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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q4 2009

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-12-31, filed 2010-02-16

Soros Fund Management disclosed 551 US equity positions worth $7.2bn in its Q4 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is GLD at 9.2% of the reported book, followed by PBR and HES. Versus Q3 2009 it opened 187 new positions, added to 239, reduced 107 and exited 92.

$7.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
551
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
9.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
42.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
35
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 Q3 2009: 187 new, 239 added, 107 reduced, 92 exited

50 of 551
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–9.2%$664m6.19m+149%added
PBR PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S AEnergy5.1%$369m7.73m+4.2%added
HES HESS CORP–4.8%$349m5.76m+11%added
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–4.4%$317m3.88m+244%added
XLF SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR–3.8%$272m18.90m+100432%added
LSI CORPORATION NT 4%10 no ticker–3.5%$254m252.69m+1.2%added
PBR/A PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A–3.4%$249m5.88m0.0%held
INTEROIL CORP no ticker–3.0%$214m2.79m−0.9%reduced
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.125%27 no ticker–2.9%$212m209.60m−8.1%reduced
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker–2.7%$193m6.98m+14%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV0.75%12 no ticker–2.6%$185m193.89m+1.5%added
MCDATA CORP CV 2.25%10 no ticker–2.4%$172m171.43m0.0%held
LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW CV 2.5%12 no ticker–2.2%$161m163.49m+14%added
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services2.2%$160m4.84m+5.7%added
FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD CV 1%10 no ticker–2.2%$160m161.60m+2.4%added
DIRECTV no ticker–1.9%$140m4.19m–new
WFRD Weatherford International LtdEnergy1.8%$132m7.38m+50%added
T AT&T INCCommunication Services1.8%$131m4.68m+11%added
BBY BEST BUY INCConsumer Cyclical1.7%$121m3.07m+6.1%added
CSG SYS INTL INC NT CV 24 no ticker–1.6%$119m117.65m+203%added
F FORD MTR COConsumer Cyclical1.5%$109m10.92m+49%added
TERRA INDS INC no ticker–1.5%$106m3.29m+2095%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC CV 1%14 no ticker–1.4%$100m110.03m+18%added
AZO AUTOZONE INCConsumer Cyclical1.4%$98.8m625,000−4.8%reduced
KSS KOHLS CORPConsumer Cyclical1.3%$90.6m1.68m+468%added
EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP CV2.375%27 no ticker–1.2%$83.7m96.52m+223%added
1987351D ACE LTD–1.0%$75.4m1.50m+30434%added
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–1.0%$75.0m4.14m−14%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.0%$74.2m4.40m+731%added
BUNGE LIMITED no ticker–0.9%$66.4m1.04m–new
DAN DANA INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$60.5m5.58m+272%added
YAHOO INC no ticker–0.8%$59.2m3.53m+385%added
BLACKBOARD INC 3.25%27 no ticker–0.8%$58.6m56.63m+25%added
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$58.0m2.48m+38%added
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical0.8%$54.3m3.24m+124%added
CERADYNE INC NT CV 35 no ticker–0.7%$53.0m55.25m+689%added
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials0.7%$51.1m2.78m–new
WALGREEN CO no ticker–0.7%$50.9m1.39m−18%reduced
SYMMETRICOM INC NT CV 25 no ticker–0.7%$49.5m50.41m+3.3%added
ETR ENTERGY CORP NEWUtilities0.7%$49.1m600,300−34%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$48.0m1.66m+76%added
AN AUTONATION INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$45.7m2.39m–new
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC no ticker–0.6%$44.7m4.64m+60%added
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC no ticker–0.6%$42.2m488,400+104%added
TDC TERADATA CORP DELTechnology0.6%$41.1m1.31m+71%added
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.5%$38.8m4.08m0.0%held
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare0.5%$35.5m995,500+2389%added
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP no ticker–0.4%$31.7m2.10m−18%reduced
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare0.4%$28.6m889,000+4579%added
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION CO no ticker–0.4%$28.5m2.10m+5.0%added

Exited since Q3 2009

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POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC4.8%$266m
DIRECTV GROUP INC no ticker2.0%$112m
AUDIOCODES LTD CV 2%24 no ticker1.3%$70.4m
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust1.2%$64.5m
WYETH no ticker0.9%$51.0m
EEM ISHARES TR0.6%$36.0m
AMAT APPLIED MATLS INC0.6%$32.0m
FOCUS MEDIA HLDG LTD no ticker0.4%$21.0m
SPSS INC CV 2.5%12 no ticker0.4%$20.1m
RPM RPM INTL INC0.2%$12.9m
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW SER A no ticker0.2%$12.1m
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC CV 4%26 no ticker0.2%$9.5m
RENESOLA LTD no ticker0.2%$9.5m
MSC SOFTWARE CORP no ticker0.2%$9.1m
NAV NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW0.2%$8.4m
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC NEW no ticker0.1%$6.0m
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC CV 5.75%12 no ticker0.1%$5.9m
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO0.1%$5.7m
GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTLG S A no ticker0.07%$4.1m
FICO FAIR ISAAC CORP0.05%$2.7m
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP no ticker0.05%$2.7m
CRZOEUR CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC0.04%$2.4m
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC CV 6%15 no ticker0.04%$2.3m
AKAM AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC0.04%$2.2m
SNDK SANDISK CORP0.02%$1.3m
IBN ICICI BANK LIMITED0.02%$1.1m
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG no ticker0.02%$1.0m
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP no ticker0.02%$980k
UNITRIN INC no ticker0.02%$975k
SUPERIOR WELL SVCS INC no ticker0.02%$968k
BIGBAND NETWORKS INC no ticker0.02%$902k
EBAY EBAY INC.0.02%$894k
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INC0.02%$891k
IPCS INC no ticker0.01%$691k
AFL AFLAC INC0.01%$628k
CHKEUR CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP0.01%$619k
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC no ticker0.01%$577k
CYEUR CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP0.01%$555k
AUDC AUDIOCODES LTD0.01%$543k
BMC SOFTWARE INC no ticker0.01%$525k
HLTH CORPORATION no ticker0.01%$500k
BTU PEABODY ENERGY CORP0.01%$472k
TEX Terex Corp0.01%$444k
MERCK & CO INC no ticker0.01%$436k
BP BP PLC0.01%$405k
POOL POOL CORP0.01%$391k
AEP AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC0.01%$363k
LTD no ticker0.01%$361k
SYMCEUR SYMANTEC CORP0.01%$349k
NKE NIKE INC0.01%$343k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified71.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical9.9%
  • Energy7.2%
  • Communication Services5.1%
  • Basic Materials1.4%
  • Technology1.3%
  • Healthcare1.3%
  • Utilities0.8%
  • Financial Services0.8%
  • Industrials0.7%
  • Consumer Defensive0.2%
  • 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