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Soros Fund ramps up Intel stake to over $340 million in third quarter

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In short

Regulatory disclosures reveal that Soros Fund Management increased its position in the chipmaker to 2.83 million shares, up sharply from just 100,000 shares held in June. The aggressive buying occurred despite the company issuing recent warnings regarding severe cash burn and manufacturing bottlenecks. At the same time, the fund substantially reduced its exposure to other tech holdings, trimming its Apple stake by over a quarter.

Key points

  • The family office substantially grew its Intel investment despite warnings of cash burn a…: The family office substantially grew its Intel investment despite warnings of cash burn and production expansion expenses.
  • Capital for the chipmaker's expanded stake coincided with a 25.7 percent reduction in the…: Capital for the chipmaker's expanded stake coincided with a 25.7 percent reduction in the fund's Apple holdings.
  • The massive allocation marks a major portfolio shift from the 100,000 Intel shares the fu…: The massive allocation marks a major portfolio shift from the 100,000 Intel shares the fund owned at the end of June.

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Nov 13 : Soros Fund Management, the family office of billionaire George Soros, significantly raised its stake in Intel in the third quarter, a regulatory filing showed on Friday.

Here are more details:

• The investment firm built a 2.83 million-share position valued at $340.3 million as it boosted its exposure to the major PC chip supplier

• The fund had held just 100,000 Intel shares at the end of June, according to its previous quarterly disclosure, marking one of the most striking changes in its portfolio

• Intel's stock took a hammering late last month after the chipmaker warned of a severe cash burn this year due to the faltering PC market, bottlenecks in manufacturing and heavy spending on expanding production

• Still, the stock is up nearly 62 per cent year to date, as the company benefits from surging demand for AI data-center CPUs

• The fund cut its stake in Apple by 25.7 per cent to 393,680 shares and in ON Semiconductor by 92.7 per cent to 16,594 shares

• The disclosures on Friday were made through…

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