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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 1999

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 1999-09-30, filed 1999-11-15

Soros Fund Management disclosed 169 US equity positions worth $3.5bn in its Q3 1999 13F filing. Its largest position is QCOM at 8.1% of the reported book, followed by SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC and ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW. Versus Q2 1999 it opened 97 new positions, added to 26, reduced 22 and exited 58.

$3.5bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
169
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
8.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
46.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
31
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
114
Quarters on file since Q1 1998
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 1999: 97 new, 26 added, 22 reduced, 58 exited

50 of 169
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology8.1%$284m1.50m+552%added
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC no ticker–7.4%$257m2.76m+445%added
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW no ticker–6.8%$236m4.47m−8.2%reduced
MCI WORLDCOM INC no ticker–6.6%$230m3.21m+26%added
GLOBALSTAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS no ticker–4.8%$166m7.22m–new
PE CORP no ticker–3.4%$119m1.65m+25%added
VERITAS SOFTWARE CO no ticker–3.3%$117m1.53m+659%added
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS no ticker–2.2%$76.8m961,300+42%added
PENN TRAFFIC CO NEW no ticker–2.2%$76.6m9.01m–new
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy2.1%$73.1m1.17m–new
CRYSTAL GAS STORAGE INC no ticker–1.9%$68.0m1.63m–new
TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS no ticker–1.9%$64.6m1.58m−40%reduced
OUTDOOR SYS INC no ticker–1.8%$63.8m1.79m+12%added
CENDANT CORP no ticker–1.8%$61.5m3.46m−55%reduced
VISX INC DEL no ticker–1.7%$59.7m455,000+4.6%added
REYNOLDS METALS CO no ticker–1.7%$58.0m960,100−36%reduced
AT & T CDA INC DEPS no ticker–1.6%$54.3m864,100–new
E M C CORP MASS no ticker–1.5%$50.9m713,500+2.6%added
APEX SILVER MINES LTD no ticker–1.5%$50.6m3.41m0.0%held
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–1.4%$50.0m439,550–new
AT&T CORP no ticker–1.4%$48.5m1.31m−41%reduced
HEWLETT PACKARD CO no ticker–1.3%$45.1m490,000+553%added
TYCO INTL LTD NEW no ticker–1.2%$41.6m805,000+61%added
DOUBLECLICK INC no ticker–1.2%$41.2m345,500–new
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker–1.2%$40.5m3.00m–new
GENERAL INSTR CORP DEL no ticker–1.1%$39.1m812,550−47%reduced
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC no ticker–1.1%$38.4m520,500+421%added
TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–1.1%$37.8m1.96m0.0%held
COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP no ticker–1.0%$36.5m1.81m−7.5%reduced
GENZYME CORP no ticker–1.0%$36.0m800,000–new
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology1.0%$35.6m518,650−27%reduced
CBS CORP no ticker–0.9%$33.0m713,500+376%added
JNP JUNIPER NETWORKS INC–0.9%$32.9m180,000–new
PE CORP CELERA no ticker–0.9%$31.9m793,577−13%reduced
INFINITY BROADCASTING CP NEW no ticker–0.9%$31.2m1.06m+6.3%added
DELL COMPUTER CORP no ticker–0.8%$29.3m700,000–new
GENERAL MTRS CORP no ticker–0.8%$28.4m496,600–new
OMC OMNICOM GROUP INCCommunication Services0.7%$24.9m315,000–new
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services0.7%$24.9m500,0000.0%held
CURAGEN CORP no ticker–0.7%$23.5m1.78m0.0%held
CENTOCOR INC no ticker–0.6%$19.8m330,900–new
KING WORLD PRODTNS INC no ticker–0.5%$19.2m511,700–new
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK SVCS no ticker–0.5%$17.9m328,900–new
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS NEW no ticker–0.5%$17.3m190,000–new
PARK PL ENTMT CORP no ticker–0.5%$16.8m1.34m–new
ORION CAP CORP no ticker–0.5%$16.7m351,700–new
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–0.5%$16.6m1.18m–new
BANKBOSTON CORP no ticker–0.4%$15.0m346,600+24%added
WM WASTE MGMT INC DELIndustrials0.4%$14.4m750,000−95%reduced
ST PAUL COS INC no ticker–0.4%$13.8m500,0000.0%held

Exited since Q2 1999

58 rows
UNION CARBIDE CORP no ticker4.2%$186m
AETNA INC no ticker3.4%$152m
ENRON CORP no ticker3.2%$141m
CAT CATERPILLAR INC2.2%$96.5m
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker2.0%$89.0m
GEORGIA PAC CORP no ticker1.7%$77.3m
TRANSAMERICA CORP no ticker1.7%$76.9m
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC no ticker1.7%$74.3m
MCK MCKESSON CORP1.6%$69.8m
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS1.5%$64.6m
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO1.4%$62.6m
CRYSTAL OIL CO no ticker1.2%$54.1m
LSI CORPORATION no ticker1.2%$51.4m
WMB WILLIAMS COS INC1.0%$43.9m
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC no ticker0.8%$35.1m
AMERICAN BANKERS INS GROUP INC no ticker0.8%$34.7m
AES AES CORP0.7%$32.0m
SENSORMATIC ELECTRS CORP no ticker0.7%$29.0m
QUANTUM CORP no ticker0.6%$28.5m
ROHM & HAAS CO no ticker0.6%$27.8m
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker0.6%$25.3m
DE DEERE & CO0.5%$23.8m
IRSUSD IRSA INVERSIONES Y REP S A0.5%$20.9m
OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC no ticker0.5%$20.2m
IT GARTNER INC0.4%$17.4m
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker0.3%$14.2m
DELTA & PINE LD CO no ticker0.3%$14.2m
BEN FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC0.3%$12.0m
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP0.3%$11.1m
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker0.2%$9.9m
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker0.2%$9.5m
MGC COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker0.2%$8.9m
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker0.2%$8.7m
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP0.2%$8.2m
MOBIL CORP no ticker0.2%$7.4m
APC3EUR ANADARKO PETE CORP0.2%$7.4m
DEVON ENERGY CORP no ticker0.2%$7.2m
TER TERADYNE INC0.2%$7.0m
TELLABS INC no ticker0.2%$6.8m
ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP no ticker0.2%$6.7m
KNIGHT/TRIMARK GROUP INC no ticker0.1%$6.0m
BARRETT RES CORP no ticker0.1%$5.8m
NEWFIELD EXPL CO no ticker0.1%$5.5m
CYEUR CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP0.1%$5.1m
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO0.1%$5.0m
NUEVO ENERGY CO no ticker0.1%$4.6m
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS CO no ticker0.10%$4.4m
CVCEUR CABLEVISION SYS CORP0.09%$4.2m
GRA1EUR GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW0.08%$3.7m
ENZNEUR ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.07%$3.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified84.6%
  • Technology9.8%
  • Energy2.3%
  • Healthcare0.8%
  • Financial Services0.8%
  • Communication Services0.7%
  • Industrials0.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.4%
  • Basic Materials0.2%
  • Consumer Defensive0.07%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (114)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026251$7.6bn
Q1 2026246$7.3bn
Q4 2025227$7.5bn
Q3 2025173$6.3bn
Q2 2025167$5.8bn
Q1 2025183$5.6bn
Q4 2024169$5.7bn
Q3 2024157$5.0bn
Q2 2024154$4.4bn
Q1 2024157$4.3bn
Q4 2023152$5.3bn
Q3 2023150$4.9bn
Q2 2023118$4.6bn
Q1 2023135$5.3bn
Q4 2022155$5.9bn
Q3 2022244$5.3bn
Q2 2022243$5.0bn
Q1 2022251$5.5bn
Q4 2021263$6.8bn
Q3 2021242$5.1bn
Q2 2021248$5.5bn
Q1 2021221$5.0bn
Q4 2020139$5.0bn
Q3 2020124$4.0bn
Q2 2020133$3.7bn
Q1 2020113$2.0bn
Q4 2019165$3.0bn
Q3 2019171$3.5bn
Q2 2019146$3.9bn
Q1 2019160$3.9bn
Q4 2018157$3.1bn
Q3 2018172$4.1bn
Q2 2018179$4.9bn
Q1 2018199$5.5bn
Q4 2017180$4.1bn
Q3 2017212$3.8bn
Q2 2017187$3.6bn
Q1 2017251$4.1bn
Q4 2016192$3.5bn
Q3 2016211$3.6bn
Q2 2016162$3.5bn
Q1 2016212$3.5bn
Q4 2015227$5.4bn
Q3 2015212$5.9bn
Q2 2015247$8.0bn
Q1 2015214$8.8bn
Q4 2014174$8.5bn
Q3 2014245$10.1bn
Q2 2014347$10.1bn
Q1 2014292$9.4bn
Q4 2013208$9.2bn
Q3 2013208$7.8bn
Q2 2013173$7.1bn
Q1 2013151$6.9bn
Q4 2012136$6.8bn
Q3 2012135$7.7bn
Q2 2012135$5.6bn
Q1 2012159$5.9bn
Q4 2011108$3.6bn
Q3 2011343$4.5bn
Q2 2011431$5.5bn
Q1 2011550$6.3bn
Q4 2010624$6.2bn
Q3 2010607$6.0bn
Q2 2010682$4.5bn
Q1 2010680$7.1bn
Q4 2009551$7.2bn
Q3 2009456$5.6bn
Q2 2009185$4.0bn
Q1 200991$4.3bn
Q4 200886$4.4bn
Q3 200884$3.3bn
Q2 2008103$2.6bn
Q1 2008360$2.0bn
Q4 2007305$1.8bn
Q3 2007519$2.6bn
Q2 2007410$2.4bn
Q1 2007331$2.3bn
Q4 2006171$2.2bn
Q3 2006284$2.4bn
Q2 2006222$1.9bn
Q1 2006239$2.6bn
Q4 2005183$2.2bn
Q3 2005185$2.3bn
Q2 2005148$1.7bn
Q1 2005155$2.1bn
Q4 200491$1.9bn
Q3 200490$1.5bn
Q2 200480$1.2bn
Q1 200488$1.6bn
Q4 200392$1.5bn
Q3 2003105$1.8bn
Q2 2003110$1.4bn
Q1 2003112$1.5bn
Q4 2002128$1.8bn
Q3 2002205$1.9bn
Q2 2002198$2.0bn
Q1 2002236$2.2bn
Q4 2001232$1.6bn
Q3 2001215$1.6bn
Q2 2001215$1.4bn
Q1 2001163$1.4bn
Q4 2000134$1.1bn
Q3 2000310$2.1bn
Q2 2000206$1.5bn
Q1 2000252$5.9bn
Q4 1999216$6.4bn
Q3 1999169$3.5bn
Q2 1999130$4.5bn
Q1 1999127$3.9bn
Q4 19983$152m
Q3 19984$858m
Q2 19988$1.9bn
Q1 199810$1.5bn

Where Soros Fund Management was early

163 rows
AVGO BROADCOM INCQ1 19991 of 3230.06%1.1%29Held at last filing, Q2 2026–
CAT CATERPILLAR INC DELQ1 19991 of 1870.07%2.2%7Exited by Q3 2011+364%
CSCO CISCO SYS INCQ1 19991 of 1700.03%2.6%35Exited by Q2 2017+23%
HAL HALLIBURTON COQ1 19991 of 1820.1%3.2%28Exited by Q1 2022+19%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCQ1 19991 of 3200.01%2.8%35Held at last filing, Q2 2026+4691%
ORCL ORACLE CORPQ1 19991 of 2560.01%7.5%32Exited by Q4 2024+2484%
SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTDQ1 19991 of 2111.5%2.4%32Exited by Q3 2020−39%
WM WASTE MGMT INC DELQ1 19991 of 14016.4%17.3%17Exited by Q1 2011−17%
INTC INTEL CORPQ1 19992 of 2800.1%1.6%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+370%
AAPL APPLE INCQ1 19994 of 2750.01%4.0%50Held at last filing, Q2 2026+90080%
AZO AUTOZONE INCQ1 19997 of 1651.2%2.0%14Exited by Q2 2017+2280%
EBAY EBAY INCQ1 19997 of 1860.02%2.5%32Exited by Q4 2019+440%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCQ2 19991 of 2460.7%8.1%44Exited by Q2 2024+844%
NKE NIKE INCQ2 19996 of 2080.07%1.2%35Exited by Q3 2025+797%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPQ2 19999 of 2270.3%1.1%24Held at last filing, Q2 2026+260%
WFC WELLS FARGO CO NEWQ2 199913 of 2120.1%1.8%29Exited by Q3 2020+20%
GLW CORNING INCQ3 19991 of 1960.1%1.3%24Exited by Q2 2025+100%
LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPQ3 19991 of 1460.03%1.1%34Exited by Q4 2016−56%
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPQ3 19995 of 2160.2%3.1%19Exited by Q3 2016+369%
VRSN VERISIGN INCQ4 19991 of 1422.8%4.9%16Exited by Q4 2017−44%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONQ4 19999 of 1690.1%3.1%28Held at last filing, Q2 2026+445%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPQ4 199912 of 2360.01%1.8%17Exited by Q2 2018+446%
LLY ELI LILLY & COQ1 20001 of 2410.2%1.1%22Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1815%
ROK ROCKWELL AUTOQ1 20001 of 1400.04%1.5%5Exited by Q2 2005+35%
BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COQ1 20002 of 1970.3%1.1%15Exited by Q4 2015+8.9%
CRUS CIRRUS LOGIC INCQ1 20002 of 1080.02%1.4%11Exited by Q2 2017+233%
HD HOME DEPOT INCQ1 20002 of 2121.1%3.3%30Exited by Q4 2015+79%
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COQ1 20008 of 2420.07%3.2%19Exited by Q2 2024−44%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCQ1 20009 of 2290.9%1.5%45Exited by Q4 2025+657%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCQ1 20009 of 2340.2%1.3%16Exited by Q2 2018+913%
AMGN AMGEN INCQ2 20001 of 1661.0%1.0%17Exited by Q2 2017+134%
BBY BEST BUY INCQ2 20001 of 1330.08%6.1%18Exited by Q4 2014+19%
PEP PEPSICO INCQ2 200012 of 1390.07%1.1%25Exited by Q4 2016+145%
MGM MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONALQ3 20001 of 2120.03%2.7%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026+150%
F FORD MTR CO DELQ4 20003 of 1810.1%1.5%11Exited by Q1 2014−34%
DGX QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCQ1 20011 of 1320.5%1.3%23Exited by Q3 2010+124%
IART HLDGS CPQ1 20011 of 1020.2%7.1%23Exited by Q2 2011+248%
MGA MAGNA INTL INCQ1 20011 of 1011.0%1.6%16Exited by Q4 2011+43%
FDX FEDEX CORPQ1 20012 of 1981.2%2.5%26Exited by Q3 2025+445%
UTXZ UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPQ1 20012 of 1140.1%3.3%14Exited by Q2 2015+42%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COQ1 200111 of 2310.2%1.8%39Held at last filing, Q2 2026+629%
9990302D APACHE CORPQ2 20011 of 841.6%2.3%20Exited by Q4 2014+177%
AA ALCOA CORPQ2 20011 of 1850.04%1.3%14Exited by Q2 2026−31%
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV SPONQ2 20011 of 600.2%1.3%17Exited by Q2 2013+168%
ANF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH COQ2 20013 of 1460.09%1.4%19Exited by Q4 2017−68%
LOW LOWES COS INCQ2 20017 of 2090.05%2.3%22Exited by Q3 2025+1123%
LEN LENNAR CORPQ2 200116 of 1990.2%1.0%28Exited by Q4 2023+447%
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COQ3 20011 of 1360.02%1.6%18Held at last filing, Q2 2026+507%
NEM NEWMONT MINING CORPQ3 20011 of 1701.5%1.5%25Exited by Q3 2012+106%
BAC BK OF AMERICA CORPQ3 20015 of 2320.1%1.8%29Exited by Q3 2020−19%

Concentration and tenure

11.6%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
44.6%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
2
Median completed holding, quarters