Paulson & Co. Inc 13F annual report
Paulson & Co. Inc is an investment fund managing more than $1.35 trillion ran by Stuart Merzer. There are currently 16 companies in Mr. Merzer’s portfolio. The largest investments include Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc and Brightsphere Invt Group Inc, together worth $717 billion.
$1.35 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 7th August 2024, Paulson & Co. Inc’s top holding is 1,850,000 shares of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc currently worth over $518 billion and making up 38.3% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc, Paulson & Co. Inc owns less than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 8,950,121 shares of Brightsphere Invt Group Inc worth $198 billion.
The third-largest holding is Bausch Health Cos Inc worth $184 billion and the next is Perpetua Resources Corp worth $129 billion, with 24,771,542 shares owned.
Currently, Paulson & Co. Inc's portfolio is worth at least $1.35 trillion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash
assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.
Careers at Paulson & Co. Inc
The Paulson & Co. Inc office and employees reside in New York, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Stuart Merzer serves as the General Counsel at Paulson & Co. Inc.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Paulson & Co. Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in
Everbridge Inc and bought 1,225 shares worth $42.9 million.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
Everbridge Inc makes up
100.0%
of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has grown its share price by 54.8% in the past year.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc by buying
75,000 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc total 1,850,000 shares worth $518 billion.
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc soared 40.5% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Paulson & Co. Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Paulson & Co. Inc closed its position in Newmark Inc on 14th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 3,000,000 shares for $33.3 billion.
Stuart Merzer also disclosed a decreased stake in AngloGold Ashanti Plc by 0.3%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $48.6 billion and 1,932,905 shares.
One of the largest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Paulson & Co. Inc are Krilogy and Fulton Breakefield Broenniman. They manage $1.35 trillion and $1.35 trillion respectively.
Stuart Merzer investment strategy
Paulson & Co. Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 38.3% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
25.0% of the portfolio companies
are based in the United States.
The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks.
Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up
6% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 6.3% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $2.86 billion.
The complete list of Paulson & Co. Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 14th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.
| Security | Shares Owned | Value | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc |
4.23%
1,850,000
|
$518,296,000,000 | 38.31% |
| Brightsphere Invt Group Inc |
No change
8,950,121
|
$198,424,183,000 | 14.67% |
| Bausch Health Cos Inc |
No change
26,439,035
|
$184,280,074,000 | 13.62% |
| Perpetua Resources Corp |
No change
24,771,542
|
$128,812,018,000 | 9.52% |
| Novagold Res Inc |
No change
27,238,061
|
$94,243,691,000 | 6.97% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd |
No change
783,561
|
$51,244,889,000 | 3.79% |
| AngloGold Ashanti Plc. |
34.10%
1,932,905
|
$48,573,903,000 | 3.59% |
| Thryv Hldgs Inc |
No change
2,000,000
|
$35,640,000,000 | 2.63% |
| Newmark Group Inc |
Closed
3,000,000
|
$33,270,000,000 | |
| International Tower Hill Min |
No change
64,198,980
|
$31,739,976,000 | 2.35% |
| Seabridge Gold, Inc. |
No change
2,070,000
|
$28,338,300,000 | 2.09% |
| Equinox Gold Corp |
No change
2,500,000
|
$13,075,000,000 | 0.97% |
| Trilogy Metals Inc |
No change
14,326,996
|
$7,292,441,000 | 0.54% |
| Iamgold Corp. |
No change
1,850,000
|
$6,937,500,000 | 0.51% |
| Tellurian Inc |
No change
5,340,663
|
$3,698,943,000 | 0.27% |
| Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd |
Closed
50,000
|
$3,618,000,000 | |
| Altice USA Inc |
No change
1,160,265
|
$2,366,941,000 | 0.17% |
| Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. |
Closed
58,006
|
$551,637,000 | |
| Everbridge Inc |
Opened
1,225
|
$42,863,000 | 0.00% |
| No transactions found | |||
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