Soros Q2 Holdings: Significantly Increases S&P 500 Index ETF Put Options, Reduces AstraZeneca (AZN.US)

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Aug 15

According to disclosures from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), financial heavyweight George Soros' Soros Fund Management has submitted its second quarter holdings report (13F) for the period ending June 30, 2025. According to statistics, the fund's total holdings market value reached $7.97 billion in the second quarter, compared to $6.70 billion in the previous quarter, representing a 19% quarter-over-quarter increase. The fund added 80 new stocks and increased positions in 60 stocks during the second quarter. Simultaneously, the fund reduced positions in 45 stocks and completely exited 87 stocks. Among these, the top ten holdings accounted for 28.11% of the total market value.

Among the top five heavy holdings, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Put Options (SPY.US, PUT) ranked first, holding approximately 540,000 shares with a market value of about $332 million, representing 4.17% of the investment portfolio. The position increased dramatically by 168.75% compared to the previous quarter. Paper packaging giant Smurfit WestRock (SW.US) ranked second, holding approximately 7.48 million shares with a market value of about $323 million, representing 4.05% of the investment portfolio, with holdings increasing 9.16% from the previous quarter. First Solar Call Options (FSLR.US, CALL) ranked third, holding approximately 1.64 million shares with a market value of about $271 million, representing 3.40% of the investment portfolio, with holdings increasing 2.39% from the previous quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF Put Options (IWM.US, PUT) ranked fourth, holding 1.05 million shares with a market value of about $227 million, representing 2.84% of the investment portfolio, with holdings increasing 320.00% from the previous quarter. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF Call Options (QQQ.US, CALL) ranked fifth, holding 400,000 shares with a market value of about $221 million, representing 2.77% of the investment portfolio, marking a new position.

From the perspective of position proportion changes, the top five purchases were: Invesco QQQ Trust ETF Call Options, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Put Options, Globant (GLOB.US) notes, iShares Russell 2000 ETF Put Options, and SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF Put Options (XLP.US, PUT). The top five sales were: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.US), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Call Options (TLT.US, CALL), SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US), American Electric Power (AEP.US), and Apple Put Options (AAPL.US, PUT).

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