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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
+2.57%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$70.1B
AUM Growth
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
+$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
4.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.04%
Holding
5,020
New
596
Increased
1,359
Reduced
1,925
Closed
795

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$404M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$361M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$327M
4
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$313M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$286M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$453M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$405M
3
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$236M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$219M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$184M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 9.3%
2 Healthcare 8.21%
3 Consumer Discretionary 8.05%
4 Energy 7.7%
5 Technology 7.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PDM
2751
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.24B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
78,200
-89,534
-53% -$1.5M
DMND
2752
PUT
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
+38,400
New +$1.09M
AIR icon
2753
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.58B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
51,581
-99,335
-66% -$2.77M
MOBI
2754
DELISTED
Sky-mobi Limited ADS
MOBI
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
151,889
+107,834
+245% +$684K
BAGL
2755
DELISTED
EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC CMN STK (DELAWARE)
BAGL
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
80,907
-39,589
-33% -$621K
BCO icon
2756
Brink's
BCO
$4.59B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
46,568
-834
-2% -$26.2K
JAKK icon
2757
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$293M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
18,378
+17,360
+1,705% +$1.14M
NWPX icon
2758
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.08B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
36,697
-751
-2% -$26.8K
FSL
2759
CALL
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+54,300
New +$1.08M
BLOX
2760
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
65,831
+997
+2% +$27.6K
AUTO
2761
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+106,103
New +$1.61M
UTEK
2762
PUT
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
45,200
-13,600
-23% -$363K
FE icon
2763
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
38,600
-38,500
-50% -$1.22M
GPI icon
2764
CALL
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.13B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
PX
2765
PUT
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
10,000
-16,100
-62% -$2.09M
EXP icon
2766
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.14B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
14,727
-29,064
-66% -$2.4M
RFP
2767
CALL
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
+65,000
New +$1.25M
PERY
2768
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
94,952
-38,479
-29% -$576K
GIII icon
2769
CALL
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.41B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
36,400
– –
XLB icon
2770
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.9B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
55,000
– –
UNXL
2771
DELISTED
Uni-Pixel, Inc.
UNXL
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
169,712
+49,676
+41% +$473K
CALL
2772
DELISTED
magicJack VocalTec Ltd
CALL
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
61,104
-46,319
-43% -$792K
MTRN icon
2773
Materion
MTRN
$4.92B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
38,205
+3,358
+10% +$99.7K
GTN icon
2774
CALL
Gray Television
GTN
$507M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
124,800
+49,000
+65% +$556K
ASCMA
2775
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
17,100
-15,046
-47% -$1.14M
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David Shaw's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, David Shaw held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.3B of net new capital in Q1 2014, opening 596 new positions and adding to 1,359 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.3% of assets, up from 6.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $453M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
  • David Shaw added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
  • David Shaw fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • David Shaw opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.