Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 2009
Holdings as of September 30, 2009 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Soros Fund Management disclosed 456 US equity positions worth $5.6bn in its Q3 2009 13F filing. The largest position was PBR at 6.1% of the reported book, followed by HES and POTASH CORP SASK INC. Against the Q2 2009 filing, it opened 10 new positions, added to 27 and reduced 5 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Soros Fund Management own in Q3 2009? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PBR PETROBR | Energy | 6.1% | $340.5m | 7,419,297 | -24% | reduced |
| 2 | HES HESS CORP | 5.0% | $277.2m | 5,184,381 | 1% | added | |
| 3 | POTASH CORP SASK INC | 4.8% | $266.4m | 2,948,421 | 49% | added | |
| 4 | LSI CORPORATION NT 4%10 | 4.5% | $250.9m | 249,687,000 | 0% | held | |
| 5 | GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD | 4.4% | $245.3m | 2,481,320 | 6812% | added | |
| 6 | PBR/A PETROBR NON VTG | 4.1% | $231.4m | 5,886,400 | 0% | held | |
| 7 | LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.125%27 | 4.1% | $228.4m | 227,978,000 | 2% | added | |
| 8 | RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1.5%10 | 3.5% | $195.7m | 197,033,000 | 2% | added | |
| 9 | RF MICRODEVICES INC CV0.75%12 | 3.2% | $178.2m | 191,067,000 | 0% | held | |
| 10 | MCDATA CORP CV 2.25%10 | 3.1% | $171.4m | 171,433,000 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO | 3.0% | $169.1m | 6,113,815 | -6% | reduced | |
| 12 | FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD CV 1%10 | 2.7% | $153.3m | 157,805,000 | 10% | added | |
| 13 | VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | Communication Services | 2.5% | $138.6m | 4,578,953 | 670% | added |
| 14 | LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW CV 2.5%12 | 2.4% | $136.4m | 143,028,000 | 916% | added | |
| 15 | T AT&T INC | Communication Services | 2.0% | $113.7m | 4,209,497 | 432% | added |
| 16 | DIRECTV GROUP INC | 2.0% | $111.7m | 4,050,666 | 2066% | added | |
| 17 | INTEROIL CORP | 2.0% | $110.7m | 2,817,650 | 51% | added | |
| 18 | BBY BEST BUY INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.9% | $108.5m | 2,892,800 | 62% | added |
| 19 | WFRD LTD REG | Energy | 1.8% | $102.0m | 4,922,313 | 183% | added |
| 20 | AZO AUTOZONE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.7% | $96.0m | 656,200 | 25% | added |
| 21 | MONSANTO CO NEW | 1.6% | $87.2m | 1,126,614 | 114% | added | |
| 22 | RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1%14 | 1.5% | $83.5m | 93,311,000 | 1% | added | |
| 23 | COVANTA HLDG CORP | 1.5% | $82.2m | 4,833,802 | -5% | reduced | |
| 24 | GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Financial Services | 1.4% | $76.5m | 415,100 | 0% | held |
| 25 | ETR ENTERGY CORP NEW | Utilities | 1.3% | $73.1m | 915,300 | 8% | added |
| 26 | AUDIOCODES LTD CV 2%24 | 1.3% | $70.4m | 70,738,000 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | SPY SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 | 1.2% | $64.5m | 611,000 | – | new | |
| 28 | WALGREEN CO | 1.1% | $63.7m | 1,699,600 | 17% | added | |
| 29 | F FORD MTR CO DEL | Consumer Cyclical | 0.9% | $53.0m | 7,344,000 | – | new |
| 30 | WYETH | 0.9% | $51.0m | 1,048,800 | – | new | |
| 31 | COACH INC | 0.9% | $49.4m | 1,500,704 | – | new | |
| 32 | SYMMETRICOM INC NT CV 25 | 0.8% | $45.4m | 48,780,000 | 5% | added | |
| 33 | BLACKBOARD INC CV 3.25%27 | 0.8% | $44.6m | 45,159,000 | 255% | added | |
| 34 | MAP PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 0.8% | $42.6m | 4,076,169 | 0% | held | |
| 35 | LOW LOWES COS INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.7% | $37.6m | 1,798,000 | 210% | added |
| 36 | CSG SYS INTL INC NT CV 24 | 0.7% | $37.5m | 38,765,000 | – | new | |
| 37 | EEM ISHARES TR INDEX MKT | 0.6% | $36.0m | 925,000 | – | new | |
| 38 | AMAT APPLIED MATLS INC | Technology | 0.6% | $32.0m | 2,392,414 | – | new |
| 39 | TIBCO SOFTWARE INC | 0.5% | $27.6m | 2,906,666 | 990% | added | |
| 40 | M MACYS INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $26.5m | 1,447,943 | – | new |
| 41 | ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP | 0.5% | $25.2m | 2,569,661 | 10% | added | |
| 42 | HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.4% | $25.1m | 942,000 | 394% | added |
| 43 | EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP CV2.375%27 | 0.4% | $23.7m | 29,853,000 | – | new | |
| 44 | LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | Technology | 0.4% | $22.5m | 9,995,791 | -11% | reduced |
| 45 | BRINKS HOME SEC HLDGS INC | 0.4% | $21.7m | 706,342 | -38% | reduced | |
| 46 | FOCUS MEDIA HLDG LTD | 0.4% | $21.0m | 1,906,185 | 110% | added | |
| 47 | TDC TERADATA CORP DEL | Technology | 0.4% | $21.0m | 762,000 | 16% | added |
| 48 | SPSS INC CV 2.5%12 | 0.4% | $20.1m | 16,675,000 | 0% | held | |
| 49 | EXAR CORP | 0.4% | $20.1m | 2,736,666 | 34% | added | |
| 50 | EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC | 0.3% | $18.6m | 239,800 | – | new |
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.