Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q1 2012
Holdings as of March 31, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Soros Fund Management disclosed 159 US equity positions worth $5.9bn in its Q1 2012 13F filing. The largest position was MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC at 14.2% of the reported book, followed by SPY and SANDISK CORP. Against the Q4 2011 filing, it opened 20 new positions, added to 19 and reduced 8 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Soros Fund Management own in Q1 2012? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 14.2% | $829.8m | 804,915,000 | 2% | added | |
| 2 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT | 8.7% | $509.3m | 3,619,500 | 92% | added | |
| 3 | SANDISK CORP | 7.3% | $429.4m | 428,286,000 | 22% | added | |
| 4 | POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 | 5.0% | $294.9m | 4,365,000 | – | new | |
| 5 | JDS UNIPHASE CORP | 5.0% | $289.7m | 288,770,000 | 23% | added | |
| 6 | CIENA CORP | 3.5% | $205.3m | 206,377,000 | 1% | added | |
| 7 | SARA LEE CORP | 2.7% | $159.2m | 7,395,910 | 697% | added | |
| 8 | LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.750% 6/1 | 2.7% | $155.5m | 157,467,000 | – | new | |
| 9 | DIGITAL RIV INC | 2.5% | $146.7m | 151,543,000 | – | new | |
| 10 | HOLOGIC INC FRNT 2.000%12/1 | 2.3% | $134.8m | 135,100,000 | – | new | |
| 11 | WPRT WESTPORT INNOVATIONS INC | 2.1% | $122.6m | 2,995,606 | -7% | reduced | |
| 12 | QUANTUM CORP | 1.9% | $113.0m | 111,735,000 | 24% | added | |
| 13 | COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.9% | $111.1m | 16,166,666 | 10% | added | |
| 14 | ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP | 1.8% | $102.8m | 101,966,000 | 11% | added | |
| 15 | ARRIS GROUP INC | 1.7% | $96.8m | 94,027,000 | 1% | added | |
| 16 | INTEROIL CORP | 1.4% | $80.8m | 1,570,858 | -65% | reduced | |
| 17 | ROVI CORP | 1.4% | $80.5m | 76,679,000 | 81% | added | |
| 18 | SUNTRUST BKS INC | 1.3% | $77.1m | 3,188,000 | – | new | |
| 19 | CERADYNE INC | 1.3% | $75.1m | 74,585,000 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | CVX CHEVRON CORP NEW | Energy | 1.2% | $73.1m | 682,000 | – | new |
| 21 | ELAN PLC | 1.2% | $69.0m | 4,600,000 | 1214% | added | |
| 22 | DISH DISH NETWORK CORP | 1.2% | $68.1m | 2,066,597 | 52% | added | |
| 23 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D | 1.2% | $67.8m | 1,068,203 | 209% | added | |
| 24 | M MACYS INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.0% | $57.4m | 1,445,000 | – | new |
| 25 | EXAR CORP | 1.0% | $56.0m | 6,666,666 | 0% | held | |
| 26 | EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC | 0.9% | $52.0m | 960,000 | -6% | reduced | |
| 27 | GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD | 0.9% | $51.8m | 319,550 | 274% | added | |
| 28 | XLP SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLS | 0.6% | $37.6m | 1,104,000 | – | new | |
| 29 | XLV SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEALTHCARE | 0.6% | $37.6m | 1,000,000 | – | new | |
| 30 | TESORO CORP | 0.6% | $34.2m | 1,274,000 | – | new | |
| 31 | EXTR EXTREME NETWORKS INC | Technology | 0.6% | $33.7m | 8,796,666 | 7% | added |
| 32 | IXIA | 0.6% | $33.7m | 32,361,000 | -14% | reduced | |
| 33 | RF MICRODEVICES INC | 0.6% | $33.3m | 33,310,000 | – | new | |
| 34 | JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Financial Services | 0.6% | $32.2m | 701,400 | – | new |
| 35 | CRM SALESFORCE | Technology | 0.5% | $30.9m | 200,000 | – | new |
| 36 | LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP | 0.5% | $27.8m | 26,000,000 | -80% | reduced | |
| 37 | IWM ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 | 0.5% | $26.8m | 323,000 | -50% | reduced | |
| 38 | CIENA CORP | 0.4% | $26.2m | 29,732,000 | 263% | added | |
| 39 | DIRECTV | 0.4% | $25.4m | 514,529 | 8% | added | |
| 40 | MPC MARATHON PETE CORP | Energy | 0.4% | $25.1m | 580,000 | – | new |
| 41 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 0.4% | $25.1m | 1,252,000 | – | new |
| 42 | MRCY MERCURY COMPUTER SYS | Industrials | 0.4% | $25.1m | 1,895,120 | -17% | reduced |
| 43 | RIG TRANSOCEAN LTD REG | Energy | 0.4% | $25.0m | 457,000 | – | new |
| 44 | AAPL APPLE INC | Technology | 0.4% | $24.0m | 40,000 | -58% | reduced |
| 45 | MSTR MICROSTRATEGY INC | Technology | 0.4% | $23.2m | 165,805 | – | new |
| 46 | GENERAL MTRS CO JR | 0.4% | $23.2m | 550,700 | 0% | held | |
| 47 | VLO VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW | Energy | 0.4% | $23.1m | 896,000 | – | new |
| 48 | HOLLYFRONTIER CORP | 0.4% | $22.9m | 713,000 | – | new | |
| 49 | FITB FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | Financial Services | 0.4% | $21.3m | 1,517,500 | – | new |
| 50 | XYL XYLEM INC | Industrials | 0.4% | $20.7m | 745,688 | 329% | added |
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.