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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$77.2B
AUM Growth
+$3.78B
Cap. Flow
+$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
4.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.56%
Holding
4,729
New
599
Increased
1,385
Reduced
1,503
Closed
674

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$430M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$364M
3
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$298M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$258M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$244M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 9.23%
2 Consumer Discretionary 8.61%
3 Energy 8.3%
4 Healthcare 6.98%
5 Communication Services 6.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ACW
2601
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
329,252
+114,730
+53% +$547K
WELL icon
2602
CALL
Welltower
WELL
$174B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
20,000
CCIH
2603
DELISTED
Chinacache International Holdings Ltd
CCIH
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
90,499
+59,796
+195% +$824K
CIT
2604
PUT
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
27,100
BPOP icon
2605
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.8B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
+42,287
New +$1.35M
BLOX
2606
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
+84,127
New +$1.09M
CSLT
2607
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
95,819
+33,192
+53% +$438K
ALGT icon
2608
PUT
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.26B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
10,000
WTM icon
2609
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.09B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
1,963
-3,667
-65% -$2.29M
KMX icon
2610
CALL
CarMax
KMX
$9.06B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
26,600
CVD
2611
CALL
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
15,700
-19,200
-55% -$1.63M
AMP icon
2612
CALL
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.5B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
10,000
-10,000
-50% -$1.23M
EPC icon
2613
CALL
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.32B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
+13,490
New +$1.21M
RGR icon
2614
CALL
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$611M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
25,300
ROCK icon
2615
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.38B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
89,749
+10,788
+14% +$165K
BKS
2616
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
+94,758
New +$1.39M
FBRC
2617
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
44,466
-17,338
-28% -$484K
BOH icon
2618
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.05B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
+21,518
New +$1.25M
PAAS icon
2619
PUT
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$21.8B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
111,200
GT icon
2620
CALL
Goodyear
GT
$1.8B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
54,000
ANW
2621
DELISTED
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network
ANW
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
132,740
+37,443
+39% +$368K
PVG
2622
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
+232,274
New +$1.63M
PCRX icon
2623
PUT
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.03B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
12,500
+10,000
+400% +$973K
KSU
2624
PUT
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
10,000
-73,400
-88% -$8.37M
ZAGG
2625
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
217,017
+9,260
+4% +$52.6K

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David Shaw's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, David Shaw held 4,729 positions worth $77.2B, up 5.1% from $73.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.39B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 599 new positions and adding to 1,385 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 9.2% of assets, up from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $321M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2014 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
  • David Shaw added most to HP in Q3 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Liberty Media Series A, cutting an estimated $321M.
  • David Shaw fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $602M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $77.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • David Shaw opened 599 new positions and closed 674 in Q3 2014.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $77.2B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.