Paulson & Co. (PCI)
Paulson & Co. (PCI) is an employee owned hedge fund. The fund primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles along with accounts for banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, and corporations. The firm invests in the public equity markets while employing merger arbitrage, event-driven, and long/short strategies. The fund was founded in 1994 and is based in New York, New York.
John Paulson is the founder of Paulson & Co. He attended New York University's College of Business and Public Administration and was the Valedictorian of his class. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to forming Paulson & Co. he worked at Boston Consulting Group, Odyssey Partners, Bear Stearns and became a general partner at Gruss Partners.
The hedge fund made big headlines in 2008 after John Paulson made an estimated $3-$4 billion for himself by betting against the US housing market.
Paulson & Co.'s biggest positions at the end of 2010 were: SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE: AU), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C), and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).
View the rest of Paulson & Co.'s portfolio here.
John Paulson is the founder of Paulson & Co. He attended New York University's College of Business and Public Administration and was the Valedictorian of his class. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to forming Paulson & Co. he worked at Boston Consulting Group, Odyssey Partners, Bear Stearns and became a general partner at Gruss Partners.
The hedge fund made big headlines in 2008 after John Paulson made an estimated $3-$4 billion for himself by betting against the US housing market.
Paulson & Co.'s biggest positions at the end of 2010 were: SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE: AU), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C), and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).
View the rest of Paulson & Co.'s portfolio here.
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Paulson & Co. (PCI)'s Portfolio
| Company | Ticker | # of Shares | Change | Price | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDR Gold Trust | GLD | 21,837,552 | $130.59 | $2,851,765,916 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Sprint Nextel | S | 231,153,000 | +103,460,000 | $7.00 | $1,618,071,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Life Technologies Corporation | LIFE | 14,773,700 | +773,700 | $74.21 | $1,096,356,277 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Realogy Holdings | RLGY | 13,302,344 | $49.87 | $663,387,896 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Plains Exploration & Production Co. | PXP | 12,800,000 | $48.90 | $625,920,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Mylan, Inc. | MYL | 18,073,400 | -6,430,000 | $31.27 | $565,155,218 | History » | Related Stories » |
| MGM Resorts International | MGM | 37,387,600 | -258,000 | $14.99 | $560,440,124 | History » | Related Stories » |
| GRIFOLS SP ADR-B | GRFS | 20,054,379 | +19,531,113 | $26.53 | $532,042,675 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Delphi Automotive PLC | DLPH | 8,700,000 | -4,803,255 | $52.09 | $453,183,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| MetroPCS Communications | PCS | 36,300,000 | +4,500,000 | $11.84 | $429,792,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Aetna, Inc. | AET | 6,500,000 | +2,000,000 | $61.82 | $401,830,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | PXD | 2,544,000 | +1,544,000 | $153.06 | $389,384,640 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Equinix, Inc. | EQIX | 2,100,000 | $185.25 | $389,025,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| AMC NETWORKS-A | AMCX | 5,930,000 | $64.66 | $383,433,800 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Bank of America Corp. | BAC | 27,333,865 | +15,521,012 | $13.19 | $360,533,680 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | HIG | 10,958,270 | +10,858,270 | $29.69 | $325,351,037 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | FDO | 5,000,000 | +5,000,000 | $63.20 | $316,000,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| 50,000,000 | +47,488,330 | $5.77 | $288,500,000 | History » | Related Stories » | ||
| McMoRan Exploration Co. | MMR | 16,100,000 | +543,700 | $16.75 | $269,675,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | FCX | 9,000,000 | $29.19 | $262,710,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| POPULAR | BPOP | 8,828,948 | +3,620,000 | $28.81 | $254,361,992 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Cablevision Systems Corp. | CVC | 16,692,000 | +4,544,200 | $15.19 | $253,551,480 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | COF | 3,632,434 | $61.81 | $224,520,746 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Hess Corp. | HES | 2,693,580 | +2,693,580 | $66.38 | $178,799,841 | History » | Related Stories » |
| CNO Financial Group | CNO | 13,481,527 | -8,029,873 | $12.74 | $171,754,654 | History » | Related Stories » |
| CAESARS ENTMNT | CZR | 12,372,835 | $13.15 | $162,702,781 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Bank of America Corp. | BAC | 11,812,853 | $13.19 | $155,811,532 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Rock-Tenn Co. Cl A | RKT | 1,400,000 | -200,000 | $105.77 | $148,078,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Radian Group, Inc. | RDN | 11,550,000 | +8,020,300 | $12.73 | $147,031,500 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Scripps Networks Interactive | SNI | 2,100,000 | $67.76 | $142,296,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 3,491,000 | $40.66 | $141,944,060 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| InterOil | IOC | 1,870,000 | +1,870,000 | $75.11 | $140,455,700 | History » | Related Stories » |
| InterDigital, Inc. | IDCC | 3,000,000 | $46.11 | $138,330,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | COF | 2,200,000 | -1,432,434 | $61.81 | $135,982,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| HCA Holdings | HCA | 3,414,926 | -3,535,074 | $38.75 | $132,328,383 | History » | Related Stories » |
| MGIC Investment Corp. | MTG | 17,000,000 | +17,000,000 | $6.35 | $107,950,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| W. P. Carey, Inc. | WPC | 1,602,360 | $66.56 | $106,653,082 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Genworth Financial Inc. Cl A | GNW | 9,000,000 | +5,100,000 | $11.27 | $101,430,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Hillshire Brands | HSH | 3,000,000 | -2,047,308 | $33.39 | $100,170,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Kinder Morgan | KMI | 2,511,670 | +2,511,670 | $38.06 | $95,594,161 | History » | Related Stories » |
| William Lyon Homes, Inc. | WLH | 3,322,667 | +3,322,667 | $24.91 | $82,767,635 | History » | Related Stories » |
| NovaGold Resources, Inc. | NG | 35,933,514 | -37,004 | $2.26 | $81,209,742 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | MJN | 1,000,000 | $80.83 | $80,830,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties | RHP | 2,150,000 | -2,150,459 | $36.99 | $79,528,500 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Vodafone Group PLC | VOD | 2,800,000 | +2,800,000 | $27.90 | $78,120,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Gardner Denver, Inc. | GDI | 1,000,000 | +1,000,000 | $75.37 | $75,370,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| CLEARWIRE CORPORATION CLASS A | CLWR | 16,000,000 | +5,796,900 | $4.70 | $75,200,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| H.J. Heinz Co. | HNZ | 1,000,000 | +1,000,000 | $72.49 | $72,490,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICAL | JAZZ | 1,000,000 | $68.28 | $68,280,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Randgold Resources Ltd | GOLD | 926,192 | -4,310 | $70.23 | $65,046,465 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Boise | BZ | 7,016,300 | $8.51 | $59,708,713 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Cascade Corp. | CASC | 900,000 | $64.98 | $58,482,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Resolute Forest Products | RFP | 4,200,807 | $13.88 | $58,307,202 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | FNF | 2,500,000 | $23.26 | $58,150,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Post Holdings | POST | 1,230,300 | $46.27 | $56,925,981 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Citigroup, Inc. | C | 1,000,000 | +1,000,000 | $49.53 | $49,530,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| American Capital Ltd | ACAS | 3,784,700 | $12.89 | $48,784,783 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Leap Wireless International, Inc. | LEAP | 7,800,000 | $6.03 | $47,034,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADS (CALL) | AU | 3,035,100 | +3,035,100 | $15.17 | $46,042,467 | History » | Related Stories » |
| National Bank Holdings Corp. | NBHC | 2,175,155 | $18.91 | $41,132,182 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| DEX MEDIA | DXM | 1,878,927 | +1,878,927 | $18.82 | $35,361,407 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Howard Hughes | HHC | 315,000 | $108.15 | $34,067,250 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| CreXus Investment Corp | CXS | 2,400,000 | $13.04 | $31,296,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Duff & Phelps Corp. Cl A | DUF | 2,000,000 | +1,743,800 | $15.54 | $31,080,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Felcor Lodging Trust, Inc. | FCH | 5,000,000 | $6.00 | $30,000,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Agnico Eagle Mines | AEM | 1,011,880 | -4,720 | $28.82 | $29,162,382 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | ANR | 4,000,000 | -2,000,000 | $5.60 | $22,400,000 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Cobalt International Energy | CIE | 760,500 | +760,500 | $26.53 | $20,176,065 | History » | Related Stories » |
| IAMGOLD Corp. | IAG | 3,863,912 | -17,988 | $4.92 | $19,010,448 | History » | Related Stories » |
| STATE BK FINL | STBZ | 1,262,200 | $15.01 | $18,945,622 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Strategic Hotels & Resorts | BEE | 1,640,000 | $8.94 | $14,661,600 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| SUPERMEDIA | SPMD | 2,607,504 | $5.25 | $13,689,396 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| NovaCopper, Inc. | NCQ | 5,912,709 | -8,899 | $1.86 | $10,997,639 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Allied Nevada Gold | ANV | 1,502,184 | -7,037 | $7.14 | $10,725,594 | History » | Related Stories » |
| AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADS | AU | 665,404 | -219,355 | $15.17 | $10,094,179 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Dex One Corp. | DEXO | 3,676,394 | $2.38 | $8,749,818 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 835,051 | $9.89 | $8,258,655 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 820,490 | -14,561 | $9.89 | $8,114,647 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Barrick Gold Corp. (CALL) | ABX | 360,000 | +360,000 | $18.01 | $6,483,600 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 623,968 | -211,083 | $9.89 | $6,171,044 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 617,578 | -217,473 | $9.89 | $6,107,847 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 602,433 | -232,618 | $9.89 | $5,958,063 | History » | Related Stories » |
| International Tower Hill Mines | THM | 8,908,000 | -41,654 | $0.61 | $5,433,880 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 510,524 | -324,527 | $9.89 | $5,049,083 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Shire plc | SHPGF | 125,236 | -1,124 | $32.80 | $4,107,741 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADS | RBS | 406,180 | -428,871 | $9.89 | $4,017,121 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | HIG | 100,000 | $29.69 | $2,969,000 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | SHO | 246,458 | $11.89 | $2,930,386 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. | PNK | 126,000 | $19.60 | $2,469,600 | History » | Related Stories » | |
| Gold Fields Ltd. ADS | GFI | 50,606 | -31,099 | $5.67 | $286,937 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Sibanye Gold Ltd | SBGL | 9,223 | +9,223 | $3.51 | $32,373 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Fairpoint Communications, Inc. | FRCMQ | 900,000 | -98,895 | $0.00 | $0 | History » | Related Stories » |
| Barrick Gold Corp. | ABX | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| Murphy Oil Corp. | MUR | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| Nexen, Inc. | NXY | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| NRG Energy, Inc. | NRG | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. | PBH | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. | RAH | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| TNS, Inc. | TNS | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
| XL Group | XL | Liquidated | History » | Related Stories » | |||
