David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$430M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$244M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
|
+$183M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2801
PUT
Waters Corp
WAT
$41.3B
| $991K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2802
CALL
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.48B
| $989K | ﹤0.01% |
43,700
-5,900
| -12% | -$157K |
|
|
LEAF
2803
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
| $987K | ﹤0.01% |
111,568
-204,588
| -65% | -$1.95M |
|
|
CVGW
2804
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $986K | ﹤0.01% |
21,841
-7,446
| -25% | -$283K |
|
|
SPN
2805
CALL
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $986K | ﹤0.01% |
3,000
+2,000
| +200% | +$693K |
|
2806
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$942M
| $983K | ﹤0.01% |
145,839
-56,814
| -28% | -$394K |
|
|
RAI
2807
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $981K | ﹤0.01% |
33,264
-21,126
| -39% | -$615K |
|
|
PVTB
2808
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
| $981K | ﹤0.01% |
32,791
-64,069
| -66% | -$1.88M |
|
2809
State Street
STT
$52.9B
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
13,319
-182
| -1% | -$13K |
|
|
PPS
2810
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
| $979K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,070
| New | +$1.03M |
|
2811
PUT
Leidos
LDOS
$17.3B
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
28,500
-15,000
| -34% | -$553K |
|
2812
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.33B
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
40,203
+3,058
| +8% | +$84.8K |
|
2813
PUT
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$23B
| $976K | ﹤0.01% |
14,800
-10,000
| -40% | -$672K |
|
2814
CALL
Marcus Corp
MCS
$901M
| $976K | ﹤0.01% |
61,800
+25,000
| +68% | +$452K |
|
2815
CALL
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.47B
| $976K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-40,000
| -57% | -$1.36M |
|
|
SNBR
2816
PUT
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
46,600
| – | – |
|
|
SFLY
2817
PUT
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-19,700
| -50% | -$961K |
|
|
SFG
2818
CALL
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
| $973K | ﹤0.01% |
15,400
-13,500
| -47% | -$855K |
|
2819
PUT
Viasat
VSAT
$9.91B
| $970K | ﹤0.01% |
17,600
| – | – |
|
|
OKSB
2820
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
| $965K | ﹤0.01% |
58,830
-2,331
| -4% | -$37.8K |
|
|
ABCO
2821
PUT
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
| $960K | ﹤0.01% |
20,600
-1,000
| -5% | -$49.3K |
|
2822
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.2B
| $957K | ﹤0.01% |
9,904
+4,699
| +90% | +$468K |
|
|
BPZ
2823
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
| $954K | ﹤0.01% |
499,313
+190,018
| +61% | +$483K |
|
2824
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$111B
| $952K | ﹤0.01% |
13,050
-18,194
| -58% | -$1.31M |
|
|
ESL
2825
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $952K | ﹤0.01% |
8,555
-49,047
| -85% | -$5.58M |
|
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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's Q3 2014 filing shows 599 new, 1,385 increased, 1,503 reduced and 674 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M. The largest sale was FOREST LABORATORIES INC, an estimated $602M.
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.
- 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.