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George SorosThe Man Who Broke the Bank of England

Soros Fund Management (founder)

United States

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George Soros — Investment style

Growth5Value

Targets macro mispricings, not a strict growth/value style

Macro1Companies

Builds trades around currencies, rates and policy shifts

Quantitative7Qualitative

Emphasizes reflexivity, sentiment and discretionary judgment

Short term3Long term

Changes large positions when macro conditions shift

Concentrated2Diversified

Takes concentrated positions when conviction is high

Aggressive2Conservative

Accepts major drawdowns from bold directional wagers

Leveraged2Unleveraged

Uses leverage and derivatives to amplify market exposure

Short5Long positions

Trades both long and short across markets

Innovative4Traditional

Applies flexible strategies to familiar markets

Alternative assets5Stocks

Trades stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities

Style and evaluation scores are subjective HappyStock editorial assessments.

Evaluation scores

Long-term excess returns10/10

Quantum averaged roughly 30% yearly over its early decades

Performance consistency7/10

Long-term strength, but deep losses in 1998 and 2000

Downside protection3/10

Large setbacks in 1987 and 2000 show limited protection

Replicability3/10

Macro timing and reflexivity calls are hard to replicate

Explosiveness10/10

Quantum Fund reportedly returned about 122% in 1985

Top 3 investment successes

Profiting From the Pound Crisis : In September 1992, Quantum Fund under Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller made a large bet against sterling After Britain exited the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, the trade reportedly earned about $1 billion
Major Dollar-Weakness Trade : In 1985, Soros took large positions benefiting from a weaker US dollar and stronger Japanese yen and German mark As the dollar declined, the Quantum Fund reportedly gained about 122% that year
Profits From Yen Weakness : From late 2012 into early 2013, Soros Fund Management earned roughly $1 billion from positions benefiting from a falling yen amid Japanese monetary easing The trade was managed under CIO Scott Bessent, not solely by Soros

Top 3 investment setbacks

Black Monday Trading Loss : Around the 1987 stock-market crash, Soros mistimed the unwinding of futures positions Quantum reportedly lost at least $350 million on these trades, although its return for the full calendar year remained positive
Losses in the Russian Crisis : In 1998, the collapse of Russian financial markets and the ruble crisis cost the Soros Quantum group of funds as much as about $2 billion The losses exposed severe sovereign-credit and liquidity risk
Dot-Com Bust and Technology Losses : Early in 2000, wrong-way bets on technology shares and the euro pushed the Quantum Fund down roughly 22% by late April Soros subsequently overhauled the funds and moved toward a lower-risk structure

Top 10 reported SEC 13F holdings

Quarter ended: 2026-06-30 · Filed: 2026-08-14

#	Top 10 reported SEC 13F holdings	Share of reported 13F value
1	Amazon (AMZN)	3%
2	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)	3%
3	Global Payments notes	3%
4	Alphabet Class A (GOOGL)	3%
5	NVIDIA (NVDA)	3%
6	Electronic Arts (EA)	2%
7	BILL Holdings notes	2%
8	PG&E notes	2%
9	Rivian Automotive notes	2%
10	Apple (AAPL)	2%

SEC 13F covers reported positions of an associated investment manager, not the investor’s full current portfolio.