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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
-$4.59B
Cap. Flow %
-6.55%
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
RAVN
2776
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
39,421
-36,463
-48% -$1.33M
MVC
2777
DELISTED
MVC Capital, Inc.
MVC
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
95,188
-54,769
-37% -$767K
ARMH
2778
CALL
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
25,300
-60,000
-70% -$2.92M
FICO icon
2779
PUT
Fair Isaac
FICO
$24.5B
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
23,300
-7,400
-24% -$409K
EPL
2780
PUT
DELISTED
EPL OIL & GAS, INC COMMON STK
EPL
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
33,400
-61,900
-65% -$1.89M
XOMA
2781
DELISTED
Xoma
XOMA
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
12,357
-5,087
-29% -$739K
SMRT
2782
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
91,685
+3,554
+4% +$48K
ITT icon
2783
CALL
ITT
ITT
$18.8B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
30,000
– –
CCIH
2784
DELISTED
Chinacache International Holdings Ltd
CCIH
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
+62,427
New +$1.16M
BGC
2785
PUT
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$1.45M
FBRC
2786
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
49,557
-8,482
-15% -$219K
SSTK icon
2787
Shutterstock
SSTK
$205M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
+17,616
New +$1.49M
HCA icon
2788
PUT
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.5B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
24,300
– –
OLED icon
2789
CALL
Universal Display
OLED
$3.99B
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
40,000
+21,400
+115% +$710K
HA
2790
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+91,308
New +$1.07M
COCO
2791
DELISTED
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC
COCO
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
921,960
-327,404
-26% -$494K
DNY
2792
CALL
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
71,000
-20,000
-22% -$358K
WCG
2793
CALL
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
GOGO icon
2794
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$386M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+61,803
New +$1.36M
ATRO icon
2795
CALL
Astronics
ATRO
$3.33B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
43,801
– –
HURN icon
2796
PUT
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.49B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
20,000
-16,000
-44% -$1.04M
MNK
2797
PUT
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$1.26M
PTEN icon
2798
PUT
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.48B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$1.11M
MAGN
2799
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$443M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
3,578
-3,416
-49% -$1.29M
CPLA
2800
CALL
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
20,000
-20,000
-50% -$1.3M
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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 withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.

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.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.

  • 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.