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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q4 2014

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-12-31, filed 2015-02-18

Soros Fund Management disclosed 174 US equity positions worth $8.5bn in its Q4 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is BABA at 5.4% of the reported book, followed by YPF and TEVA. Versus Q3 2014 it opened 48 new positions, added to 53, reduced 45 and exited 119.

$8.5bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
174
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
5.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
29.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
61
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 2014: 48 new, 53 added, 45 reduced, 119 exited

50 of 174
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical5.4%$457m4.40m0.0%held
YPF YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAEnergy3.6%$308m11.65m−13%reduced
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare3.3%$279m4.86m−22%reduced
DOW CHEM CO no ticker–2.8%$236m5.18m+78%added
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV no ticker–2.6%$225m2.83m–new
ROVI CORP no ticker–2.6%$219m217.88m0.0%held
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy2.6%$218m2.88m+44%added
AGRO ADECOAGRO S AConsumer Defensive2.4%$208m25.92m0.0%held
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–2.2%$186m3.77m−30%reduced
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare2.1%$177m4.11m+1.9%added
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials2.1%$175m3.27m−42%reduced
CIENA CORP no ticker–1.8%$157m157.61m+8.5%added
ESNT ESSENT GROUP LTDFinancial Services1.8%$154m5.98m−21%reduced
POLYCOM INC no ticker–1.7%$143m10.60m−7.6%reduced
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–1.6%$140m132.25m+12%added
HOLOGIC INC no ticker–1.6%$140m126.37m−17%reduced
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical1.6%$135m3.86m+12%added
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–1.6%$132m130.98m0.0%held
HLF HERBALIFE LTDConsumer Defensive1.5%$130m3.45m+83%added
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.5%$129m128.50m+21%added
ENERGEN CORP no ticker–1.5%$126m1.98m+0.9%added
ENDO INTL PLC no ticker–1.5%$126m1.75m–new
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker–1.5%$126m125.57m+0.3%held
SPANSION INC no ticker–1.4%$122m3.55m+64%added
LCEUR LENDINGCLUB CORP–1.3%$114m4.50m–new
ALLERGAN INC no ticker–1.2%$105m494,786–new
YAHOO INC no ticker–1.1%$94.3m1.87m−63%reduced
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology1.1%$92.8m1.38m−42%reduced
UAL UNITED AIRLINES HLDGS INCIndustrials1.1%$89.6m1.34m+171%added
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.0%$89.4m1.23m−23%reduced
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker–1.0%$86.8m606,587−3.2%reduced
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–1.0%$84.5m84.35m+84%added
PSX PHILLIPS 66Energy1.0%$84.2m1.17m−51%reduced
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–1.0%$83.1m1.06m0.0%held
ACTAVIS PLC no ticker–1.0%$82.7m321,214+114%added
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–0.9%$80.7m542,045+76%added
NICE NICE LTDTechnology0.9%$80.4m1.59m−15%reduced
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.9%$79.8m350,040+6.9%added
ALLE ALLEGION PLCIndustrials0.9%$76.8m1.39m−15%reduced
CZREUR CAESARS ENTMT CORP–0.9%$76.7m4.89m−26%reduced
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.9%$75.5m632,052−18%reduced
VIPS VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITEDConsumer Cyclical0.9%$74.3m3.80m+1002%added
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–0.8%$65.0m64.88m+399%added
CAESARS ACQUISITION CO no ticker–0.7%$63.7m6.17m0.0%held
VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC no ticker–0.7%$59.0m3.09m−22%reduced
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.7%$56.5m491,531–new
IXIA no ticker–0.7%$56.5m56.31m–new
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–0.6%$54.7m717,750–new
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical0.6%$53.8m959,500+19%added
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY no ticker–0.6%$52.9m2.59m0.0%held

Exited since Q3 2014

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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC no ticker3.3%$330m
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC no ticker1.4%$140m
INTC INTEL CORP1.3%$135m
AAPL APPLE INC1.1%$115m
CTXSEUR CITRIX SYS INC1.1%$112m
SYK STRYKER CORPORATION1.1%$111m
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker1.0%$102m
AIG American International Group1.0%$97.4m
ABBV ABBVIE INC0.9%$88.8m
CNP CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC0.9%$88.4m
WALGREEN CO no ticker0.8%$84.5m
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP0.7%$71.1m
SEMGUSD SEMGROUP CORP0.6%$60.0m
SOLARWINDS INC no ticker0.5%$55.7m
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD no ticker0.5%$55.5m
NFLX NETFLIX INC.0.4%$44.6m
SNDK SANDISK CORP0.4%$44.1m
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC no ticker0.4%$41.0m
GOOGLE INC no ticker0.4%$39.0m
RF MICRODEVICES INC no ticker0.3%$33.8m
BBY BEST BUY INC0.3%$31.7m
OGE OGE ENERGY CORP0.3%$31.7m
CRM SALESFORCE INC0.3%$31.6m
ROWAN COMPANIES PLC no ticker0.3%$30.4m
DG DOLLAR GEN CORP0.3%$30.2m
INFORMATICA CORP no ticker0.3%$27.6m
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC0.3%$25.9m
DFSEUR DISCOVER FINL SVCS0.2%$23.5m
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC no ticker0.2%$22.6m
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP0.2%$21.2m
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO0.2%$20.6m
HIG HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC0.2%$20.5m
LNWO LIGHT & WONDER INC0.2%$20.4m
FANG DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC0.2%$18.4m
POPEYES LA KITCHEN INC no ticker0.2%$17.4m
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD no ticker0.2%$15.5m
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0.2%$15.4m
VISN VISTANCE NETWORKS INC0.2%$15.3m
EMBJ EMBRAER S.A.0.1%$14.8m
MA MASTERCARD INC0.1%$14.8m
ZBRA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP0.1%$14.2m
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY no ticker0.1%$13.6m
WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTD0.1%$13.5m
INTU INTUIT0.1%$13.1m
SIRI SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC0.1%$13.1m
MSTR STRATEGY INC0.1%$13.1m
AMG AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP0.1%$12.7m
ILMN ILLUMINA INC0.1%$12.3m
UNWIRED PLANET INC NEW no ticker0.1%$12.0m
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP0.1%$11.8m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified56.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical10.4%
  • Energy8.2%
  • Healthcare5.8%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Consumer Defensive4.8%
  • Financial Services3.5%
  • Technology2.5%
  • Communication Services2.1%
  • Basic Materials0.6%
  • Utilities0.6%

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