But apparently Paulson is still confident with gold. Gold ETF (GLD) was his largest purchase in the second quarter, followed by HCA Inc., a non-governmental hospital in the U.S. He also bought Equinix, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Quest Software, Cooper Industries etc. He sold positions in Anadarko Petroleum, Delphi Automotive, Medco Health, El Paso, Capital One, Baxter International etc.
As of 06/30/2012, Paulson & Co. owns 69 stocks with a total value of $12 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.
- New Purchases: HCA, EQIX, JPM, CBE, CVC, NCQ,
- Added Positions: GLD, QSFT, GET, NG, ANV,
- Reduced Positions: DLPH, COF, BAX, XL, ACAS, SNI, HHC,
- Sold Out: APC, MMI, STI, MLU, FDO, TNB, URI, WLT, MRX, THC, BZH, NWS, TEVA, CHMT, QUAD,
This is the sector weightings of his portfolio:
| Basic Materials | 15.6% |
| Health Care | 13% |
| Financials | 12.6% |
| Consumer Goods | 8.7% |
| Consumer Services | 7% |
| Industrials | 4.7% |
| Not Assigned | 3.1% |
| Technology | 2.1% |
| Utilities | 0.5% |
| Telecom | 0.1% |
These are the top 5 holdings of John Paulson
- SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD) - 21,837,552 shares, 28.3% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 26.15%
- AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (AU) - 32,761,921 shares, 9.4% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.21%
- Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH) - 32,264,336 shares, 6.9% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 29.14%
- The Hartford Financial Services Grup Inc (HIG) - 31,344,200 shares, 4.6% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 16.35%
- Mylan Inc. (MYL) - 24,503,400 shares, 4.4% of the total portfolio.
New Purchase: HCA Inc (HCA)
John Paulson initiated holdings in Hca Holdings Inc. His purchase prices were between $24.13 and $30.75, with an estimated average price of $26.45. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2%. His holdings were 7,950,000 shares as of 06/30/2012. HCA Inc. is a non-governmental hospital in the U.S. Hca Holdings Inc has a market cap of $11.94 billion; its shares were traded at around $27.21 with a P/E ratio of 8.1 and P/S ratio of 0.4.
New Purchase: Equinix Inc (EQIX)
John Paulson initiated holdings in Equinix Inc. His purchase prices were between $148.92 and $175.28, with an estimated average price of $160.93. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.5%. His holdings were 1,013,600 shares as of 06/30/2012. Equinix designs, builds and operates neutral Internet Business Exchangecenters where Internet businesses place their equipment and their network facilities in order to interconnect with each other. Equinix Inc has a market cap of $8.77 billion; its shares were traded at around $180.19 with a P/E ratio of 89 and P/S ratio of 5.5. Equinix Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 44.9% over the past 5 years.
New Purchase: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)
John Paulson initiated holdings in Jpmorgan Chase & Co.. His purchase prices were between $31.51 and $45.67, with an estimated average price of $38.39. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.2%. His holdings were 4,000,000 shares as of 06/30/2012. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm. Jpmorgan Chase & Co. has a market cap of $140.73 billion; its shares were traded at around $37.01 with a P/E ratio of 8.3 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of Jpmorgan Chase & Co. stocks is 3.3%.
New Purchase: Cooper Industries Plc (CBE)
John Paulson initiated holdings in Cooper Industries Plc. His purchase prices were between $56.38 and $71.54, with an estimated average price of $64.87. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.57%. His holdings were 1,000,000 shares as of 06/30/2012. Cooper Industries Plc, formerly Cooper Industries, Ltd. Cooper Industries Plc has a market cap of $11.79 billion; its shares were traded at around $73.76 with a P/E ratio of 17.8 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Cooper Industries Plc stocks is 1.7%. Cooper Industries Plc had an annual average earnings growth of 7.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cooper Industries Plc the business predictability rank of 4-star.
New Purchase: Cablevision Systems Corporation (CVC)
John Paulson initiated holdings in Cablevision Systems Corporation. His purchase prices were between $10.95 and $14.83, with an estimated average price of $12.69. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.23%. His holdings were 2,100,000 shares as of 06/30/2012. Cablevision Systems Corp. is one of the nation's entertainment and telecommunications companies. Cablevision Systems Corporation has a market cap of $4.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $15.46 with a P/E ratio of 18.5 and P/S ratio of 0.6. The dividend yield of Cablevision Systems Corporation stocks is 3.9%. Cablevision Systems Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 9% over the past 10 years.
New Purchase: Novacopper Inc (NCQ)
John Paulson initiated holdings in Novacopper Inc. His purchase prices were between $1.95 and $3.6, with an estimated average price of $2.56. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. His holdings were 5,995,077 shares as of 06/30/2012. NovaCopper Inc. is a base metals exploration company focused on exploring and developing the Ambler copper-zinc-lead-gold-silver deposits project in Northwest Alaska. Novacopper Inc has a market cap of $82.6 million; its shares were traded at around $1.69 .
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