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Here are the latest stock-market moves by the top billionaire stock pickers

Arjun Reddy
2019-06-05T10:03:00Z
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FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, at the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo/File Photo
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  • The top billionaire stock investors having been shifting their portfolios amid the recent stock-market volatility, according to a new report.
  • Markets Insider details the latest moves and largest positions of 12 billionaire investors.
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Some of the world's top stock pickers are making moves amid the recent and accentuated stock-market volatility, which has been caused by trade tensions and concerns about the Fed's monetary policy stance.

Markets Insider details the latest moves and top holdings of 12 billionaire investors, using data from WalletHub.com. The data represents the investors' positions as of March 31, 2019.

Interestingly, the stock pickers have widely varying views on the market with only one stock, Chipotle (CMG), registering in the top-three holdings of more than one investor. Both Jim Simons of Renaissance and Bill Ackman of Pershing Square own the burrito chain. 

In addition, the investors were often on opposites sides of trades during the first quarter. Simons was buying Starbucks (SBUX) while Ackman was selling. John Paulson bought Celgene (CELG) as Ray Dalio sold his stake. And Carl Icahn bought Caesar's Entertainment (CZR) as George Soros unloaded his shares.

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Some investors, however, were making the same moves. Ackman and Loeb both bought United Technologies (UTX) while both Paulson and Robertson were selling NXP Semiconductors (NXPI).

We detail the investors' holdings below, ranked by position among the world's richest people (per WalletHub):

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Bill Ackman

bill ackman
Bill Ackman, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 18, 2017. Reuters / Richard Brian

Billionaire rank: 1,999

Firm name: Pershing Square

Biggest buy: United Technologies (UTX)

Biggest sell: Starbucks (SBUX)

Top-3 holdings:

Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Chipotle (CMG), Lowes (LOW)

 

Source: WalletHub

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David Einhorn

David Einhorn
Bloomberg TV

Billionaire rank: 3

Firm name: Greenlight Capital

Biggest buy: CNX Resources (CNX)

Biggest sell: General Motors (GM)

Top-3 holdings: 

General Motors (GM), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), AerCap Holdings (AER)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Julian Robertson

Julian Robertson
Bloomberg via YouTube

Billionaire rank: 1,399

Firm name: Tiger Management

Biggest buy: Facebook (FB)

Biggest sell: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI)

Top-3 holdings: 

Microsoft (MSFT), Apollo Global Management (APO), Facebook (FB)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Nelson Peltz

Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz founding partner of Trade Fund Management LP. speak at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Billionaire rank: 1,394

Biggest buy: Trian Partners

Biggest buy: NVT (nVent Electric)

Biggest sell: SYSCO Corporation (SYY)

Top-3 holdings: 

Proctor & Gamble (PG), SYSCO Corporation (SYY), Mondelez International (MDLZ)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Daniel Loeb

daniel loeb
Daniel S. Loeb, founder of Third Point LLC, participates in a panel discussion during the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada May 9, 2012. Steve Marcus/Reuters

Billionaire rank: 729

Firm name: Third Point Capital

Biggest buy: United Technologies (UTX)

Biggest sell: Merck & Co. (MRK)

Top-3 holdings: 

Baxter International (BAX), United Technologies (UTX), Campbell Soup (CPB)

 

Source: WalletHub

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John Paulson

John Paulson
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Billionaire rank: 261

Firm name: Paulson & Co.

Biggest buy: Celgene (CELG)

Biggest sell: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI)

Top-3 holdings: 

Bausch Health Companies (BHC), Celgene (CELG), Discovery Inc (DISCK)

 

Source: WalletHub

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George Soros

george soros
Investor George Soros speaks during a program hosted by the New America Foundation September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Billionaire rank: 190

Firm name: Soros Fund Management

Biggest buy: Ceridian (CDAY)

Biggest sell: Caesars Entertainment (CZR)

Top-3 holdings: 

Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), VICI Properties (VICI), Caesars Entertainment (CZR)

 

Source: WalletHub

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David Tepper

David Tepper
David Tepper Bloomberg TV

Billionaire rank: 138

Firm name: Appaloosa Management

Biggest buy: PG&E Corp. (PCG)

Biggest sell: Allstate (ALL)

Top-3 holdings: 

Micron Technology (MU), PG&E Corp. (PCG), Allergan (ALL)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn
Chairman of Icahn Enterprises Carl Icahn participates in a panel discussion at the New York Times 2015 DealBook Conference at the Whitney Museum of American Art on November 3, 2015 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for New York Times

Billionaire rank: 73

Biggest buy: Caesars Entertainment (CZR)

Biggest sell: Dell Computers (DELL)

Top-3 holdings: 

CVR Energy (CVR), Herbalife Nutrition (HLF), Cheniere Energy (LNG)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Ray Dalio

ray dalio
Ray Dalio, founder, co-chief investment officer and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, speaks at the 2017 Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. October 2, 2017. Brian Snyder/Reuters

Billionaire rank: 67

Firm name: Bridgewater

Biggest buy: Biogen (BIIB)

Biggest sell: Celgene (CELG)

Top-3 holdings: 

Biogen (BIIB), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), United Rentals (URI)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Jim Simons

Jim Simons
TED

Billionaire rank: 52

Firm name: Renaissance

Biggest buy: Starbucks (SBUX)

Biggest sell: Apple (AAPL)

Top-3 holdings: 

Verisign (VRSN), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Chipotle (CMG)

 

Source: WalletHub

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Warren Buffett

warren buffett
Bill Pugliano/Getty

Billionaire rank: 3

Firm name: Berkshire Hathaway

Biggest buy: JPMorgan (JPM)

Biggest sell: Wells Fargo (WFC)

Top-3 holdings: Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), Coca-Cola (KO)

 

Source: WalletHub

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