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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q4 2012

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-12-31, filed 2013-02-14

Soros Fund Management disclosed 136 US equity positions worth $6.8bn in its Q4 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC at 12.0% of the reported book, followed by LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.875% 6/1 and AIG. Versus Q3 2012 it opened 52 new positions, added to 37, reduced 31 and exited 51.

$6.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
136
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
47.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
27
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 2012: 52 new, 37 added, 31 reduced, 51 exited

50 of 136
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–12.0%$816m819.00m0.0%held
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBCV 2.875% 6/1 no ticker–9.0%$612m607.29m+11%added
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services4.6%$313m8.85m−43%reduced
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker–3.9%$265m268.83m+6.8%added
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–3.9%$262m279.53m0.0%held
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–3.3%$223m2.09m+50%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–3.0%$206m207.52m+0.6%added
ROVI CORP no ticker–2.7%$182m181.91m+12%added
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.7%$181m2.59m+0.8%added
HOLOGIC INC FRNT 2.000%12/1 no ticker–2.2%$152m152.28m+1.0%added
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–2.2%$148m1.94m−3.3%reduced
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–1.9%$127m894,000−2.5%reduced
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–1.8%$123m130.98m0.0%held
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy1.8%$122m2.07m+85%added
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials1.7%$114m9.61m+16%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services1.7%$113m2.57m+162%added
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–1.5%$103m103.27m−33%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials1.5%$103m4.90m−53%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.4%$98.1m183,976+117%added
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–1.4%$97.2m600,000−55%reduced
SFLY SHUTTERFLY INC–1.3%$91.0m3.05m0.0%held
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.3%$91.0m107.00m0.0%held
CF CF Industries Holdings IncBasic Materials1.3%$90.7m446,600−42%reduced
SANDISK CORP no ticker–1.2%$83.5m83.74m0.0%held
MS MORGAN STANLEYFinancial Services1.2%$79.2m4.14m–new
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical1.1%$76.9m2.90m−54%reduced
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPFinancial Services1.1%$73.0m1.26m+110%added
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR no ticker–1.0%$70.7m1.52m−39%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$58.8m950,0000.0%held
EXAR CORP no ticker–0.8%$56.7m6.37m−4.5%reduced
APC3EUR ANADARKO PETE CORP–0.8%$56.2m755,655–new
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC no ticker–0.8%$53.3m3.95m−37%reduced
MANCHESTER UTD PLC NEW no ticker–0.7%$47.7m3.40m−4.1%reduced
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INCBasic Materials0.7%$46.7m1.36m+5.3%added
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO no ticker–0.7%$44.7m953,000–new
SUNTRUST BKS INC no ticker–0.6%$43.0m1.52m−62%reduced
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical0.6%$42.1m1.08m−10.0%reduced
F FORD MTR COConsumer Cyclical0.6%$40.6m3.13m–new
IVZ INVESCO LTDFinancial Services0.6%$39.9m1.53m–new
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR JR GOLD MINERS E no ticker–0.6%$39.6m2.00m−17%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.6%$39.5m400,000–new
CIENA CORP no ticker–0.6%$39.2m45.03m+11%added
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.6%$38.5m588,500+194%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.6%$38.5m773,0000.0%held
EXTR EXTREME NETWORKSTechnology0.5%$33.6m9.24m+4.2%added
NWL NEWELL BRANDS INCConsumer Defensive0.5%$33.4m1.50m–new
MOS MOSAIC COBasic Materials0.5%$33.1m584,000+172%added
AZPNUSD ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC–0.5%$32.2m1.17m−9.7%reduced
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC no ticker–0.5%$31.8m830,341−18%reduced
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–0.4%$30.2m552,085+24%added

Exited since Q3 2012

51 rows
LINKEDIN CORP no ticker1.8%$141m
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker1.8%$136m
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION1.6%$122m
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP no ticker1.3%$98.3m
CERADYNE INC no ticker1.0%$75.0m
TGT TARGET CORP0.9%$72.4m
DNREUR DENBURY RES INC0.9%$68.9m
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD no ticker0.7%$52.5m
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp0.5%$38.4m
SWN1EUR SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO0.4%$34.8m
KRAFT FOODS INC no ticker0.3%$22.4m
GRA1EUR GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW0.3%$21.2m
XLP SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.3%$19.9m
RRC RANGE RES CORP0.2%$18.8m
QCOM QUALCOMM INC0.2%$18.7m
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORP0.2%$18.0m
MSTR STRATEGY INC0.2%$16.7m
LEN LENNAR CORP0.2%$13.8m
CMI CUMMINS INC0.2%$13.8m
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker0.2%$13.1m
SDRL SEADRILL LIMITED0.2%$12.6m
GRPN GROUPON INC0.2%$11.9m
EEM ISHARES TR0.1%$11.6m
FXI ISHARES TR0.1%$10.4m
HII HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC0.1%$8.2m
HOLLYSYS AUTOMATION TECHNOLO no ticker0.10%$7.6m
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC no ticker0.09%$7.1m
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC no ticker0.09%$6.8m
SM SM ENERGY COMPANY0.09%$6.7m
EMN EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO0.09%$6.6m
META META PLATFORMS INC0.08%$6.5m
MBI MBIA INC0.08%$6.1m
SANMINA SCI CORP no ticker0.07%$5.7m
PHM PULTE GROUP INC0.07%$5.4m
CRM SALESFORCE INC0.07%$5.3m
FFIV F5 INC0.07%$5.2m
WY WEYERHAEUSER CO0.07%$5.1m
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker0.06%$5.0m
CERES INC no ticker0.06%$4.8m
KBH KB HOME0.06%$4.3m
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO no ticker0.05%$3.6m
DNKN DUNKIN BRANDS GROUP INC0.04%$2.9m
CPB THE CAMPBELLS COMPANY0.03%$2.6m
BIDU BAIDU INC0.03%$2.3m
CTRPUSD CTRIP COM INTL LTD0.03%$2.2m
RGCGBP REGAL ENTMT GROUP0.03%$2.1m
IWM ISHARES TR0.02%$1.4m
CREE INC no ticker0.02%$1.3m
DEVRY ED GROUP INC no ticker0.01%$983k
LXKEUR LEXMARK INTL INC0.01%$979k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified67.0%
  • Financial Services10.1%
  • Industrials4.3%
  • Healthcare3.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.8%
  • Technology3.1%
  • Basic Materials2.8%
  • Energy2.7%
  • Consumer Defensive1.7%
  • Communication Services0.7%
  • Real Estate0.03%

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