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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q2 2008

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-06-30, filed 2008-08-14

Soros Fund Management disclosed 103 US equity positions worth $2.6bn in its Q2 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is POT1EUR at 15.5% of the reported book, followed by EEM and LEHMAN BROS HLDGS INC. Versus Q1 2008 it opened 30 new positions, added to 38, reduced 15 and exited 287.

$2.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
103
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
15.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
65.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
15
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 Q1 2008: 30 new, 38 added, 15 reduced, 287 exited

50 of 103
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC–15.5%$399m1.75m+2568%added
EEM ISHARES TR–13.6%$351m2.58m–new
LEHMAN BROS HLDGS INC no ticker–7.3%$188m9.47m+94630%added
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy6.4%$164m1.74m–new
RF MICRODEVICES INC SB NT CV 1.5%10 no ticker–5.0%$128m140.65m+2.7%added
MERCURY COMPUTER SYS SR NT CV 2%24 no ticker–4.5%$115m119.69m0.0%held
AUDIOCODES LTD SR NT CV 2%24 no ticker–3.7%$95.0m100.37m+7.5%added
LSI CORPORATION SUB CV NT 4%10 no ticker–3.4%$88.2m89.58m+1.1%added
AGERE SYS INC SB NT CV 6.5%09 no ticker–3.1%$79.4m78.01m0.0%held
SYMMETRICOM INC CONT SB NT CV 25 no ticker–2.8%$72.2m76.09m0.0%held
HES HESS CORP–2.7%$69.9m553,750–new
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–2.7%$68.9m538,000+66%added
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS INC no ticker–2.5%$64.7m5.94m+0.5%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC SUB NT CV0.75%12 no ticker–2.0%$52.8m70.86m–new
MCDATA CORP SB NT CV 2.25%10 no ticker–1.7%$43.3m44.61m−39%reduced
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–1.6%$42.1m4.08m0.0%held
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–1.6%$40.9m1.22m0.0%held
JBLU JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPIndustrials1.4%$34.9m9.37m+9.3%added
CORP UNIT EX 082410 no ticker–1.3%$32.7m3.75m0.0%held
MACROVISION CORP SR NT CV2.625%11 no ticker–1.0%$26.5m29.66m+1383%added
MOSAIC CO no ticker–0.8%$20.8m143,650+31%added
BLUEFLY INC no ticker–0.8%$20.0m4.86m–new
ENERGYSOLUTIONS INC DEPOSITARY SH no ticker–0.7%$19.2m860,550+10%added
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.7%$18.3m145,000+2484%added
CYMER INC SUB NT CV 3.5%09 no ticker–0.7%$18.2m18.30m+18%added
HAL HALLIBURTON COEnergy0.7%$17.0m320,000–new
CORP SB NT CV ZERO 10 no ticker–0.6%$16.5m16.48m0.0%held
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INCBasic Materials0.6%$16.2m137,850+1609%added
BUCYRUS INTL INC NEW no ticker–0.6%$14.8m203,288−32%reduced
CENX CENTURY ALUM COBasic Materials0.5%$14.2m213,000–new
INC no ticker–0.5%$13.4m3.32m0.0%held
INTERNATIONAL LTD no ticker–0.5%$13.2m266,000–new
RADISYS CORP SR NT CV1.375%23 no ticker–0.5%$12.8m13.04m0.0%held
KR KROGER COConsumer Defensive0.5%$11.8m407,750–new
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.5%$11.7m109,000–new
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC no ticker–0.4%$10.8m1.41m−50%reduced
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC–0.4%$10.5m118,000–new
EXTR EXTREME NETWORKSTechnology0.4%$9.9m3.50m+26%added
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy0.4%$9.7m267,900–new
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.4%$9.6m127,000+1556%added
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST no ticker–0.4%$9.0m200,000+900%added
MRCY MERCURY SYS INCIndustrials0.3%$7.6m1.01m0.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.3%$7.3m104,700+123%added
EMULEX CORP no ticker–0.3%$6.6m566,666+117%added
ALLOS THERAPEUTICS INC no ticker–0.2%$6.3m911,3530.0%held
TECH DATA CORP SR DB CV 2.75%26 no ticker–0.2%$5.6m6.00m+100%added
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER COConsumer Cyclical0.2%$5.3m226,726+4.0%added
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology0.2%$4.9m208,800−16%reduced
SYNOVUS FINL CORP no ticker–0.2%$4.2m485,000–new
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.2%$4.1m63,000+142%added

Exited since Q1 2008

287 rows
DOCE no ticker11.6%$230m
DOCE no ticker4.7%$92.8m
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.125%27 no ticker1.8%$35.7m
ANRZQEUR ALPHA NAT RES INC1.4%$28.5m
COMMUNIC no ticker1.2%$24.5m
BLUEFLY INC no ticker1.1%$22.4m
LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP1.1%$22.0m
IJH ISHARES TR1.0%$19.8m
APEX SILVER MINES LTD no ticker1.0%$19.3m
FOSTER WHEELER LTD no ticker0.8%$15.2m
CRUS CIRRUS LOGIC INC0.8%$15.2m
NEW CV4.25%08 no ticker0.7%$14.7m
BEA SYS INC no ticker0.7%$13.6m
VSH VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC0.6%$12.2m
COVIDIEN LTD no ticker0.6%$11.5m
ULTRAPETROL BAHAMAS LTD no ticker0.6%$11.3m
FPL GROUP INC no ticker0.6%$11.2m
WALTER ENERGY INC no ticker0.5%$10.5m
TEKELEC CV 08 no ticker0.5%$10.4m
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V no ticker0.5%$9.6m
NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC no ticker0.5%$9.3m
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC0.4%$8.9m
NMM NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L P0.4%$8.7m
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I no ticker0.4%$7.4m
SHAW GROUP INC no ticker0.4%$7.3m
AZO AUTOZONE INC0.3%$6.8m
POWI POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0.2%$4.9m
NET SERVICOS DE COMUNICACAO no ticker0.2%$4.5m
NKE NIKE INC0.2%$4.4m
QUEST SOFTWARE INC no ticker0.2%$3.7m
EXAR CORP no ticker0.2%$3.5m
M Macy's, Inc0.2%$3.5m
FDX FEDEX CORP0.2%$3.3m
WY WEYERHAEUSER CO0.2%$3.3m
99 CENTS ONLY STORES no ticker0.2%$3.2m
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP0.2%$3.0m
GEO GEO GROUP INC0.2%$3.0m
NBR NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD0.1%$2.5m
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORP no ticker0.1%$2.5m
INC no ticker0.1%$2.2m
CASH AMER INTL INC no ticker0.1%$2.2m
LSAK LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC0.1%$2.2m
NALCO HOLDING COMPANY no ticker0.1%$2.2m
INC no ticker0.1%$2.2m
VERIFONE SYS INC no ticker0.1%$2.1m
ORCL ORACLE CORP0.1%$2.1m
SARA LEE CORP no ticker0.1%$2.1m
EXC EXELON CORP0.1%$2.0m
HLTH CORPORATION no ticker0.10%$1.9m
NATIONAL FINL PARTNERS CORP no ticker0.09%$1.7m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified85.8%
  • Energy7.9%
  • Industrials2.1%
  • Basic Materials1.4%
  • Technology0.9%
  • Consumer Defensive0.7%
  • Financial Services0.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.3%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Communication Services0.1%
  • Real Estate0.05%

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