Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q2 2008
Holdings as of June 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Soros Fund Management disclosed 103 US equity positions worth $2.6bn in its Q2 2008 13F filing. The largest position was POTASH CORP SASK INC at 15.5% of the reported book, followed by EEM and LEHMAN BROS HLDGS INC. Against the Q1 2008 filing, it opened 13 new positions, added to 22 and reduced 4 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Soros Fund Management own in Q2 2008? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POTASH CORP SASK INC | 15.5% | $399.5m | 1,747,707 | 2568% | added | |
| 2 | EEM ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT | 13.6% | $350.5m | 2,582,800 | – | new | |
| 3 | LEHMAN BROS HLDGS INC | 7.3% | $187.7m | 9,472,967 | 94630% | added | |
| 4 | COP CONOCOPHILLIPS | Energy | 6.4% | $164.1m | 1,738,600 | – | new |
| 5 | RF MICRODEVICES INC SB NT CV 1.5%10 | 5.0% | $128.2m | 140,647,000 | 3% | added | |
| 6 | MERCURY COMPUTER SYS SR NT CV 2%24 | 4.5% | $115.5m | 119,688,000 | 0% | held | |
| 7 | AUDIOCODES LTD SR NT CV 2%24 | 3.7% | $95.0m | 100,372,000 | 7% | added | |
| 8 | LSI CORPORATION SUB CV NT 4%10 | 3.4% | $88.2m | 89,583,000 | 1% | added | |
| 9 | AGERE SYS INC SB NT CV 6.5%09 | 3.1% | $79.4m | 78,006,000 | 0% | held | |
| 10 | SYMMETRICOM INC CONT SB NT CV 25 | 2.8% | $72.2m | 76,090,000 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | HES HESS CORP | 2.7% | $69.9m | 553,750 | – | new | |
| 12 | SPY SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 | 2.7% | $68.9m | 538,000 | 66% | added | |
| 13 | WIND RIVER SYSTEMS INC | 2.5% | $64.7m | 5,936,666 | 1% | added | |
| 14 | RF MICRODEVICES INC SUB NT CV0.75%12 | 2.0% | $52.8m | 70,865,000 | – | new | |
| 15 | MCDATA CORP SB NT CV 2.25%10 | 1.7% | $43.3m | 44,611,000 | -39% | reduced | |
| 16 | MAP PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.6% | $42.1m | 4,076,169 | 0% | held | |
| 17 | INC | 1.6% | $40.9m | 1,216,180 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | JBLU JETBLUE AWYS CORP | Industrials | 1.4% | $34.9m | 9,367,438 | 9% | added |
| 19 | CORP UNIT EX 082410 | 1.3% | $32.7m | 3,750,000 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | MACROVISION CORP SR NT CV2.625%11 | 1.0% | $26.5m | 29,660,000 | 1383% | added | |
| 21 | MOSAIC CO | 0.8% | $20.8m | 143,650 | 31% | added | |
| 22 | BLUEFLY INC | 0.8% | $20.0m | 4,860,115 | – | new | |
| 23 | ENERGYSOLUTIONS INC DEPOSITARY SH | 0.7% | $19.2m | 860,550 | 10% | added | |
| 24 | MONSANTO CO NEW | 0.7% | $18.3m | 145,000 | 2484% | added | |
| 25 | CYMER INC SUB NT CV 3.5%09 | 0.7% | $18.2m | 18,303,000 | 18% | added | |
| 26 | HAL HALLIBURTON CO | Energy | 0.7% | $17.0m | 320,000 | – | new |
| 27 | CORP SB NT CV ZERO 10 | 0.6% | $16.5m | 16,480,000 | 0% | held | |
| 28 | FCX COPPER & GOLD | Basic Materials | 0.6% | $16.2m | 137,850 | 1609% | added |
| 29 | BUCYRUS INTL INC NEW | 0.6% | $14.8m | 203,288 | -32% | reduced | |
| 30 | CENX CENTURY ALUM CO | Basic Materials | 0.5% | $14.2m | 213,000 | – | new |
| 31 | INC | 0.5% | $13.4m | 3,324,734 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | INTERNATIONAL LTD | 0.5% | $13.2m | 266,000 | – | new | |
| 33 | RADISYS CORP SR NT CV1.375%23 | 0.5% | $12.8m | 13,039,000 | 0% | held | |
| 34 | KR KROGER CO | Consumer Defensive | 0.5% | $11.8m | 407,750 | – | new |
| 35 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 0.5% | $11.7m | 109,000 | – | new |
| 36 | TIBCO SOFTWARE INC | 0.4% | $10.8m | 1,406,666 | -50% | reduced | |
| 37 | VARCO INC | 0.4% | $10.5m | 118,000 | – | new | |
| 38 | EXTR EXTREME NETWORKS INC | Technology | 0.4% | $9.9m | 3,496,666 | 26% | added |
| 39 | PTEN INC | Energy | 0.4% | $9.7m | 267,900 | – | new |
| 40 | UNP UNION PAC CORP | Industrials | 0.4% | $9.6m | 127,000 | 1556% | added |
| 41 | POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 | 0.4% | $9.0m | 200,000 | 900% | added | |
| 42 | MRCY MERCURY COMPUTER SYS | Industrials | 0.3% | $7.6m | 1,013,241 | 0% | held |
| 43 | COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 0.3% | $7.3m | 104,700 | 123% | added |
| 44 | EMULEX CORP | 0.3% | $6.6m | 566,666 | 117% | added | |
| 45 | ALLOS THERAPEUTICS INC | 0.2% | $6.3m | 911,353 | 0% | held | |
| 46 | TECH DATA CORP SR DB CV 2.75%26 | 0.2% | $5.6m | 6,000,000 | 100% | added | |
| 47 | IP INTL PAPER CO | Consumer Cyclical | 0.2% | $5.3m | 226,726 | 4% | added |
| 48 | CSCO CISCO SYS INC | Technology | 0.2% | $4.9m | 208,800 | -16% | reduced |
| 49 | SYNOVUS FINL CORP | 0.2% | $4.2m | 485,000 | – | new | |
| 50 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 0.2% | $4.1m | 63,000 | 142% | added |
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.