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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q3 2015

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-09-30, filed 2015-11-16

Soros Fund Management disclosed 212 US equity positions worth $5.9bn in its Q3 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is ALLERGAN PLC at 3.6% of the reported book, followed by AGRO and NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC. Versus Q2 2015 it opened 80 new positions, added to 48, reduced 49 and exited 115.

$5.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
212
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
3.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
28.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
64
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 2015: 80 new, 48 added, 49 reduced, 115 exited

50 of 212
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker–3.6%$211m774,566+386%added
AGRO ADECOAGRO S AConsumer Defensive3.5%$206m25.92m0.0%held
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–3.1%$179m174.59m+1.3%added
CYEUR CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP–2.9%$169m19.81m+25%added
DOW CHEM CO no ticker–2.8%$166m3.92m−19%reduced
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services2.8%$162m1.81m−30%reduced
YPF YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAEnergy2.6%$154m10.13m−7.9%reduced
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare2.5%$145m3.52m+28%added
ENDO INTL PLC no ticker–2.4%$140m2.02m−12%reduced
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–2.4%$139m148.67m+26%added
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services2.3%$137m4.43m–new
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical2.3%$132m5.41m+69%added
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker–2.2%$126m702,554−52%reduced
POLYCOM INC no ticker–1.9%$113m10.74m+0.9%added
CITUSD CIT GROUP INC–1.9%$112m2.80m–new
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.8%$104m102.53m+0.6%added
VIPS VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITEDConsumer Cyclical1.7%$98.8m5.88m+24%added
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities1.7%$98.2m1.01m−25%reduced
INVENSENSE INC no ticker–1.5%$89.2m98.81m+66%added
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–1.5%$87.6m2.01m−3.9%reduced
QUNAR CAYMAN IS LTD no ticker–1.4%$82.9m2.76m+104%added
QUANTUM CORP no ticker–1.4%$81.2m80.98m0.0%held
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.3%$75.6m1.30m0.0%held
PMC-SIERRA INC no ticker–1.3%$75.6m11.16m+84%added
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials1.3%$74.5m1.92m+51%added
ESNT ESSENT GROUP LTDFinancial Services1.3%$74.1m2.98m−33%reduced
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy1.2%$67.7m982,116–new
NRG NRG ENERGY INCUtilities1.1%$64.2m4.32m+71%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–1.0%$59.0m59.50m−40%reduced
VIAV VIAVI SOLUTIONS INCTechnology1.0%$56.2m10.47m–new
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials0.9%$55.5m1.24m+63%added
YUM YUM BRANDS INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$52.4m655,0000.0%held
KHC KRAFT HEINZ COConsumer Defensive0.9%$52.3m741,133–new
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology0.9%$52.3m764,859−20%reduced
CHDN CHURCHILL DOWNS INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$51.8m387,3810.0%held
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.Industrials0.9%$50.9m1.34m+92%added
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–0.8%$49.7m1.06m0.0%held
HOMEAWAY INC no ticker–0.8%$49.3m53.20m+0.9%added
ENERGEN CORP no ticker–0.8%$49.0m981,780+469%added
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.8%$46.2m1.10m−18%reduced
AVGO BROADCOM CORPTechnology0.8%$46.0m895,077+81%added
IXIA no ticker–0.8%$45.5m45.31m−24%reduced
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.8%$45.2m529,120−54%reduced
CAESARS ACQUISITION CO no ticker–0.8%$44.5m6.27m0.0%held
LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP no ticker–0.8%$44.3m1.20m+679%added
LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPTechnology0.7%$43.4m11.27m+11%added
ROVIEUR ROVI CORP–0.7%$42.7m4.07m+24%added
ALLY ALLY FINL INCFinancial Services0.7%$42.5m2.08m0.0%held
GLPI GAMING & LEISURE PReal Estate0.7%$41.1m1.38m+12%added
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$39.9m77,877–new

Exited since Q2 2015

115 rows
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker1.8%$141m
HLF HERBALIFE LTD1.4%$108m
LEN LENNAR CORP1.0%$80.4m
HOLOGIC INC no ticker1.0%$76.8m
DHI D R HORTON INC1.0%$76.5m
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker0.9%$72.6m
UAL UNITED AIRLINES HLDGS INC0.9%$69.0m
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC no ticker0.9%$68.2m
NICE NICE LTD0.8%$65.3m
DIRECTV no ticker0.8%$64.6m
PHM PULTE GROUP INC0.8%$63.9m
AA ALCOA INC0.7%$59.5m
CCJ CAMECO CORP0.7%$52.8m
YAHOO INC no ticker0.6%$51.8m
ATML ATMEL CORP0.6%$50.9m
LCEUR LENDINGCLUB CORP0.6%$48.7m
DRCEUR DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC0.5%$41.6m
NEWFIELD EXPL CO no ticker0.5%$39.7m
CBS CORP NEW no ticker0.5%$39.6m
CLICKSOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES L no ticker0.5%$39.3m
VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC no ticker0.5%$38.1m
PCRX PACIRA BIOSCIENCES INC0.5%$37.6m
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY no ticker0.4%$31.7m
AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INC no ticker0.4%$31.6m
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO0.4%$29.4m
SSNC SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HLDGS INC0.3%$26.4m
TOL TOLL BROTHERS INC0.3%$25.4m
BKR BAKER HUGHES INC0.3%$25.1m
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD0.3%$25.0m
BROADSOFT INC no ticker0.3%$23.6m
XPO XPO INC0.3%$21.2m
ABX BARRICK GOLD CORP0.3%$20.1m
SLCAUSD U S SILICA HLDGS INC0.2%$17.8m
ENR ENERGIZER HLDGS INC0.2%$15.3m
HOSPIRA INC no ticker0.2%$15.3m
OKE ONEOK INC NEW0.2%$15.0m
SOLARCITY CORP no ticker0.2%$14.7m
ATHM AUTOHOME INC0.2%$14.1m
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR no ticker0.2%$13.5m
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD no ticker0.2%$13.1m
MSCC MICROSEMI CORP0.1%$9.8m
BIDU BAIDU INC0.1%$8.5m
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.1%$8.4m
BARCLAYS BK PLC no ticker0.1%$8.4m
EXTR EXTREME NETWORKS0.1%$8.4m
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD no ticker0.10%$7.9m
RICEEUR RICE ENERGY INC0.09%$7.6m
SBAC SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP0.09%$7.3m
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V0.09%$6.9m
TXT TEXTRON INC0.08%$6.5m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified52.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical8.3%
  • Financial Services6.3%
  • Consumer Defensive5.9%
  • Technology5.4%
  • Energy4.9%
  • Industrials4.0%
  • Healthcare3.9%
  • Communication Services3.8%
  • Utilities2.8%
  • Real Estate2.1%
  • Basic Materials0.09%

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