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Soros Hedge Fund Takes Stake in Ford Motor
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Soros Fund Management, the hedge fund run by billionaire investor George Soros, increased its holdings in U.S. stocks to $6.2 billion from $4.2 billion and bought a stake in Ford Motor.
The Soros fund, based in New York, bought 7.3 million shares of Ford Motor [F
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The news sent Ford shares surging to $9 on Tuesday, the stock's highest point since October 2007.
The fund also increased its stake in AT&T [T
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] to 4.2 million shares worth $113.7 million from 791,000 shares worth about $19.6 million.
It raised its investment in the Home Depot [HD
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] to 942,000 shares worth $25.1 million from 190,500 shares worth $4.5 million, and it increased its stake in Lowes [LOW
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] to 1.8 million shares worth $37.7 million from 579,900 shares worth $11.3 million.
The Soros fund also boosted its holdings in Wal-Mart Stores [WMT
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] to 1.1 million shares worth $54.8 million from 89,710 shares worth $4.3 million.
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