John Paulson

John Paulson is a New York-based American family office manager in finance, born in 1955. He has an estimated net worth of ~$9.8 billion Wikidata. News coverage describes him as a hedge fund manager who made billions by betting against the U.S. housing market NewsAPI.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records list 116 insider filings associated with Paulson John and companies including Delphi Automotive, Cheniere Energy, Realogy Holdings, BrightSphere Investment Group, and NovaCopper SEC EDGAR. Most recent filings use Forms 4 and 4/A, which generally report changes in an insider’s ownership of a public company’s securities; the records do not by themselves establish the size or outcome of each transaction SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

The Paulson Family Foundation in Florida reported $1.401 billion in assets and $66.6 million in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. A similarly named Minnesota foundation reported $0 in grants and $1 in assets for 2022, while Paulson Charitable Foundation Inc. in Washington, D.C., reported $48,900 in grants and $558,350 in assets for 2023 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

The available FEC data represents only the most recent 100 contributions and covers at least 100 federal contributions, so the figures are not a complete lifetime record FEC. In this sample, contributions totaled $311,063.02: $120,855.69 was classified as Republican, $190,107.33 as PAC/Other, and $100 as unknown FEC. The largest listed recipients were Trump-Graham Majority Fund ($100,000), the Republican National Committee ($90,000), Opportunity and Freedom PAC ($45,000), Graham Majority Fund ($25,000), and Sullivan Victory ($10,000) FEC.

In the News

Markets Insider reported that Paulson & Co. disclosed its holdings as of June 30, 2026, including a new stake in Alphabet and an exit from Agnico Eagle Mines NewsAPI. The report also said the firm increased its position in International Tower Hill Mines and reduced positions in Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Acadian Asset Management NewsAPI.