Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 1999
Holdings as of September 30, 1999 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Soros Fund Management disclosed 169 US equity positions worth $3.5bn in its Q3 1999 13F filing. The largest position was QCOM at 8.1% of the reported book, followed by SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC and ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW. Against the Q2 1999 filing, it opened 20 new positions, added to 15 and reduced 10 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Soros Fund Management own in Q3 1999? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QCOM QUALCOMM INC | Technology | 8.1% | $283.8m | 1,500,000 | 552% | added |
| 2 | SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC | 7.4% | $257.0m | 2,763,300 | 445% | added | |
| 3 | ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW | 6.8% | $236.4m | 4,466,000 | -8% | reduced | |
| 4 | MCI WORLDCOM INC | 6.6% | $230.4m | 3,205,900 | 26% | added | |
| 5 | GLOBALSTAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 4.8% | $166.1m | 7,220,750 | – | new | |
| 6 | PE CORP | 3.4% | $119.4m | 1,652,106 | 25% | added | |
| 7 | VERITAS SOFTWARE CO | 3.3% | $116.6m | 1,535,000 | 659% | added | |
| 8 | CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS | 2.2% | $76.8m | 961,300 | 42% | added | |
| 9 | PENN TRAFFIC CO NEW | 2.2% | $76.6m | 9,013,980 | – | new | |
| 10 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 2.1% | $73.1m | 1,173,570 | – | new |
| 11 | CRYSTAL GAS STORAGE INC | 1.9% | $68.0m | 1,628,079 | – | new | |
| 12 | TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS | 1.9% | $64.6m | 1,576,900 | -40% | reduced | |
| 13 | OUTDOOR SYS INC | 1.8% | $63.8m | 1,785,600 | 12% | added | |
| 14 | CENDANT CORP | 1.8% | $61.5m | 3,464,000 | -55% | reduced | |
| 15 | VISX INC DEL | 1.7% | $59.7m | 455,000 | 5% | added | |
| 16 | REYNOLDS METALS CO | 1.7% | $58.0m | 960,100 | -36% | reduced | |
| 17 | AT & T CDA INC DEPS | 1.6% | $54.3m | 864,100 | – | new | |
| 18 | E M C CORP MASS | 1.5% | $50.9m | 713,500 | 3% | added | |
| 19 | APEX SILVER MINES LTD | 1.5% | $50.6m | 3,405,071 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | JDS UNIPHASE CORP | 1.4% | $50.0m | 439,550 | – | new | |
| 21 | AT&T CORP | 1.4% | $48.5m | 1,306,000 | -41% | reduced | |
| 22 | HEWLETT PACKARD CO | 1.3% | $45.1m | 490,000 | 553% | added | |
| 23 | TYCO INTL LTD NEW | 1.2% | $41.6m | 805,000 | 61% | added | |
| 24 | DOUBLECLICK INC | 1.2% | $41.2m | 345,500 | – | new | |
| 25 | PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP | 1.2% | $40.5m | 3,000,000 | – | new | |
| 26 | GENERAL INSTR CORP DEL | 1.1% | $39.1m | 812,550 | -47% | reduced | |
| 27 | HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC | 1.1% | $38.4m | 520,500 | 420% | added | |
| 28 | TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.1% | $37.8m | 1,964,500 | 0% | held | |
| 29 | COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP | 1.0% | $36.5m | 1,806,400 | -8% | reduced | |
| 30 | GENZYME CORP | 1.0% | $36.0m | 800,000 | – | new | |
| 31 | CSCO CISCO SYS INC | Technology | 1.0% | $35.6m | 518,650 | -27% | reduced |
| 32 | CBS CORP | 0.9% | $33.0m | 713,500 | 376% | added | |
| 33 | JNP JUNIPER NETWORKS INC | 0.9% | $32.9m | 180,000 | – | new | |
| 34 | PE CORP CELERA | 0.9% | $31.9m | 793,577 | -13% | reduced | |
| 35 | INFINITY BROADCASTING CP NEW | 0.9% | $31.2m | 1,062,700 | 6% | added | |
| 36 | DELL COMPUTER CORP | 0.8% | $29.3m | 700,000 | – | new | |
| 37 | GENERAL MTRS CORP | 0.8% | $28.4m | 496,600 | – | new | |
| 38 | OMC OMNICOM GROUP INC | Communication Services | 0.7% | $24.9m | 315,000 | – | new |
| 39 | CB CHUBB CORP | Financial Services | 0.7% | $24.9m | 500,000 | 0% | held |
| 40 | CURAGEN CORP | 0.7% | $23.5m | 1,776,485 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | CENTOCOR INC | 0.6% | $19.8m | 330,900 | – | new | |
| 42 | KING WORLD PRODTNS INC | 0.5% | $19.2m | 511,700 | – | new | |
| 43 | INTERNATIONAL NETWORK SVCS | 0.5% | $17.9m | 328,900 | – | new | |
| 44 | ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS NEW | 0.5% | $17.3m | 190,000 | – | new | |
| 45 | PARK PL ENTMT CORP | 0.5% | $16.8m | 1,341,100 | – | new | |
| 46 | ORION CAP CORP | 0.5% | $16.7m | 351,700 | – | new | |
| 47 | QUANTUM CORP | 0.5% | $16.6m | 1,180,000 | – | new | |
| 48 | BANKBOSTON CORP | 0.4% | $15.0m | 346,600 | 24% | added | |
| 49 | WM WASTE MGMT INC DEL | Industrials | 0.4% | $14.4m | 750,000 | -95% | reduced |
| 50 | ST PAUL COS INC | 0.4% | $13.8m | 500,000 | 0% | held |
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.