George Soros (Trades, Portfolio), the founder of Soros Fund Management, sold shares of the following stocks during the third quarter.
The guru closed the holding of NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI, Financial). The trade had an impact of -3.71% on the portfolio.
The semiconductor manufacturer has a market cap of $24.06 billion and an enterprise value of $29.71 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 20.85% and return on assets of 11.61% are outperforming 51% of companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.31 is below the industry median of 1.69.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.55% of outstanding shares, followed by John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.87%, Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.69% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.5%.
Soros exited his Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL, Financial) stake. The trade had an impact of -1.51% on the portfolio.
The aviation and high-integrity solutions company has a market cap of $21.34 billion and an enterprise value of $27.91 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 15.99% and return on assets of 5.52% are outperforming 72% of companies in the Global Aerospace and Defense industry. Its financial strength is rated of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.53.
The largest shareholder of the company is Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% of outstanding shares, followed by John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 0.17% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%.
The guru trimmed his Spotify Technology SA (SPOT, Financial) position by 62.52%. The trade had an impact of -1.36% on the portfolio.
The music streaming subscription service has a market cap of $23.32 billion and an enterprise value of $22.64 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 2 out of 10. The return on equity of -143.13% and return on assets of -40.43% are underperforming 99.99% of companies in the Global Internet Content and Information industry. Its financial strength is rated 8 out of 10 with no debt.
Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 7.12% of outstanding shares, followed by Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.57%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%.
The guru sold out of XL Group Ltd. (XL, Financial). The trade impacted the portfolio by -1.27%.
The provider of insurance and reinsurance products has a market cap of $14.85 billion and an enterprise value of $16.13 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of -5.42% and return on assets of -0.85% are underperforming 92% of companies in the Global Insurance - Property and Casualty industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.90 is below the industry median of 2.82.
The Netflix Inc. (NFLX, Financial) holding was trimmed by 88.52%, impacting the portfolio by -0.73%.
The video and TV streaming platform has a market cap of $116.43 billion and an enterprise value of $128.41 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 30.90% and return on assets of 6.18% are outperforming 67% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.37 is below the industry median of 0.82.
Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.21% of outstanding shares, followed by Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.72%, Coleman with 0.49% and Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.3%.
The JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM, Financial) position was cut by 59.22%, impacting the portfolio by -0.72%.
The financial institution has a market cap of $55 billion and an enterprise value of $304 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.82% and return on assets of 1.15% are outperforming 62% of companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.25 is below the industry median of 1.22.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.07% of outstanding shares, followed by Dodge & Cox with 0.75%, PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.7% and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.36%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
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