John Paulson's 5 Dividend Stock Picks

By Insider Monkey: John Paulson is the most successful hedge fund manager of the past four years. He made $4 billion by betting against subprime mortgage investments in 2007 and another $5 billion by betting on gold and the recovery of the economy in 2010 (see Paulson’s entire portfolio here).

By Dividendinvestr:George Soros is the founder and chairman of hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC. According to Ahmed Azam, Soros Fund Management LLC is one of the most profitable hedge funds, averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades.

By Dividendinvestr:Jim Simons retired from Renaissance Technologies in 2010, but he still owns between 25 to 50 percent of the hedge fund. Renaissance Technologies manages over $25 billion of assets in several funds and the firm's funds earned net returns higher than 30% in 2011.

By Dividendinvestr:Eddie Lampert is the founder and chairman of the hedge fund ESL Investments. Eddie Lampert's investing strategy is similar to that used by Warren Buffett. He has concentrated bets and he holds his top positions for several years. At the end of 2004, Lampert became the first financial manager who exceed an income of $1 billion in a single year.

By Dividendinvestr:Ken Fisher is the founder and CEO of Fisher Investments and the author of eight books, including four New York Times bestsellers. Ken Fisher has been writing the "Portfolio Strategy" column for Forbes for over 26 years. Since Forbes started measuring returns in 1997, Ken Fisher's picks have outperformed the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) by 5.2 percentage points on average annually.

Insider Monkey submits: John Paulson is the most successful hedge fund manager of the past four years. He made $4 billion by betting against subprime mortgage investments in 2007 and another $5 billion by betting on gold and the recovery of the economy in 2010. Paulson's Paulson & Co. manages separate client-focused portfolios, employing merger arbitrage, long/short, and event-driven strategies. Paulson uses fundamental analysis to make his investments.

By Dividendinvestr:George Soros is the founder and chairman of hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC. According to Ahmed Azam, Soros Fund Management LLC is one of the most profitable hedge funds, averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades.

By Dividendinvestr:Steven Cohen is the founder of SAC Capital. Cohen is one of the legendary investors and the 106th richest man in the world, with a net worth of $8.3 billion. Cohen's investment strategy is based on both fundamental and quantitative analyses.