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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q1 2012

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-03-31, filed 2012-05-15

Soros Fund Management disclosed 159 US equity positions worth $5.9bn in its Q1 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC at 14.2% of the reported book, followed by SPY and SANDISK CORP. Versus Q4 2011 it opened 84 new positions, added to 35, reduced 25 and exited 33.

$5.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
159
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
53.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
22
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 Q4 2011: 84 new, 35 added, 25 reduced, 33 exited

50 of 159
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–14.2%$830m804.91m+2.3%added
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–8.7%$509m3.62m+92%added
SANDISK CORP no ticker–7.3%$429m428.29m+22%added
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST no ticker–5.0%$295m4.37m–new
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–5.0%$290m288.77m+23%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–3.5%$205m206.38m+1.0%added
SARA LEE CORP no ticker–2.7%$159m7.40m+697%added
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.750% 6/1 no ticker–2.7%$155m157.47m–new
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker–2.5%$147m151.54m–new
HOLOGIC INC FRNT 2.000%12/1 no ticker–2.3%$135m135.10m–new
WPRT WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INCConsumer Cyclical2.1%$123m3.00m−7.2%reduced
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–1.9%$113m111.73m+24%added
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–1.9%$111m16.17m+9.9%added
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP no ticker–1.8%$103m101.97m+11%added
ARRIS GROUP INC no ticker–1.7%$96.8m94.03m+0.5%added
INTEROIL CORP no ticker–1.4%$80.8m1.57m−65%reduced
ROVI CORP no ticker–1.4%$80.5m76.68m+81%added
SUNTRUST BKS INC no ticker–1.3%$77.1m3.19m–new
CERADYNE INC no ticker–1.3%$75.1m74.58m0.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy1.2%$73.1m682,000–new
ELAN PLC no ticker–1.2%$69.0m4.60m+1214%added
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.2%$68.1m2.07m+52%added
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–1.2%$67.8m1.07m+209%added
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical1.0%$57.4m1.45m–new
EXAR CORP no ticker–1.0%$56.0m6.67m0.0%held
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC no ticker–0.9%$52.0m960,000−6.1%reduced
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–0.9%$51.8m319,550+274%added
XLP SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR–0.6%$37.6m1.10m–new
XLV SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR–0.6%$37.6m1.00m–new
TESORO CORP no ticker–0.6%$34.2m1.27m–new
EXTR EXTREME NETWORKSTechnology0.6%$33.7m8.80m+7.2%added
IXIA no ticker–0.6%$33.7m32.36m−14%reduced
RF MICRODEVICES INC no ticker–0.6%$33.3m33.31m–new
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.6%$32.3m701,400–new
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology0.5%$30.9m200,000–new
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker–0.5%$27.8m26.00m−80%reduced
IWM ISHARES TR–0.5%$26.8m323,000−50%reduced
CIENA CORP no ticker–0.4%$26.2m29.73m+263%added
DIRECTV no ticker–0.4%$25.4m514,529+8.4%added
MPC Marathon Petroleum CorpEnergy0.4%$25.1m580,000–new
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.4%$25.1m1.25m–new
MRCY MERCURY SYS INCIndustrials0.4%$25.1m1.90m−17%reduced
RIG TRANSOCEAN LTDEnergy0.4%$25.0m457,000–new
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.4%$24.0m40,000−58%reduced
MSTR STRATEGY INCTechnology0.4%$23.2m165,805–new
GENERAL MTRS CO JR no ticker–0.4%$23.2m550,7000.0%held
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy0.4%$23.1m896,000–new
HFCUSD HOLLYFRONTIER CORP–0.4%$22.9m713,000–new
FITB FIFTH THIRD BANCORPFinancial Services0.4%$21.3m1.52m–new
XYL XYLEM INCIndustrials0.4%$20.7m745,688+329%added

Exited since Q4 2011

33 rows
YPF YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA0.8%$29.8m
KEY KEYCORP0.4%$14.5m
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC0.4%$14.3m
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INC0.4%$13.6m
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC0.4%$13.2m
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker0.3%$11.9m
DIS DISNEY WALT CO0.2%$8.2m
ISHARES no ticker0.2%$7.3m
PH PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP0.2%$7.0m
LOW LOWES COS INC0.2%$6.0m
SNDK SANDISK CORP0.1%$4.9m
ECHO ECHOSTAR CORP0.1%$4.4m
TDC TERADATA CORP DEL0.1%$3.8m
MLCO MELCO RESORTS AND ENTMNT LTD0.09%$3.4m
NII HLDGS INC no ticker0.08%$2.8m
HCA HCA HEALTHCARE INC0.08%$2.8m
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INC0.07%$2.7m
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.0.07%$2.6m
MEDIVATION INC no ticker0.06%$2.3m
CE Celanese Corp0.06%$2.2m
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.05%$2.0m
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.05%$1.9m
JIVE SOFTWARE INC no ticker0.05%$1.8m
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP no ticker0.05%$1.7m
AMGN AMGEN INC0.04%$1.6m
AFFYMAX INC no ticker0.04%$1.3m
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY no ticker0.03%$1.2m
APH AMPHENOL CORP0.03%$1.1m
TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS INC no ticker0.03%$1.1m
PERFECT WORLD CO LTD no ticker0.03%$1.1m
DENDREON CORP no ticker0.02%$701k
GIANT INTERACTIVE GROUP INC no ticker0.01%$510k
ROVIEUR ROVI CORP0.0%$4.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified85.5%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.1%
  • Technology2.7%
  • Energy2.5%
  • Financial Services1.9%
  • Industrials1.4%
  • Healthcare1.1%
  • Basic Materials0.4%
  • Consumer Defensive0.2%
  • Communication Services0.2%

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