George Soros may like big banks, but his overall view on the stock market remained decidedly negative heading into the new year.

Judging by his moves in the fourth quarter, the head of Soros Fund Management and leading donor to progressive and Democratic causes believed the small- and large-cap stocks were in trouble. More specifically, the index is up 9. Soros' bets against stocks came in the form of puts, or options to sell , on two exchange-traded funds that track broad market indexes.

He took out a put position of 2.

That ETF is up 21 percent since bottoming just before the election, and 12 percent from Oct. That ETF has gained The fund is up nearly 27 percent since the start of the fourth quarter. In addition, he picked up some individual bank stocks, adding PNC Financial , Goldman Sachs and Fifth Third Bancorp.

In total, 17 of his fund's 23 positions were new creations in the fourth quarter. Asia Europe Stocks Commodities Currencies Bonds Funds ETFs Investing Trading Nation Trader Talk Financial Advisors Personal Finance Etf Street Portfolio Watchlist Stock Screener Fund Screener Tech Mobile Social Media Enterprise Gaming Cybersecurity Tech Guide Make It Entrepreneurs Leadership Careers Money Specials Shows Video Top Video Latest Video U.

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Jason Alden Bloomberg Getty Images. How he hedged those bets However, Soros countered his short exposure with bets on banks. Soros did not return a request for comment.

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