Fund Management own in Q1 1999? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC | 23.4% | $910.7m | 9,425,300 | – | new | |
| 2 | WM WASTE MGMT INC DEL | Industrials | 16.4% | $637.4m | 14,364,145 | – | new |
| 3 | MCI WORLDCOM INC | 5.6% | $218.6m | 2,468,386 | – | new | |
| 4 | UNION CARBIDE CORP | 4.4% | $170.6m | 3,775,300 | – | new | |
| 5 | ENRON CORP | 4.2% | $165.1m | 2,570,000 | – | new | |
| 6 | PERKIN ELMER CORP | 4.1% | $158.5m | 1,633,253 | – | new | |
| 7 | GLOBALSTAR TELECOMMUNICTN LTD | 3.0% | $116.5m | 8,400,000 | – | new | |
| 8 | MEYER FRED INC DEL NEW | 2.9% | $112.7m | 1,914,000 | 0% | held | |
| 9 | E M C CORP MASS | 2.9% | $112.3m | 878,700 | – | new | |
| 10 | AT&T CORP | 2.7% | $104.2m | 1,980,400 | – | new | |
| 11 | ENRON OIL & GAS CO | 2.4% | $92.6m | 5,569,300 | – | new | |
| 12 | LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS | 2.0% | $76.8m | 5,316,900 | – | new | |
| 13 | TRANSAMERICA CORP | 1.9% | $72.8m | 1,025,000 | – | new | |
| 14 | MORTON INTL INC IND NEW | 1.6% | $63.6m | 1,730,800 | – | new | |
| 15 | METRONET COMMUNICATIONS CORP | 1.6% | $61.3m | 1,114,100 | – | new | |
| 16 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 1.5% | $57.9m | 962,027 | – | new |
| 17 | CRYSTAL OIL CO | 1.4% | $54.1m | 1,628,066 | – | new | |
| 18 | SUNDSTRAND CORP | 1.4% | $52.8m | 759,000 | – | new | |
| 19 | AZO AUTOZONE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.2% | $45.6m | 1,500,000 | – | new |
| 20 | DIS DISNEY WALT CO | Communication Services | 1.1% | $42.0m | 1,350,000 | – | new |
| 21 | STAPLES INC | 1.1% | $41.4m | 1,260,000 | – | new | |
| 22 | DELTA & PINE LD CO | 0.9% | $36.8m | 1,195,321 | – | new | |
| 23 | APEX SILVER MINES LTD | 0.9% | $36.6m | 3,405,071 | – | new | |
| 24 | CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC | 0.9% | $36.0m | 947,800 | – | new | |
| 25 | ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.9% | $33.5m | 400,000 | – | new | |
| 26 | AMERICAN BANKERS INS GROUP INC | 0.9% | $33.1m | 637,000 | – | new | |
| 27 | VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC | 0.7% | $28.4m | 1,465,000 | – | new | |
| 28 | SENSORMATIC ELECTRS CORP | 0.6% | $24.5m | 2,583,050 | – | new | |
| 29 | TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 0.5% | $21.3m | 1,989,500 | – | new | |
| 30 | IRSA INVERSIONERS Y REP S A GLOBL | 0.5% | $17.9m | 677,197 | – | new | |
| 31 | COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC | 0.4% | $17.0m | 200,000 | – | new | |
| 32 | GENERAL INSTR CORP DEL | 0.4% | $16.5m | 545,500 | – | new | |
| 33 | PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GRP | 0.4% | $13.9m | 1,376,283 | – | new | |
| 34 | AMR CORP | 0.3% | $13.4m | 229,000 | – | new | |
| 35 | BANKBOSTON CORP | 0.3% | $12.1m | 280,300 | – | new | |
| 36 | CURAGEN CORP | 0.3% | $11.8m | 1,776,485 | – | new | |
| 37 | ORTEC INTL INC | 0.2% | $7.9m | 823,800 | – | new | |
| 38 | CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC | 0.2% | $7.6m | 274,000 | – | new | |
| 39 | PARK PL ENTMT CORP | 0.2% | $7.2m | 956,100 | – | new | |
| 40 | AMERICAN STORES CO NEW | 0.2% | $6.6m | 200,000 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | SEVEN SEAS PETE INC | 0.2% | $5.9m | 1,176,400 | – | new | |
| 42 | INTC INTEL CORP | Technology | 0.1% | $5.6m | 47,100 | – | new |
| 43 | AMAT APPLIED MATLS INC | Technology | 0.1% | $5.5m | 89,400 | – | new |
| 44 | HAL HALLIBURTON CO | Energy | 0.1% | $5.3m | 136,382 | – | new |
| 45 | BURLINGTON RES INC | 0.1% | $4.9m | 123,850 | – | new | |
| 46 | VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | 0.1% | $4.9m | 97,500 | – | new | |
| 47 | LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.1% | $4.9m | 100,000 | – | new | |
| 48 | UNITED INTL HLDGS INC | 0.1% | $4.8m | 111,250 | – | new | |
| 49 | CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC | 0.1% | $4.7m | 215,000 | – | new | |
| 50 | ALTERA CORP | 0.1% | $4.5m | 76,000 | – | new |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.