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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 2010

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2010-09-30, filed 2010-11-15

Soros Fund Management disclosed 607 US equity positions worth $6.0bn in its Q3 2010 13F filing. Its largest position is GLD at 11.5% of the reported book, followed by MONSANTO CO NEW and INTEROIL CORP. Versus Q2 2010 it opened 156 new positions, added to 139, reduced 284 and exited 231.

$6.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
607
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
40.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
34
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 2010: 156 new, 139 added, 284 reduced, 231 exited

50 of 607
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–11.5%$691m5.40m+3.0%added
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–5.2%$313m6.52m+16%added
INTEROIL CORP no ticker–4.9%$292m4.27m+26%added
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP SR CV 3.125%27 no ticker–3.7%$220m219.25m0.0%held
LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW SR NT CV 2.5%12 no ticker–3.6%$218m213.79m0.0%held
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker–3.0%$181m6.78m+33%added
EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP SR NT CV2.375%27 no ticker–2.3%$141m149.00m+8.8%added
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare2.1%$129m2.44m+47829%added
WFRD Weatherford International LtdEnergy2.0%$123m7.18m+35%added
JDS UNIPHASE CORP SR NT CV 1%26 no ticker–2.0%$119m125.43m+55%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC SUB NT CV 1%14 no ticker–1.9%$117m116.66m+0.9%added
IWM ISHARES TR–1.9%$115m1.71m–new
NG NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INCBasic Materials1.9%$113m12.91m0.0%held
INC SR NT CV1.375%11 no ticker–1.9%$112m113.54m+9.1%added
BLACKBOARD INC SR NT CV 3.25%27 no ticker–1.8%$111m109.81m+19%added
EEM ISHARES TR–1.8%$107m2.39m–new
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–1.6%$94.2m825,100+62%added
INC SR NT CV 1.5%13 no ticker–1.6%$93.6m100.90m+11%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC SUB NT CV0.75%12 no ticker–1.4%$83.5m81.89m−58%reduced
A D C TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUB NT CV FLT 13 no ticker–1.3%$80.1m80.68m+14%added
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP SB DB CV 6.25%26 no ticker–1.3%$79.5m76.48m–new
DENDREON CORP no ticker–1.2%$74.8m1.82m–new
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials1.2%$72.6m3.86m−0.1%held
CERADYNE INC SR SUB NT CV 35 no ticker–1.2%$71.6m72.08m+4.7%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.2%$71.3m251,384+15%added
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP SR SUB NT CV 27 no ticker–1.1%$65.3m65.62m+2026%added
IAU ISHARES GOLD TRUST–1.1%$64.0m5.00m–new
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services1.1%$63.8m1.96m+13790%added
ARRIS GROUP INC SR NT CV 2%26 no ticker–1.0%$62.2m63.18m–new
CTLEUR CENTURYLINK INC–1.0%$60.9m1.54m–new
WPRT WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$57.3m3.26m+39%added
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP no ticker–0.9%$54.9m2.07m−8.1%reduced
T AT&T INCCommunication Services0.9%$51.4m1.80m+256%added
LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW no ticker–0.8%$49.8m5.88m+14%added
YAHOO INC no ticker–0.8%$48.3m3.41m−3.4%reduced
MOSAIC CO no ticker–0.8%$47.6m810,000–new
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials0.7%$43.0m3.69m+365%added
DIRECTV no ticker–0.7%$42.8m1.03m−33%reduced
DOW CHEM CO no ticker–0.7%$42.6m1.55m–new
EXAR CORP no ticker–0.6%$38.1m6.37m+65%added
COVANTA HLDG CORP SR DEB CV 1%27 no ticker–0.6%$38.0m39.32m+4.9%added
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD SR NT CV 5%11 no ticker–0.6%$36.2m35.90m0.0%held
TECH DATA CORP SR DB CV 2.75%26 no ticker–0.6%$33.3m32.59m–new
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY no ticker–0.5%$32.9m1.06m−51%reduced
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology0.5%$32.6m722,311+191%added
TDC TERADATA CORP DELTechnology0.5%$31.4m814,900−20%reduced
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–0.5%$31.1m1.97m−13%reduced
POPULAR INC no ticker–0.5%$30.8m10.62m+2076%added
INC NT CV 3.25%11 no ticker–0.5%$29.2m29.27m+0.5%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.5%$28.6m750,700+598%added

Exited since Q2 2010

231 rows
FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD SUB NT CV 1%10 no ticker4.4%$199m
BBY BEST BUY INC0.7%$31.7m
INDEX TR DOLL INDX BULL no ticker0.3%$12.5m
VMC VULCAN MATLS CO0.2%$8.8m
AMR CORP no ticker0.2%$8.5m
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO0.2%$8.4m
IVANHOE MINES LTD no ticker0.2%$8.1m
BA BOEING CO0.2%$6.8m
SYMANTEC CORP SR NT CV 0.75%11 no ticker0.1%$6.0m
LIMITE no ticker0.1%$5.9m
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO no ticker0.1%$5.7m
GOLDEN STAR RES LTD CDA no ticker0.1%$5.2m
AOL INC no ticker0.1%$5.0m
CORP no ticker0.1%$4.9m
AWI ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC NEW0.1%$4.5m
SOLAR CAP LTD no ticker0.10%$4.4m
CRM SALESFORCE INC0.09%$4.0m
TREX TREX INC0.09%$4.0m
RF MICRODEVICES INC SB NT CV 1.5%10 no ticker0.08%$3.5m
SEAHAWK DRILLING INC no ticker0.08%$3.4m
IAG IAMGOLD CORP0.08%$3.4m
DIS DISNEY WALT CO0.08%$3.4m
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO no ticker0.07%$2.9m
CAVIUM NETWORKS INC no ticker0.06%$2.7m
HST HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC0.06%$2.7m
PLG PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD0.06%$2.6m
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORP0.05%$2.4m
JOE ST JOE CO0.05%$2.3m
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker0.05%$2.1m
PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker0.05%$2.0m
CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC no ticker0.04%$2.0m
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC no ticker0.03%$1.4m
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL0.03%$1.4m
IT GARTNER INC0.03%$1.4m
CDXS CODEXIS INC0.03%$1.3m
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC no ticker0.03%$1.3m
GENZYME CORP no ticker0.03%$1.2m
GAP GAP INC0.02%$1.1m
SLB SLB LIMITED0.02%$1.1m
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL0.02%$966k
ARUBA NETWORKS INC no ticker0.02%$947k
IN no ticker0.02%$930k
CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC no ticker0.02%$922k
CF CF Industries Holdings Inc0.02%$774k
SO SOUTHERN CO0.02%$773k
URS CORP NEW no ticker0.02%$716k
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker0.01%$669k
SAB DE CV SPONS no ticker0.01%$634k
BSBR BANCO SANTANDER BRASIL S A0.01%$617k
TG7 TRIUMPH GROUP INC NEW0.01%$586k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified79.8%
  • Technology3.4%
  • Healthcare3.3%
  • Basic Materials3.2%
  • Communication Services2.6%
  • Energy2.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.3%
  • Industrials1.5%
  • Financial Services1.2%
  • Consumer Defensive0.1%
  • Utilities0.1%
  • Real Estate0.02%

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