Soros Fund Bets Big on Intel: What the Q3 13F Filing Tells Traders

Soros Fund Management, the family office of billionaire George Soros, sharply increased its Intel holding in the third quarter, according to a regulatory filing published on Friday. For traders, the move is a reminder of how closely quarterly 13F disclosures are watched for clues about where large investors are putting money, even though the data arrives with a delay.

Key takeaways

• Soros raised its Intel position to 2.83 million shares valued at $340.3 million, from 100,000 shares at the end of June.
• The fund cut its Apple stake by 25.7% to 393,680 shares and its ON Semiconductor stake by 92.7% to 16,594 shares.
• 13F filings are backward-looking snapshots, so the fund's current positions may differ from what was reported.
• Big-tech and chip shares were mixed in late trading on Friday, with several semiconductor names lower.

What the filing shows

The disclosure covers holdings as of 30 September 2026. At the end of June the fund held just 100,000 Intel shares, which made the jump one of the most striking changes in its portfolio. One report put the new position at about 4.0% of the fund's total portfolio, and described it as the single largest holding in the latest report.

The same filing showed the fund trimming other technology exposure. Besides the Apple and ON Semiconductor reductions, another outlet reported that Soros cut its Nvidia stake by 19.3% to 858,822 shares while adding to Intel and Meta Platforms.

Context: a volatile backdrop for Intel

The timing is notable. Reuters noted that Intel's stock took a hammering late last month after the chipmaker warned of a severe cash burn this year, citing a faltering PC market, manufacturing bottlenecks and heavy spending on expanding production. At the same time, the stock is still up nearly 62% year to date, helped by surging demand for AI data-center CPUs.

That mix of strong year-to-date gains and a sharp recent setback shows why a single fund's buying should not be read as a simple signal. A quarter-end snapshot says nothing about the price paid, any hedges, or what the fund has done since.

Market snapshot for related stocks

Verified prices at 23:55 UTC on Friday showed a mixed picture for the large technology names mentioned in the filings and for the wider chip sector:

A live Intel quote was not available in the verified data, so no price move is reported for INTC here.

What to watch next

• Other funds' 13F filings, which may show whether the interest in Intel is widespread or specific to Soros.
• Intel's progress on the cash-burn concerns it flagged, and whether AI data-center CPU demand keeps supporting the shares.
• Whether chip stocks such as Broadcom, Nvidia and TSMC stabilise after Friday's weakness.

Markets are volatile, and this article is for education only and is not investment advice.