Druckenmiller’s Top Stock Sale Candidates (AKAM, AAPL, CSCO, C, EOG, JPM, MCD, MYL, NFX, WFC)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published

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What happens when large hedge funds shut down?  They unload their holdings, at least assuming the clients say they would prefer to receive share distributions.  Stanley Druckenmiller is shutting down his Duquesne Capital Management after the stress of managing money for others coupled with a lack of performance in recent periods.  We wanted to see what the burned out Stanley owned in his latest 13F filing that was released on August 13.  It turns that of his $2.38 billion in holdings as of June 30, 2010, there is a very high concentration in ten companies of the near-100 holdings in the fund… almost $1.4 billion of the $2.38 billion.

Bloomberg outlines the entire process of his decision to call it quits. We wanted to outline his top holdings in the fund. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG), JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSEL JPM), McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD), Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL), Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX), and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) are his ten top holdings.  While most are not going to add significant pressure due to the vast trading volume, there were a few standouts here.

Company Stock $(000) June 30 Shares
Akamai Technologies Inc. 64,912 1.6M
Apple Inc. 378,462 1504640
Cisco Systems, Inc. 91,740 430500
Citigroup Inc. 12,566 3341900
Citigroup (Units) 57,625 510000
EOG Resources Inc. 90,825 923300
JP Morgan Chase & Co 109,830 3.0M
McDonald’s Corp 128,150 1945500
Mylan Inc. (Conv. Pfd.) 80,918 76742
Newfield Exploration Co 55,686 1139700
Wells Fargo & Co 314,880 12.3M
Wells Fargo Conv. Pfd. 9,692 10410
Total Dollars on June 30 1,395,286

Most of these will easily be able to absorb the selling, and most may have already been sold.  Stanley is known for wheeling and dealing fast in and fast out when he spots a trend.

Becoming a billionaire and hanging up the hat to start a family office at age 57 isn’t so bad.  It isn’t as though he has to wait for his social security checks later this decade.

JON C. OGG

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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