John Paulson Portfolio
Invests via Paulson & Co. | Managed by John Paulson
Invests via Paulson & Co.
Managed by John Paulson
Automatically Tracked
John Paulson Profile
Veteran hedge fund manager and founder of Paulson & Co., John Paulson built a reputation in event-driven and opportunistic macro investing. He is best known for profiting from the 2007 US housing bust through concentrated credit-default-swap positions that produced multibillion-dollar gains. The firm has since deployed capital across merger arbitrage, distressed credit, and commodity-focused strategies including gold. A Harvard Business School alumnus, he has also pursued activist stakes and liquid hedge funds, positioning capital where idiosyncratic credit and special-situation opportunities arise.
Veteran hedge fund manager and founder of Paulson & Co., John Paulson built a reputation in event-driven and opportunistic macro investing. He is best known for profiting from the 2007 US housing bust through concentrated credit-default-swap positions that produced multibillion-dollar gains. The firm has since deployed capital across merger arbitrage, distressed credit, and commodity-focused strategies including gold. A Harvard Business School alumnus, he has also pursued activist stakes and liquid hedge funds, positioning capital where idiosyncratic credit and special-situation opportunities arise.
Investment Philosophy & Strategy
Pragmatic opportunism guides capital allocation: concentrate where asymmetric risk-reward is identifiable, primarily in idiosyncratic credit, distressed situations, merger arbitrage and select macro themes. Emphasizes event-driven, relative-value and activist levers to extract value from mispriced credit and corporate complexity, pairing deep credit underwriting with tactical macro overlays. Deployment favors concentrated, high-conviction positions with defined exit triggers, active hedging of tail risks, and a horizon that spans months to several years depending on realization catalysts. Risk discipline centers on stress-tested scenarios, conviction sizing, liquidity awareness and opportunistic redeployment into dislocations.
Pragmatic opportunism guides capital allocation: concentrate where asymmetric risk-reward is identifiable, primarily in idiosyncratic credit, distressed situations, merger arbitrage and select macro themes. Emphasizes event-driven, relative-value and activist levers to extract value from mispriced credit and corporate complexity, pairing deep credit underwriting with tactical macro overlays. Deployment favors concentrated, high-conviction positions with defined exit triggers, active hedging of tail risks, and a horizon that spans months to several years depending on realization catalysts. Risk discipline centers on stress-tested scenarios, conviction sizing, liquidity awareness and opportunistic redeployment into dislocations.
Disclaimer: This Portfolio is derived from and computed based on publicly available data from SEC filings.
Gain and growth charts are calculated per selected timeframe:
37.29%
Gain
Monthly
0.18%
Yearly
2.17%
Drawdown
43.99%
$2.86B
Equity
Holdings
$2.86B
Investment
$2.04B
$1.41B
Profit -$4.93M
Realized
$588.33M
Unrealized
$820.06M
Dividends
$1.46B
Goals
Avg. 44.33% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 12% 2026
Yearly
Loss < 30% 2026
Yearly
Gain < 20% 2026
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
0%
Profit
-$4.93M
Win %
52%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-0.98%
Profit
-$28.38M
Win %
52%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
-5.55%
Profit
-$168.08M
Win %
52%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
-8.07%
Profit
-$250.96M
Win %
55%
Events
Loading...
Dividends
Dividend Analysis
Loading...
No Data
| Trades 2770 | Longs Won 1186/2770 42% | Profit Factor 1.08 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $49.85M |
| Average Win $15.79M | Best Trade (Sep 30) $760.93M | Sharpe Ratio -54.38 |
| Average Loss -$10.93M | Worst Trade (Sep 29) -$1.38B | Z-Score -11.79 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 4m 4w | Expectancy $508,442.35 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | 6.88% | 15.41% | 24.68% | 34.48% | 44.69% | 55.23% | 66.07% | 77.16% | 88.48% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 262 | 235 | 209 | 183 | 157 | 131 | 105 | 78 | 52 | 26 |
Hover over the desired column for a detailed explanation.
Returns
Overall, MonthlyNo Data
Option values are updated at end of day.
No Data
No Data
Option values are updated at end of day.
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
