Hedge Fund - Paulson & Co

John Paulson Bio, Returns, AUM, Net Worth

John Paulson started Paulson & Co in 1994. He became famous for his bets against subprime mortgages. Before that he was relatively unknown and pursuing a merger arbitrage strategy with mediocre returns. In 2010, he made $5 Billion by betting on gold.

John Paulson started Paulson & Co in 1994. He became famous for his bets against subprime mortgages. Before that he was relatively unknown and pursuing a merger arbitrage strategy with mediocre returns. In 2010, he made $5 Billion by betting on gold.

John Paulson is not a great stock picker. His strength is in macro-themed investments. He doesn’t pick a single or a couple of stocks from a sector. He picks a bunch of stocks from each sector in which he invests.

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John Paulson
Fund Profile
Filing Period:
Fund Name: Paulson & Co
Manager John Paulson
Portfolio Value $34,272,322,000
Change This QTR +1.17%
Fund Holdings Sector Distribution
Top 13F Holdings
Filing Period:
No. Security Ticker Shares Value Activity % Port History
1. GLD 31,500,000 $4,405,590,000 12.85%
2. AU 41,046,974 $1,968,202,000 +1% 5.74%
3. RIG 24,467,500 $1,907,242,000 +240% 5.56%
4. C 41,272,220 $1,824,232,000 -1% 5.32%
5. APC 21,233,885 $1,739,480,000 -1% 5.07%
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