Soros, other US investors lock in profits on China's DeepSeek tech boom

AI developer's rise created opening to sell ahead of Trump tariffs

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Funds tied to prominent investors like Warren Buffett, David Tepper and George Soros have made major moves since the start of the year. (Source photos by Reuters)

NOZOMI OKUBO and CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA

TOKYO -- Prominent U.S. investors like Soros Fund Management and Appaloosa sold off large amounts of Chinese technology stocks in the January-March quarter, Nikkei has found, in what could be seen as an effort to lock in profits before Sino-American trade tensions flared after the return of President Donald Trump.

The analysis covered the number of shares reported by the firms as of the end of March on Form 13F, which institutional investors with stockholdings at least $100 million must submit quarterly to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Small shareholdings below a certain threshold can be omitted from the filings.

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