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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q1 2015

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-03-31, filed 2015-05-15

Soros Fund Management disclosed 214 US equity positions worth $8.8bn in its Q1 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is BABA at 4.2% of the reported book, followed by YPF and AGRO. Versus Q4 2014 it opened 81 new positions, added to 42, reduced 42 and exited 41.

$8.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
214
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
4.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
26.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
70
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 2014: 81 new, 42 added, 42 reduced, 41 exited

50 of 214
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical4.2%$370m4.44m+1.0%added
YPF YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAEnergy3.6%$320m11.65m0.0%held
AGRO ADECOAGRO S AConsumer Defensive3.0%$265m25.92m0.0%held
DOW CHEM CO no ticker–2.5%$222m4.63m−11%reduced
ENDO INTL PLC no ticker–2.3%$199m2.22m+27%added
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical2.2%$192m3.33m+247%added
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare2.2%$190m4.11m0.0%held
CYEUR CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP–2.1%$186m13.22m+361%added
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–2.1%$186m3.45m−8.5%reduced
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV no ticker–2.1%$183m2.08m−26%reduced
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical2.0%$174m4.64m+20%added
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology1.9%$169m2.54m+84%added
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–1.9%$163m163.82m+94%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–1.8%$157m157.61m0.0%held
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy1.7%$150m1.81m−37%reduced
HLF HERBALIFE LTDConsumer Defensive1.7%$147m3.45m0.0%held
POLYCOM INC no ticker–1.7%$145m10.80m+1.9%added
HOLOGIC INC no ticker–1.6%$144m122.37m−3.2%reduced
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.6%$144m142.50m+11%added
ESNT ESSENT GROUP LTDFinancial Services1.6%$143m5.98m0.0%held
UAL UNITED AIRLINES HLDGS INCIndustrials1.6%$140m2.09m+56%added
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–1.5%$131m125.86m−4.8%reduced
ACTAVIS PLC no ticker–1.4%$124m417,367+30%added
NBL2EUR NOBLE ENERGY INC–1.3%$118m2.41m–new
VIPS VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITEDConsumer Cyclical1.3%$112m3.80m0.0%held
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.1%$97.4m95.38m+47%added
LCEUR LENDINGCLUB CORP–1.0%$88.4m4.50m0.0%held
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.0%$86.0m1.23m0.0%held
NICE NICE LTDTechnology1.0%$85.7m1.41m−11%reduced
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials0.9%$82.5m1.56m−52%reduced
ENERGEN CORP no ticker–0.9%$82.4m1.25m−37%reduced
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–0.9%$81.8m80.98m−38%reduced
LEN LENNAR CORPConsumer Cyclical0.9%$81.6m1.58m–new
CALIFORNIA RES CORP no ticker–0.9%$81.2m10.67m–new
DHI D R HORTON INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$79.6m2.80m–new
WESTERN REFNG INC no ticker–0.9%$75.1m1.52m+142%added
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.9%$74.7m358,650+2.5%added
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–0.8%$72.2m1.06m0.0%held
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC no ticker–0.8%$70.7m72.49m+210%added
EMULEX CORP no ticker–0.8%$70.7m69.60m+24%added
PHM PULTE GROUP INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$70.5m3.17m–new
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC no ticker–0.8%$69.8m801,133+34%added
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities0.8%$66.4m638,503–new
IXIA no ticker–0.7%$60.3m59.81m+6.2%added
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–0.7%$59.9m4.57m+71%added
VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC no ticker–0.7%$59.7m3.09m0.0%held
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY no ticker–0.7%$58.6m2.65m+2.1%added
YAHOO INC no ticker–0.7%$58.6m1.32m−29%reduced
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.6%$55.2m490,465−22%reduced
ALLE ALLEGION PLCIndustrials0.6%$53.1m867,430−37%reduced

Exited since Q4 2014

41 rows
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD3.3%$279m
ROVI CORP no ticker2.6%$219m
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker1.5%$126m
SPANSION INC no ticker1.4%$122m
ALLERGAN INC no ticker1.2%$105m
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker1.0%$86.8m
PSX PHILLIPS 661.0%$84.2m
NRG NRG ENERGY INC0.6%$48.3m
TRANSCANADA CORP no ticker0.3%$27.6m
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW0.3%$23.6m
COVIDIEN PLC no ticker0.2%$20.2m
URI UNITED RENTALS INC0.2%$15.2m
AXALTA COATING SYS LTD no ticker0.2%$14.5m
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker0.2%$14.1m
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INC0.2%$14.0m
SNEUR SANCHEZ ENERGY CORP0.2%$13.5m
CLRUSD CONTINENTAL RES INC0.2%$13.4m
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker0.2%$13.4m
BROADSOFT INC no ticker0.1%$12.6m
XLY SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.1%$12.3m
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.1%$12.1m
LORILLARD INC no ticker0.1%$12.0m
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker0.1%$11.7m
SILICON IMAGE INC no ticker0.1%$10.1m
ASML ASML HLDG NV0.1%$10.1m
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker0.1%$9.9m
AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP no ticker0.1%$9.4m
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC0.09%$8.1m
PCRX PACIRA BIOSCIENCES INC0.09%$7.7m
BAP CREDICORP LTD0.08%$6.8m
C CITIGROUP INC0.07%$6.3m
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC no ticker0.06%$5.3m
KO COCA COLA CO0.06%$5.2m
LUMOS NETWORKS CORP no ticker0.05%$4.4m
COLFAX CORP no ticker0.05%$4.1m
IDREAMSKY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED no ticker0.04%$3.5m
CSTM CONSTELLIUM SE0.04%$3.4m
RIG TRANSOCEAN LTD0.03%$2.7m
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORP no ticker0.02%$1.7m
ASH Ashland Inc0.02%$1.5m
HUBB HUBBELL INC0.01%$866k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified54.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical15.2%
  • Energy8.0%
  • Consumer Defensive5.4%
  • Technology4.1%
  • Industrials3.8%
  • Financial Services3.3%
  • Healthcare2.6%
  • Communication Services1.9%
  • Utilities0.8%
  • Real Estate0.5%
  • Basic Materials0.4%

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