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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 2012

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-09-30, filed 2012-11-14

Soros Fund Management disclosed 135 US equity positions worth $7.7bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC at 10.5% of the reported book, followed by LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.875% 6/1 and AIG. Versus Q2 2012 it opened 56 new positions, added to 39, reduced 23 and exited 56.

$7.7bn
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.
10.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
43.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
31
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 2012: 56 new, 39 added, 23 reduced, 56 exited

50 of 135
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–10.5%$813m819.00m+0.4%held
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.875% 6/1 no ticker–6.9%$536m545.03m+40%added
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services6.5%$507m15.47m–new
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–3.3%$259m279.53m0.0%held
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker–3.1%$243m251.62m+7.9%added
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials3.1%$237m10.45m+22%added
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–2.9%$227m1.32m+49%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–2.6%$204m206.23m−0.1%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.3%$177m2.57m+1557%added
CF CF Industries Holdings IncBasic Materials2.2%$171m770,137+992%added
ROVI CORP no ticker–2.1%$161m162.00m+86%added
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–2.0%$154m153.77m−37%reduced
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–1.9%$151m2.01m+6.9%added
HOLOGIC INC FRNT 2.000%12/1 no ticker–1.9%$150m150.78m+28%added
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–1.9%$146m1.40m–new
LINKEDIN CORP no ticker–1.8%$141m1.18m–new
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical1.8%$138m6.33m+529%added
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker–1.8%$136m2.17m+62%added
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR no ticker–1.7%$134m2.50m+150%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.7%$132m3.63m–new
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–1.7%$132m917,000−18%reduced
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–1.6%$127m130.98m0.0%held
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.6%$122m3.99m−10%reduced
SUNTRUST BKS INC no ticker–1.5%$114m4.04m+71%added
BTU PEABODY ENERGY CORPEnergy1.4%$112m5.03m–new
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP no ticker–1.3%$98.3m97.28m−19%reduced
SFLY SHUTTERFLY INC–1.2%$94.8m3.05m+21%added
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.1%$88.7m107.00m–new
SANDISK CORP no ticker–1.1%$83.2m83.74m−69%reduced
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials1.0%$75.7m8.27m+1553%added
CERADYNE INC no ticker–1.0%$75.0m74.58m0.0%held
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive0.9%$72.4m1.14m–new
DNREUR DENBURY RES INC–0.9%$68.9m4.26m–new
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy0.9%$66.2m1.12m−26%reduced
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC no ticker–0.8%$65.6m6.27m+387%added
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR JR GOLD MINERS E no ticker–0.8%$59.3m2.40m0.0%held
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$57.4m950,000–new
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.7%$56.6m84,858+142%added
EXAR CORP no ticker–0.7%$53.3m6.67m0.0%held
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD no ticker–0.7%$52.5m932,800–new
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INCBasic Materials0.7%$51.3m1.30m+237%added
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical0.6%$45.1m1.20m+58%added
MANCHESTER UTD PLC NEW no ticker–0.6%$45.1m3.54m–new
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.5%$40.4m773,000−27%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.5%$39.6m979,000–new
MPC Marathon Petroleum CorpEnergy0.5%$38.4m703,100+62%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–0.5%$35.2m40.53m+15%added
SWN1EUR SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO–0.4%$34.8m1.00m–new
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPFinancial Services0.4%$34.3m601,000–new
UAL UNITED AIRLINES HLDGS INCIndustrials0.4%$33.6m1.72m+589%added

Exited since Q2 2012

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COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker1.6%$91.8m
CLX CLOROX CO DEL0.9%$49.0m
RF MICRODEVICES INC no ticker0.6%$33.5m
LOW LOWES COS INC0.5%$26.9m
DIRECTV no ticker0.4%$22.0m
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker0.4%$20.2m
ANCESTRY no ticker0.3%$19.3m
GDOT GREEN DOT CORP0.3%$17.7m
COACH INC no ticker0.3%$17.1m
APC3EUR ANADARKO PETE CORP0.3%$16.7m
EOG EOG Resources Inc0.3%$16.5m
NFLX NETFLIX INC.0.2%$13.7m
XLY SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.2%$13.1m
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST no ticker0.2%$12.8m
E HOUSE CHINA HLDGS LTD no ticker0.2%$11.8m
CIEN CIENA CORP0.2%$11.5m
ENSCO PLC no ticker0.2%$11.0m
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC0.2%$10.5m
SKULLCANDY INC no ticker0.2%$8.8m
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker0.1%$7.4m
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker0.1%$7.3m
IVANHOE MINES LTD no ticker0.1%$6.3m
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.1%$6.3m
GIL GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC0.1%$6.2m
NEM NEWMONT CORP0.1%$6.1m
FNSR FINISAR CORP0.1%$6.0m
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.1%$5.6m
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEW0.08%$4.5m
AMARIN CORP PLC no ticker0.08%$4.3m
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC0.08%$4.3m
VIVUS INC no ticker0.08%$4.3m
HO1 HOLOGIC INC0.06%$3.6m
GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTLG S A no ticker0.06%$3.5m
SGI SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC0.06%$3.3m
CYMER INC no ticker0.05%$2.9m
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC0.05%$2.9m
ECHO ECHOSTAR CORP0.05%$2.8m
EWZ ISHARES INC0.05%$2.6m
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP no ticker0.04%$2.3m
OC Owens Corning Inc0.04%$2.2m
XLV SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.03%$1.9m
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD no ticker0.03%$1.8m
BIO BIO RAD LABS INC0.03%$1.5m
ARTHROCARE CORP no ticker0.03%$1.5m
NEOG NEOGEN CORP0.02%$1.2m
ALV AUTOLIV INC0.02%$1.0m
CORE LABORATORIES N V no ticker0.02%$1.0m
TCM THOMPSON CREEK METALS CO INC0.02%$992k
KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INC0.02%$977k
ATML ATMEL CORP0.01%$671k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified69.6%
  • Financial Services7.6%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.9%
  • Basic Materials3.6%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Healthcare2.8%
  • Technology1.9%
  • Consumer Defensive1.1%
  • Communication Services1.0%
  • Real Estate0.07%

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