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Soros Fund Management 13F holdings, Q4 2017

Family officeSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-12-31, filed 2018-02-14

Soros Fund Management disclosed 180 US equity positions worth $4.1bn in its Q4 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is 8L8C at 16.1% of the reported book, followed by CZREUR and FIREEYE INC. Versus Q3 2017 it opened 97 new positions, added to 33, reduced 39 and exited 129.

$4.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
180
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
16.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
54.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
20
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 2017: 97 new, 33 added, 39 reduced, 129 exited

50 of 180
8L8C LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP–16.1%$659m7.74m0.0%held
CZREUR CAESARS ENTMT CORP–10.7%$436m34.50m+1067%added
FIREEYE INC no ticker–4.7%$193m205.67m−16%reduced
AABAUSD ALTABA INC–4.4%$180m2.58m−7.8%reduced
NXH BED BATH & BEYOND INCConsumer Cyclical3.9%$158m2.47m–new
ROVI CORP no ticker–3.8%$154m162.69m−1.5%reduced
CAESARS ENTMT CORP no ticker–3.3%$133m68.81m–new
SERVICESOURCE INTL INC no ticker–2.9%$119m121.08m0.0%held
KWEUR KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC–2.6%$107m6.16m–new
AMLPUSD ALPS ETF TR–2.1%$86.5m8.02m–new
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.5%$61.2m522,840+46%added
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy1.5%$60.7m1.07m−16%reduced
TIVOEUR TIVO CORP–1.5%$60.1m3.85m−25%reduced
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPTechnology1.2%$49.6m269,632+142%added
INSEEGO CORP no ticker–1.0%$39.3m47.77m−9.5%reduced
SEDG SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology0.9%$37.9m1.01m+45%added
KRE SPDR SERIES TRUST–0.9%$37.2m631,507–new
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive0.9%$36.4m558,460–new
AETNA INC NEW no ticker–0.9%$35.9m199,000+126%added
URBN URBAN OUTFITTERS INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$35.9m1.02m+7770%added
SIGMA DESIGNS INC no ticker–0.9%$35.6m5.12m0.0%held
FGL HLDGS no ticker–0.9%$35.4m3.51m–new
GAP GAP INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$34.0m998,391–new
DISH NETWORK CORP no ticker–0.8%$33.8m31.00m–new
TWXCHF TIME WARNER INC–0.8%$33.1m361,842−65%reduced
PLAY DAVE & BUSTERS ENTMT INCCommunication Services0.8%$32.6m590,400–new
CRCEUR CALIFORNIA RES CORP–0.8%$31.7m1.63m0.0%held
HAL HALLIBURTON COEnergy0.8%$31.4m642,500–new
ZAYOEUR ZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC–0.7%$30.4m825,000–new
XLF SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR–0.7%$29.3m1.05m–new
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker–0.7%$28.4m209,300+455%added
ALLT ALLOT LTDTechnology0.7%$28.2m5.29m−1.0%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.7%$28.0m700,000−35%reduced
CHDN CHURCHILL DOWNS INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$27.5m118,254−45%reduced
CBS CORP NEW no ticker–0.6%$26.6m450,000+5072%added
XOPUSD SPDR SERIES TRUST–0.6%$25.7m692,250–new
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker–0.6%$24.7m121,800+59%added
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical0.6%$24.6m600,109+223%added
SBAC SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPReal Estate0.6%$24.5m150,000−25%reduced
AEO AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INConsumer Cyclical0.6%$24.0m1.28m+6455%added
INTERXION HOLDING N.V no ticker–0.6%$23.9m405,000+1.2%added
LIVN LIVANOVA PLCHealthcare0.6%$23.8m298,168–new
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARCommunication Services0.6%$23.0m209,900−36%reduced
EXR EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INCReal Estate0.6%$22.9m261,894–new
CCI CROWN CASTLE INCReal Estate0.5%$22.4m201,700−28%reduced
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker–0.5%$21.8m402,000+61%added
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE no ticker–0.5%$20.9m20.00m–new
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.5%$20.4m174,729−7.3%reduced
CTLEUR CENTURYLINK INC–0.5%$18.4m1.10m+104%added
CMA COMERICA INC–0.4%$17.9m205,824–new

Exited since Q3 2017

129 rows
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker4.8%$183m
CAESARS ACQUISITION CO no ticker3.2%$122m
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INC1.9%$71.2m
TWITTER INC no ticker1.6%$62.7m
KHC KRAFT HEINZ CO1.4%$53.1m
ZTS ZOETIS INC1.2%$43.8m
EXA CORP no ticker1.1%$42.2m
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC no ticker1.0%$37.0m
CNDT CONDUENT INC0.9%$36.1m
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO0.8%$31.4m
CPB THE CAMPBELLS COMPANY0.7%$26.8m
KEL KELLANOVA0.6%$23.9m
GIS GENERAL MILLS INC0.6%$22.8m
CARS CARS COM INC0.6%$21.6m
SYNA SYNAPTICS INC0.5%$18.8m
META META PLATFORMS INC0.5%$18.7m
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INC0.5%$18.4m
MAKEMYTRIP LIMITED MAURITIUS no ticker0.4%$16.8m
SHIRE PLC no ticker0.4%$13.8m
LW LAMB WESTON HLDGS INC0.3%$13.2m
NEWSTAR FINANCIAL INC no ticker0.3%$13.0m
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD0.3%$12.7m
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC0.3%$12.4m
CALPINE CORP no ticker0.3%$11.0m
NOW SERVICENOW INC0.3%$10.6m
KBH KB HOME0.3%$10.4m
AMZN AMAZON COM INC0.3%$9.6m
BAZAARVOICE INC no ticker0.2%$8.0m
ORCL ORACLE CORP0.2%$7.3m
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD no ticker0.2%$7.1m
ATHM AUTOHOME INC0.2%$6.3m
AWK AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW0.2%$6.2m
ADVISORY BRD CO no ticker0.2%$6.1m
AA ALCOA CORP0.2%$5.8m
INTU INTUIT0.1%$5.7m
IMPERVA INC no ticker0.1%$5.5m
CJ1EUR C&J ENERGY SVCS INC NEW0.1%$5.4m
WPXUSD WPX ENERGY INC0.1%$5.2m
APC3EUR ANADARKO PETE CORP0.1%$4.9m
USFD US FOODS HLDG CORP0.1%$4.7m
CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC0.1%$4.0m
BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODS INC no ticker0.10%$3.7m
WLHUSD LYON WILLIAM HOMES0.10%$3.6m
ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP no ticker0.09%$3.5m
PACB PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES CALIF IN0.09%$3.5m
NUANEUR NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC0.06%$2.4m
DSPGEUR DSP GROUPS INC0.05%$1.8m
ITCIEUR INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES INC0.05%$1.8m
CLDR CLOUDERA INC0.04%$1.5m
CALX CALIX INC0.04%$1.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified73.3%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.5%
  • Technology5.3%
  • Energy3.0%
  • Communication Services3.0%
  • Healthcare2.5%
  • Real Estate1.8%
  • Consumer Defensive1.6%
  • Financial Services1.5%
  • Industrials0.3%
  • Basic Materials0.1%
  • Utilities0.02%

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