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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q2 2012

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-06-30, filed 2012-08-14

Soros Fund Management disclosed 135 US equity positions worth $5.6bn in its Q2 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC at 14.4% of the reported book, followed by LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.875% 6/1 and SANDISK CORP. Versus Q1 2012 it opened 55 new positions, added to 36, reduced 28 and exited 79.

$5.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
135
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
51.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
23
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 Q1 2012: 55 new, 36 added, 28 reduced, 79 exited

50 of 135
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–14.4%$805m816.12m+1.4%added
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.875% 6/1 no ticker–6.9%$385m389.73m+147%added
SANDISK CORP no ticker–4.7%$263m266.23m−38%reduced
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–4.7%$262m279.53m–new
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–4.3%$243m245.77m−15%reduced
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker–3.9%$219m233.15m+54%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–3.7%$206m206.38m0.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials3.2%$179m8.58m+585%added
WPRT WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INCConsumer Cyclical2.7%$152m4.13m+38%added
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–2.7%$152m1.11m−69%reduced
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–2.4%$137m884,400+177%added
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–2.4%$133m1.88m+76%added
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–2.3%$129m130.98m+17%added
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–2.3%$127m4.44m+115%added
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP no ticker–2.1%$119m119.53m+17%added
HOLOGIC INC FRNT 2.000%12/1 no ticker–2.1%$116m117.43m−13%reduced
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–1.6%$91.8m15.78m−2.4%reduced
ROVI CORP no ticker–1.5%$84.1m87.04m+14%added
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy1.4%$81.0m1.51m–new
SFLY SHUTTERFLY INC–1.4%$77.5m2.53m+1584%added
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker–1.3%$74.8m1.34m–new
CERADYNE INC no ticker–1.3%$74.7m74.58m0.0%held
ELAN PLC no ticker–1.3%$71.3m4.88m+6.2%added
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive1.1%$63.1m892,500+430%added
SUNTRUST BKS INC no ticker–1.0%$57.3m2.37m−26%reduced
EXAR CORP no ticker–1.0%$54.2m6.67m0.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.9%$51.5m1.06m–new
CLX CLOROX CO DELConsumer Defensive0.9%$49.0m675,692–new
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR JR GOLD MINERS E no ticker–0.8%$46.0m2.40m–new
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR no ticker–0.8%$44.8m1.00m–new
MOS MOSAIC COBasic Materials0.7%$36.7m669,519–new
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology0.6%$33.7m605,000+234%added
RF MICRODEVICES INC no ticker–0.6%$33.5m33.81m+1.5%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–0.5%$30.5m35.28m+19%added
EXTR EXTREME NETWORKSTechnology0.5%$29.6m8.60m−2.2%reduced
AZPNUSD ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC–0.5%$27.1m1.17m+95%added
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$26.9m947,000–new
SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS IN no ticker–0.5%$26.5m1.50m+78%added
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical0.5%$26.1m760,000−47%reduced
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–0.5%$25.9m384,724+69%added
MRCY MERCURY SYS INCIndustrials0.4%$23.1m1.79m−5.5%reduced
MSTR STRATEGY INCTechnology0.4%$22.8m175,805+6.0%added
DIRECTV no ticker–0.4%$22.0m450,453−12%reduced
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC no ticker–0.4%$21.2m830,341+126%added
CLICKSOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES L no ticker–0.4%$20.5m2.54m+171%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.4%$20.4m35,000−13%reduced
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker–0.4%$20.2m574,897+8232%added
FXI ISHARES TR–0.4%$20.2m600,000+100%added
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical0.4%$19.9m1.01m+123%added
MPC Marathon Petroleum CorpEnergy0.3%$19.4m432,739−25%reduced

Exited since Q1 2012

79 rows
SARA LEE CORP no ticker2.7%$159m
ARRIS GROUP INC no ticker1.7%$96.8m
INTEROIL CORP no ticker1.4%$80.8m
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATION1.2%$73.1m
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC no ticker0.9%$52.0m
XLP SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.6%$37.6m
TESORO CORP no ticker0.6%$34.2m
IXIA no ticker0.6%$33.7m
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.6%$32.3m
CRM SALESFORCE INC0.5%$30.9m
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker0.5%$27.8m
RIG TRANSOCEAN LTD0.4%$25.0m
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORP0.4%$23.1m
HFCUSD HOLLYFRONTIER CORP0.4%$22.9m
FITB FIFTH THIRD BANCORP0.4%$21.3m
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.3%$19.5m
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC0.3%$19.0m
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO0.3%$18.3m
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker0.3%$17.1m
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP0.3%$17.1m
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.3%$14.9m
CIBEUR BANCOLOMBIA S A0.3%$14.8m
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION LIB CAP no ticker0.2%$12.5m
EXPE EXPEDIA GROUP INC0.2%$11.0m
XLE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.2%$10.8m
BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC0.2%$10.3m
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.2%$10.1m
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD no ticker0.2%$9.5m
MYLAN INC no ticker0.2%$9.4m
OPENWAVE SYS INC no ticker0.2%$8.9m
YAHOO INC no ticker0.1%$8.7m
XLI SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.1%$7.9m
ABOVENET INC no ticker0.1%$7.0m
ST JUDE MED INC no ticker0.1%$6.6m
ILMN ILLUMINA INC0.1%$6.6m
COINSTAR INC no ticker0.1%$6.4m
BIDU BAIDU INC0.09%$5.4m
BEAM INC no ticker0.09%$5.3m
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC0.09%$5.2m
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker0.09%$5.0m
ENDOCYTE INC no ticker0.09%$5.0m
AVGO BROADCOM CORP0.08%$4.9m
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.08%$4.6m
EEM ISHARES TR0.07%$4.3m
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC NEW no ticker0.07%$4.1m
ON ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP0.06%$3.6m
WCGEUR WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC0.06%$3.6m
U S G CORP no ticker0.06%$3.4m
WALGREEN CO no ticker0.06%$3.3m
CYOUUSD CHANGYOU COM LTD0.05%$3.0m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified81.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.7%
  • Industrials4.1%
  • Energy2.2%
  • Technology2.1%
  • Consumer Defensive2.0%
  • Communication Services1.7%
  • Basic Materials1.3%
  • Financial Services0.5%
  • Healthcare0.4%

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