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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q4 2015

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-12-31, filed 2016-02-16

Soros Fund Management disclosed 227 US equity positions worth $5.4bn in its Q4 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is AGRO at 6.0% of the reported book, followed by SYF and NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC. Versus Q3 2015 it opened 103 new positions, added to 33, reduced 47 and exited 88.

$5.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
227
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
33.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
53
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 2015: 103 new, 33 added, 47 reduced, 88 exited

50 of 227
AGRO ADECOAGRO S AConsumer Defensive6.0%$318m25.92m0.0%held
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIALFinancial Services4.1%$217m7.13m–new
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–3.4%$181m179.28m+2.7%added
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–3.2%$173m3.19m+59%added
JDS UNIPHASE CORP no ticker–3.1%$164m173.76m+17%added
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare3.0%$162m3.39m−3.8%reduced
DOW CHEM CO no ticker–3.0%$161m3.13m−20%reduced
CYEUR CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP–3.0%$161m16.40m−17%reduced
ENDO INTL PLC no ticker–2.5%$132m2.16m+7.3%added
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker–2.1%$114m365,390−53%reduced
POLYCOM INC no ticker–2.1%$111m8.85m−18%reduced
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services2.0%$107m2.96m−33%reduced
WEBMD HEALTH CORP no ticker–1.9%$103m100.03m−2.4%reduced
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials1.9%$101m1.98m+61%added
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical1.8%$94.4m3.43m−36%reduced
INVENSENSE INC no ticker–1.7%$92.6m98.81m0.0%held
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services1.6%$85.5m816,761−55%reduced
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials1.4%$76.8m1.81m−5.5%reduced
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV no ticker–1.4%$75.9m873,042+381%added
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy1.4%$75.8m1.45m+1423%added
HYG ISHARES TR–1.4%$74.9m930,000–new
COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP INC no ticker–1.4%$74.8m3.74m–new
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–1.4%$74.4m1.30m+0.4%held
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker–1.4%$73.8m397,428−43%reduced
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical1.3%$71.9m106,363+37%added
CIENA CORP no ticker–1.2%$63.1m64.06m+7.7%added
MPC Marathon Petroleum CorpEnergy1.2%$62.0m1.20m–new
VIAV VIAVI SOLUTIONS INCTechnology1.2%$61.5m10.11m−3.4%reduced
QUNAR CAYMAN IS LTD no ticker–1.1%$60.0m1.14m−59%reduced
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical1.1%$58.4m494,217+485%added
CITUSD CIT GROUP INC–1.0%$55.6m1.40m−50%reduced
CHDN CHURCHILL DOWNS INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$54.8m387,3810.0%held
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive1.0%$54.1m433,156+236%added
KHC KRAFT HEINZ COConsumer Defensive1.0%$53.9m741,1330.0%held
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker–1.0%$52.6m51,000+70%added
AVGO BROADCOM CORPTechnology1.0%$51.8m895,0770.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services1.0%$51.0m65,570–new
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.9%$48.0m1.07m−2.9%reduced
YUM YUM BRANDS INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$47.8m655,0000.0%held
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker–0.8%$44.4m1.03m+2776%added
CAESARS ACQUISITION CO no ticker–0.8%$44.2m6.49m+3.4%added
LORLUSD LORAL SPACE & COM INC–0.8%$43.9m1.08m+2.1%added
FERRARI N V no ticker–0.8%$40.8m850,000–new
CZREUR CAESARS ENTMT CORP–0.7%$39.6m5.02m0.0%held
LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP no ticker–0.7%$38.9m1.20m0.0%held
GLPI GAMING & LEISURE PReal Estate0.7%$38.5m1.38m0.0%held
ALLE ALLEGION PLCIndustrials0.7%$35.6m226,367−63%reduced
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology0.7%$34.9m510,224−33%reduced
TRAVELPORT WORLDWIDE LTD no ticker–0.6%$34.2m2.65m0.0%held
WUBAUSD 58 COM INC–0.6%$34.0m515,199+798%added

Exited since Q3 2015

88 rows
VIPS VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED1.7%$98.8m
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INC1.7%$98.2m
QUANTUM CORP no ticker1.4%$81.2m
PMC-SIERRA INC no ticker1.3%$75.6m
SLB SLB LIMITED1.2%$67.7m
NRG NRG ENERGY INC1.1%$64.2m
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.0.9%$50.9m
HOMEAWAY INC no ticker0.8%$49.3m
IXIA no ticker0.8%$45.5m
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker0.8%$45.2m
LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP0.7%$43.4m
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP0.6%$37.0m
CTRPUSD CTRIP COM INTL LTD0.6%$36.2m
NFLX NETFLIX INC.0.6%$32.8m
INTU INTUIT0.5%$32.0m
NEXTERA ENERGY INC no ticker0.5%$29.6m
GM General Motors Corp0.5%$26.7m
DK DELEK US HLDGS INC0.5%$26.5m
NBL2EUR NOBLE ENERGY INC0.4%$24.0m
ALTERA CORP no ticker0.4%$22.1m
WESTERN REFNG INC no ticker0.4%$21.5m
PRGO PERRIGO CO PLC0.3%$17.9m
RDN RADIAN GROUP INC0.3%$17.9m
BXP BXP INC0.3%$16.6m
FEDERAL RLTY INVT TR no ticker0.3%$16.6m
SPG SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW0.3%$16.5m
WELL WELLTOWER INC0.3%$16.1m
VTR VENTAS INC0.3%$15.8m
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker0.3%$15.1m
SOUFUN HLDGS LTD no ticker0.2%$13.0m
MTG MGIC INVT CORP WIS0.2%$10.9m
PLAINS GP HLDGS L P no ticker0.2%$10.8m
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD no ticker0.2%$9.7m
HD HOME DEPOT INC0.2%$9.6m
NRG YIELD INC no ticker0.2%$9.5m
ETRA E TRADE FINANCIAL CORP0.2%$9.1m
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC0.1%$7.7m
FNSR FINISAR CORP0.1%$7.4m
TAP MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO0.1%$7.3m
OLN OLIN CORP0.09%$5.2m
LOW LOWES COS INC0.09%$5.1m
SJM SMUCKER J M CO0.09%$5.0m
NLYEUR ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN0.08%$5.0m
NPTNEUR NEOPHOTONICS CORP0.08%$4.9m
BKD BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC0.08%$4.5m
ALON USA ENERGY INC no ticker0.07%$4.1m
XLB SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR0.06%$3.6m
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker0.06%$3.5m
EQR EQUITY RESIDENTIAL0.05%$3.2m
AVBC AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC0.05%$3.2m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified53.0%
  • Consumer Defensive9.1%
  • Financial Services7.9%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.1%
  • Technology5.6%
  • Energy4.3%
  • Healthcare4.3%
  • Industrials4.2%
  • Communication Services3.0%
  • Real Estate1.5%
  • Basic Materials0.03%
  • Utilities0.01%

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