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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q1 2009

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-03-31, filed 2009-05-15

Soros Fund Management disclosed 91 US equity positions worth $4.3bn in its Q1 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is PBR at 22.4% of the reported book, followed by POT1EUR and LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.125%27. Versus Q4 2008 it opened 41 new positions, added to 28, reduced 7 and exited 36.

$4.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
91
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
22.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
63.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
13
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 Q4 2008: 41 new, 28 added, 7 reduced, 36 exited

50 of 91
PBR PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S AEnergy22.4%$963m31.60m−16%reduced
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC–10.7%$460m5.70m−3.9%reduced
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.125%27 no ticker–4.7%$204m213.89m+14%added
LSI CORPORATION NT 4%10 no ticker–4.7%$202m208.67m+8.5%added
HES HESS CORP–4.6%$198m3.66m−10%reduced
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1.5%10 no ticker–4.0%$170m195.73m+4.0%added
MCDATA CORP CV 2.25%10 no ticker–3.8%$164m169.43m+82%added
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy3.8%$162m4.14m+21%added
MACROVISION CORP CV2.625%11 no ticker–2.8%$119m129.22m+17%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV0.75%12 no ticker–2.4%$103m171.07m+0.9%added
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical2.3%$97.9m5.36m+388%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical2.1%$92.6m3.93m+279%added
TECH DATA CORP CV 2.75%26 no ticker–2.1%$88.5m101.12m+35%added
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical2.0%$87.6m9.85m+1625%added
AGERE SYS INC CV 6.5%09 no ticker–2.0%$84.1m83.67m+3.5%added
HEINZ H J CO no ticker–1.9%$82.3m2.49m+283%added
BBY BEST BUY INCConsumer Cyclical1.7%$72.9m1.92m−80%reduced
AUDIOCODES LTD CV 2%24 no ticker–1.6%$67.8m70.74m+1.0%added
ETR ENTERGY CORP NEWUtilities1.5%$65.9m968,000–new
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker–1.4%$61.8m3.59m–new
FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD CV 1%10 no ticker–1.3%$55.0m59.57m+47%added
WFRD Weatherford International LtdEnergy1.3%$54.9m4.96m–new
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–1.2%$50.0m3.82m+90%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.1%$48.9m1.89m–new
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.1%$48.8m1.19m−31%reduced
SYMMETRICOM INC NT CV 25 no ticker–0.9%$40.6m46.41m0.0%held
AEP AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INCUtilities0.9%$39.9m1.58m–new
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1%14 no ticker–0.9%$37.8m66.91m+193%added
SJM SMUCKER J M COConsumer Defensive0.8%$33.5m899,000–new
KSS KOHLS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.7%$31.0m732,353–new
INC no ticker–0.6%$26.5m1.17m+2.2%added
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPEnergy0.6%$25.0m450,000–new
EWW ISHARES INC–0.5%$20.8m760,000–new
ARCH COAL INC no ticker–0.5%$19.4m1.45m−70%reduced
DESARROLLADORA HOMEX S A DE no ticker–0.4%$16.8m1.27m−54%reduced
LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPTechnology0.4%$15.4m11.17m+29%added
WY WEYERHAEUSER COReal Estate0.3%$11.0m400,000–new
COACH INC no ticker–0.2%$10.2m610,000–new
LUBRIZOL CORP no ticker–0.2%$8.8m260,000–new
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.2%$8.6m4.08m0.0%held
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC NEW no ticker–0.2%$7.6m3.75m0.0%held
NBR NABORS INDUSTRIES LTDEnergy0.2%$7.5m750,000–new
PEG PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GROUPUtilities0.2%$7.4m250,000–new
CCK CROWN HLDGS INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$6.8m300,000–new
NAV NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW–0.2%$6.7m200,000–new
CRUS CIRRUS LOGIC INCTechnology0.2%$6.6m1.77m+60%added
YRI YAMANA GOLD INC–0.2%$6.5m700,000–new
DPL INC no ticker–0.1%$6.3m280,000–new
MRCY MERCURY SYS INCIndustrials0.1%$6.1m1.11m+16%added
EMULEX CORP no ticker–0.1%$5.9m1.17m+213%added

Exited since Q4 2008

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MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC no ticker6.2%$270m
MERCURY COMPUTER SYS CV 2%24 no ticker2.7%$118m
DIGITAL RIV INC CV 1.25%24 no ticker2.5%$110m
OMNICOM GROUP INC LYON ZERO 31 no ticker2.2%$95.6m
RED HAT INC CV 0.5%24 no ticker1.9%$85.3m
SLB SLB LIMITED1.6%$72.2m
CYMER INC CV 3.5%09 no ticker0.7%$30.5m
JBLU JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP0.5%$24.0m
AVNET INC CV 34 no ticker0.4%$15.9m
INFORMATICA CORP CV 3%26 no ticker0.3%$14.8m
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC0.1%$5.7m
BRASL no ticker0.1%$5.0m
HEWLETT PACKARD CO no ticker0.08%$3.6m
COVIDIEN LTD no ticker0.07%$3.0m
LENDER PROCESSING SVCS INC no ticker0.06%$2.6m
CA INC no ticker0.06%$2.5m
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV0.06%$2.4m
NII HLDGS INC no ticker0.05%$2.2m
SYMCEUR SYMANTEC CORP0.05%$2.2m
JBHT HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INC0.05%$2.0m
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.03%$1.5m
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS INC no ticker0.03%$1.5m
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC0.03%$1.5m
DISCKUSD DISCOVERY INC0.02%$877k
CBL & ASSOC PPTYS INC no ticker0.02%$831k
SOLERA HOLDINGS INC no ticker0.01%$600k
GNW GENWORTH FINL INC0.01%$359k
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC0.01%$339k
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker0.01%$294k
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORP0.0%$184k
BIGBAND NETWORKS INC no ticker0.0%$147k
CIEN CIENA CORP0.0%$134k
TW TELECOM INC no ticker0.0%$127k
HLIT HARMONIC INC0.0%$112k
MYLAN INC no ticker0.0%$99.0k
PAETEC HOLDING CORP no ticker0.0%$72.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified56.4%
  • Energy28.3%
  • Consumer Cyclical9.0%
  • Utilities2.7%
  • Industrials1.3%
  • Technology0.8%
  • Consumer Defensive0.8%
  • Real Estate0.3%
  • Financial Services0.2%
  • Basic Materials0.1%
  • Communication Services0.06%
  • Healthcare0.02%

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