George Soros is the founder and chairman of hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC. According to Ahmed Azam, Soros Fund Management LLC is one of the most profitable hedge funds, averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades.
Below we compiled a list of George Soros' high-dividend stock picks from Soros Fund Management LLC's most recent 13F filing. Soros holds a more than a $5 million position in each stock in our list. All stocks in this list have a dividend yield above 2%. George Soros' other top holdings are listed on Insider Monkey. We obtained market data from Finviz and MSN Money, and hedge fund holdings from Insider Monkey.
Stock | Market Cap | Dividend Yield | P/E | Beta | Profit Margin |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) | 35.8 | 3.3% | 9.4 | 1.95 | 24.6% |
Pepsico (PEP) | 105.4 | 3.1% | 16.5 | 0.49 | 9.7% |
Steel Dynamics (STLD) | 2.9 | 3.1% | 13.8 | 1.83 | 2.6% |
Kraft Foods (KFT) | 69.1 | 3.0% | 19.6 | 0.53 | 6.5% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 179.4 | 2.6% | 11.6 | 1.34 | 20.3% |
Walgreen (WAG) | 30.5 | 2.5% | 12.1 | 0.96 | 3.6% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 36.5 | 2.1% | 17.1 | 1.09 | 16.3% |
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1. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. : FCX recently traded at $38.16 and has a 3.3% dividend yield. FCX has the highest dividend yield and the lowest beta among the stocks in George Soros' portfolio. FCX lost 31% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $35.8 billion, P/E ratio of 9.4 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 0.22. FCX also had an EPS growth rate of 7.6% during the last five years.
2. Pepsico : Pepsico recently traded at $66.2 and has a 3.1% dividend yield. Pepsico gained 0.8% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $105.4 billion, P/E ratio of 16.5 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 1.3. Pepsico also had an EPS growth rate of 3.8% during the last five years.
3. Steel Dynamics : Steel Dynamics recently traded at $12.95 and has a 3.1% dividend yield. Steel Dynamics lost 27.4% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $2.9 billion, P/E ratio of 13.8 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 1.01. Steel Dynamics also had an EPS growth rate of -8.4% during the last five years.
4. Kraft Foods : Kraft recently traded at $39.41 and has a 3% dividend yield. Kraft gained 20% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $69.1 billion, P/E ratio of 19.6 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 0.76. Kraft also had an EPS growth rate of 3.1% during the last five years.
5. Wells Fargo : Wells Fargo recently traded at $33.85 and has a 2.6% dividend yield. Wells Fargo gained 17.7% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $179.4 billion, P/E ratio of 11.6 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 1.24. Wells Fargo also had an EPS growth rate of 2.7% during the last five years.
6. Walgreen Co. : WAG recently traded at $35.75 and has a 2.5% dividend yield. WAG lost 15.5% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $30.5 billion, P/E ratio of 12.1 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 0.16. WAG also had an EPS growth rate of 11.3% during the last five years.
7. Texas Instruments Inc. : TXN recently traded at $32.05 and has a 2.1% dividend yield. TXN lost 9.3% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $36.5 billion, P/E ratio of 17.1 and Total Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51. TXN also had an EPS growth rate of 2.6% during the last five years.
