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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 2009

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-09-30, filed 2009-11-16

Soros Fund Management disclosed 456 US equity positions worth $5.6bn in its Q3 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is PBR at 6.1% of the reported book, followed by HES and POT1EUR. Versus Q2 2009 it opened 313 new positions, added to 102, reduced 27 and exited 42.

$5.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
456
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
42.7%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
38
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 2009: 313 new, 102 added, 27 reduced, 42 exited

50 of 456
PBR PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S AEnergy6.1%$341m7.42m−24%reduced
HES HESS CORP–5.0%$277m5.18m+1.2%added
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC–4.8%$266m2.95m+49%added
LSI CORPORATION NT 4%10 no ticker–4.5%$251m249.69m+0.2%held
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–4.4%$245m2.48m+6812%added
PBR/A PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A–4.1%$231m5.89m0.0%held
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.125%27 no ticker–4.1%$228m227.98m+2.0%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1.5%10 no ticker–3.5%$196m197.03m+2.2%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV0.75%12 no ticker–3.2%$178m191.07m0.0%held
MCDATA CORP CV 2.25%10 no ticker–3.1%$171m171.43m0.0%held
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker–3.0%$169m6.11m−6.3%reduced
FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD CV 1%10 no ticker–2.7%$153m157.81m+9.9%added
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services2.5%$139m4.58m+670%added
LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW CV 2.5%12 no ticker–2.4%$136m143.03m+916%added
T AT&T INCCommunication Services2.0%$114m4.21m+432%added
DIRECTV GROUP INC no ticker–2.0%$112m4.05m+2066%added
INTEROIL CORP no ticker–2.0%$111m2.82m+51%added
BBY BEST BUY INCConsumer Cyclical1.9%$109m2.89m+62%added
WFRD Weatherford International LtdEnergy1.8%$102m4.92m+183%added
AZO AUTOZONE INCConsumer Cyclical1.7%$96.0m656,200+25%added
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–1.6%$87.2m1.13m+114%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1%14 no ticker–1.5%$83.5m93.31m+1.1%added
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–1.5%$82.2m4.83m−5.2%reduced
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services1.4%$76.5m415,1000.0%held
ETR ENTERGY CORP NEWUtilities1.3%$73.1m915,300+8.1%added
AUDIOCODES LTD CV 2%24 no ticker–1.3%$70.4m70.74m0.0%held
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–1.2%$64.5m611,000–new
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.1%$63.7m1.70m+17%added
F FORD MTR COConsumer Cyclical0.9%$53.0m7.34m–new
WYETH no ticker–0.9%$51.0m1.05m–new
COACH INC no ticker–0.9%$49.4m1.50m–new
SYMMETRICOM INC NT CV 25 no ticker–0.8%$45.4m48.78m+5.1%added
BLACKBOARD INC CV 3.25%27 no ticker–0.8%$44.6m45.16m+255%added
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.8%$42.6m4.08m0.0%held
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$37.6m1.80m+210%added
CSG SYS INTL INC NT CV 24 no ticker–0.7%$37.5m38.77m–new
EEM ISHARES TR–0.6%$36.0m925,000–new
AMAT APPLIED MATLS INCTechnology0.6%$32.0m2.39m–new
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC no ticker–0.5%$27.6m2.91m+990%added
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical0.5%$26.5m1.45m–new
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP no ticker–0.5%$25.2m2.57m+9.9%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$25.1m942,000+394%added
EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP CV2.375%27 no ticker–0.4%$23.7m29.85m–new
LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPTechnology0.4%$22.5m10.00m−11%reduced
BRINKS HOME SEC HLDGS INC no ticker–0.4%$21.7m706,342−38%reduced
FOCUS MEDIA HLDG LTD no ticker–0.4%$21.0m1.91m+110%added
TDC TERADATA CORP DELTechnology0.4%$21.0m762,000+16%added
SPSS INC CV 2.5%12 no ticker–0.4%$20.1m16.68m0.0%held
EXAR CORP no ticker–0.4%$20.1m2.74m+34%added
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC no ticker–0.3%$18.6m239,800–new

Exited since Q2 2009

42 rows
TECH DATA CORP CV 2.75%26 no ticker4.2%$166m
MACROVISION CORP CV2.625%11 no ticker1.6%$64.9m
DESARROLLADORA HOMEX S A DE no ticker0.8%$33.5m
VALE VALE S A0.8%$31.8m
9990302D APACHE CORP0.4%$14.4m
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO0.3%$12.9m
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORP no ticker0.3%$11.9m
LUBRIZOL CORP no ticker0.2%$9.5m
CA INC no ticker0.2%$8.9m
HEINZ H J CO no ticker0.2%$8.3m
GROUP INC no ticker0.2%$8.0m
WAB WABTEC0.2%$7.2m
MEOH METHANEX CORP0.2%$6.1m
SOLUTIA INC no ticker0.1%$5.8m
MWA Mueller Water Products Inc.0.1%$5.6m
CRUS CIRRUS LOGIC INC0.1%$5.4m
NEWFIELD EXPL CO no ticker0.08%$3.3m
TNK TEEKAY TANKERS LTD0.08%$3.3m
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC0.07%$3.0m
GRAFTECH INTL LTD no ticker0.07%$2.8m
FOE FERRO CORP0.07%$2.8m
ALTERA CORP no ticker0.06%$2.5m
DIGITALGLOBE INC no ticker0.06%$2.2m
RDWR RADWARE LTD0.05%$2.1m
AZTA AZENTA INC0.04%$1.7m
DISCAUSD DISCOVERY INC0.04%$1.5m
DIGIRAD CORP no ticker0.02%$606k
CLNE CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP0.01%$485k
FITB FIFTH THIRD BANCORP0.01%$432k
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL0.01%$360k
RSG REPUBLIC SVCS INC0.01%$358k
CNI CANADIAN NATL RY CO0.01%$331k
PAPEL SA no ticker0.01%$261k
DOW CHEM CO no ticker0.0%$199k
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP0.0%$191k
SKM SK TELECOM LTD0.0%$185k
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC0.0%$118k
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP0.0%$86.0k
DISCKUSD DISCOVERY INC0.0%$57.0k
ARVINMERITOR INC no ticker0.0%$52.0k
TECD1USD TECH DATA CORP0.0%$20.0k
MACROVISION CORP no ticker0.0%$4.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified72.9%
  • Energy8.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.1%
  • Communication Services4.8%
  • Financial Services2.1%
  • Technology2.1%
  • Utilities1.4%
  • Basic Materials0.6%
  • Industrials0.4%
  • Consumer Defensive0.3%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Real Estate0.01%

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