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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q4 2011

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2011-12-31, filed 2012-02-14

Soros Fund Management disclosed 108 US equity positions worth $3.6bn in its Q4 2011 13F filing. Its largest position is MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC at 21.0% of the reported book, followed by SANDISK CORP and SPY. Versus Q3 2011 it opened 42 new positions, added to 30, reduced 20 and exited 277.

$3.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
108
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
21.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
67.5%
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 Q3 2011: 42 new, 30 added, 20 reduced, 277 exited

50 of 108
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–21.0%$760m786.45m+56%added
SANDISK CORP no ticker–9.6%$348m351.91m+26%added
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–6.5%$236m1.88m−20%reduced
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–6.4%$233m234.57m+3.5%added
INTEROIL CORP no ticker–6.4%$231m4.51m−6.2%reduced
CIENA CORP no ticker–5.6%$202m204.43m+2.5%added
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker–3.6%$131m127.77m−37%reduced
WPRT WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INCConsumer Cyclical3.0%$107m3.23m+2.2%added
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–2.8%$101m14.72m–new
ARRIS GROUP INC no ticker–2.6%$94.7m93.53m−20%reduced
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP no ticker–2.6%$93.2m91.94m+3.8%added
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–2.4%$88.2m89.89m–new
CERADYNE INC no ticker–2.1%$75.0m74.58m0.0%held
IWM ISHARES TR–1.3%$47.9m650,000−89%reduced
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC no ticker–1.3%$45.7m1.02m+396%added
EXAR CORP no ticker–1.2%$43.3m6.67m0.0%held
ROVI CORP no ticker–1.2%$42.5m42.40m–new
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.1%$38.7m1.36m−0.4%held
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.1%$38.5m95,000−70%reduced
IXIA no ticker–1.0%$37.0m37.69m–new
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.9%$33.1m1.20m+1047%added
MRCY MERCURY SYS INCIndustrials0.8%$30.5m2.29m+3.2%added
YPF YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAEnergy0.8%$29.8m860,255+58%added
EXTR EXTREME NETWORKSTechnology0.7%$24.0m8.21m−0.5%held
DIRECTV no ticker–0.6%$20.3m474,453+18%added
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–0.5%$19.7m345,303+16%added
GENERAL MTRS CO JR no ticker–0.5%$19.1m550,7000.0%held
SARA LEE CORP no ticker–0.5%$17.6m928,000+72%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–0.5%$16.5m500,000−0.2%held
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.4%$14.5m1.89m–new
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–0.4%$14.4m221,5610.0%held
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials0.4%$14.3m1.77m+6173%added
BLUEFLY INC no ticker–0.4%$14.0m6.48m0.0%held
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.4%$13.8m118,500+170%added
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INCBasic Materials0.4%$13.6m370,300–new
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INCBasic Materials0.4%$13.2m1.00m–new
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–0.4%$13.0m85,450−73%reduced
E HOUSE CHINA HLDGS LTD no ticker–0.4%$12.8m3.00m+62%added
VC VISTEON CORPConsumer Cyclical0.3%$12.5m249,950−85%reduced
KRAFT FOODS INC no ticker–0.3%$12.1m324,000−2.0%reduced
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker–0.3%$11.9m650,000+44%added
YAHOO INC no ticker–0.3%$11.5m710,000+712%added
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION LIB CAP no ticker–0.3%$11.4m145,870–new
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC no ticker–0.3%$11.2m518,000–new
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$9.9m148,500+90%added
EXPE EXPEDIA GROUP INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$9.3m320,210–new
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$9.2m366,510–new
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical0.3%$9.1m451,300−48%reduced
FXI ISHARES TR–0.2%$8.7m250,000−55%reduced
CLICKSOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES L no ticker–0.2%$8.3m866,666−46%reduced

Exited since Q3 2011

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NII HLDGS INC NT CV 3.125%12 no ticker14.3%$643m
NEWPORT CORP SB NT CV 2.5%12 no ticker1.4%$62.5m
BIIB BIOGEN INC0.8%$37.4m
RL RALPH LAUREN CORP0.5%$22.6m
AEROFLEX HLDG CORP no ticker0.4%$19.4m
EEM ISHARES TR0.4%$17.6m
MSTR STRATEGY INC0.4%$17.5m
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEW0.4%$16.2m
WFRD Weatherford International Ltd0.4%$16.1m
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT no ticker0.3%$15.5m
AMERICAN SCIENCE & ENGR INC no ticker0.3%$14.3m
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP no ticker0.3%$12.3m
SEMICONDUCTOR HLDRS TR DEP RCPT no ticker0.2%$10.8m
T AT&T INC0.2%$10.8m
CTLEUR CENTURYLINK INC0.2%$10.5m
HEWLETT PACKARD CO no ticker0.2%$8.5m
VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONS no ticker0.2%$7.9m
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.2%$7.8m
CVS CVS HEALTH CORP0.2%$7.8m
AEP AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC0.2%$7.6m
BA BOEING CO0.2%$7.6m
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC0.2%$7.4m
DENDREON CORP no ticker0.2%$7.2m
TIVO INC no ticker0.2%$7.0m
GREAT BASIN GOLD LTD no ticker0.1%$6.6m
BAX BAXTER INTL INC0.1%$6.6m
PHARMASSET INC no ticker0.1%$6.2m
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP0.1%$6.1m
TLT ISHARES TR0.1%$6.0m
SUCCESSFACTORS INC no ticker0.1%$5.9m
URS CORP NEW no ticker0.1%$5.4m
CSX CSX CORP0.1%$5.3m
QCOM QUALCOMM INC0.1%$4.9m
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP no ticker0.1%$4.9m
THORATEC CORP no ticker0.1%$4.9m
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker0.1%$4.8m
XLF SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.1%$4.7m
GOODRICH CORP no ticker0.1%$4.7m
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0.1%$4.6m
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS0.10%$4.4m
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.10%$4.4m
CEPHALON INC no ticker0.09%$4.1m
AETNA INC NEW no ticker0.08%$3.8m
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.08%$3.7m
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.08%$3.5m
EG EVEREST GROUP LTD0.08%$3.4m
TEL TE CONNECTIVITY LTD0.08%$3.4m
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP0.07%$3.3m
HEALTHSOUTH CORP no ticker0.07%$3.2m
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker0.06%$2.8m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified87.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.3%
  • Technology2.6%
  • Industrials1.7%
  • Financial Services1.4%
  • Energy0.8%
  • Communication Services0.8%
  • Basic Materials0.8%
  • Consumer Defensive0.3%
  • Healthcare0.2%

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