Exited position

George Soros’s Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Soros Fund ManagementVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ4 2000Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares30.50KHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported5Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Soros Fund Management first reported Becton Dickinson & Co in Q4 2000. The latest verified relationship event shows that Soros Fund Management sold the entire position in Q1 2018, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q1 2018
Sold the entire position−2.10K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2017
New position+2.10K shares · 2.10K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $214.29 · Estimated holding basis $214.29

Q4 2015
Sold the entire position−3.70K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q3 2015
New position+3.70K shares · 3.70K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $132.70 · Estimated holding basis $132.70

Q4 2009
New position+11.40K shares · 11.40K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $78.86 · Estimated holding basis $78.86

Q2 2001
Sold the entire position−30.50K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end

1 unchanged quarter is collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Becton Dickinson & Co in Soros Fund Management’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight0.0%Q4 2017
Last reported rank#156of 183 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight0.1%Q4 2000
Best historical rank#136Q4 2000
At peak importanceQ4 2000
BDX
0.1%
Largest holding
5.8%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Becton Dickinson & Co?

Also reported by 2 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
BDX0.1% of reported portfolio
Ray DalioBridgewater Associates, LP
BDX0.0% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$182.912026-09-14

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Soros Fund Management LLC’s Form 13F disclosures—not George Soros’s personal brokerage account. George Soros founded the firm; its current CEO and chief investment officer is Dawn Fitzpatrick. Form 13F does not reveal exact trade dates, execution prices or the purpose of an option position.