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John Paulson

Paulson & Co. Inc. · Holdings as of Dec 31, 2024, filed by Feb 15, 2025 · US long stock positions only

The greatest trade ever

Reported value
$2B
13 positions shown
Copycat since 2016
2.08x
7% per year · low coverage
vs SPY
behind
SPY 3.57x same window
Top position
MDGL
38% of book

Copying these filings vs SPY

$1 at every deadline since 2016
SPY 3.57x John Paulson 2.08x
Price returns, dividends excluded on both lines. A copycat of public filings traded at each deadline, not the fund's actual performance. Only 80% of this book is priceable; read the line loosely.
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The book

tile = share of the filed book · tap a tile for the ticker · Dec 2024
MDGL 38% PPTA 16% AAMI 14% BHC 13% NG 5% THRY 4% AEM 4% THM 2% SA 1% TMQ 1% EQX 1% IAG 1%
SymbolValue% of bookvs prior quarter
MDGL $630M 38% unchanged
PPTA $264M 16% unchanged
AAMI $236M 14% unchanged
BHC $213M 13% unchanged
NG $91M 5% unchanged
THRY $63M 4% added
AEM $61M 4% unchanged
THM $29M 2% unchanged
SA $24M 1% unchanged
TMQ $17M 1% unchanged
EQX $13M 1% unchanged
IAG $10M 1% unchanged
GOOGL $2M 0% new
Positions built under SEC confidential treatment appear only after the SEC releases them. Cash, foreign listings and shorts never appear in these filings.