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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
CALL
Flex
FLEX
$41.3B
| $926K | ﹤0.01% |
119,032
| – | – |
|
2852
Century Communities
CCS
$1.97B
| $925K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,327
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
NADL
2853
DELISTED
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd
NADL
| $923K | ﹤0.01% |
13,848
+1,685
| +14% | +$161K |
|
|
NILE
2854
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
| $922K | ﹤0.01% |
32,303
-6,625
| -17% | -$185K |
|
|
AVEO
2855
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
| $920K | ﹤0.01% |
82,921
-20,108
| -20% | -$256K |
|
|
FRP
2856
DELISTED
Fairpoint Communications, Inc.
FRP
| $915K | ﹤0.01% |
60,302
-50,784
| -46% | -$772K |
|
2857
KT
KT
$9.36B
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
56,206
-56,714
| -50% | -$916K |
|
|
EJ
2858
DELISTED
E HOUSE (CHINA) HOLDINGS LIMITED
EJ
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
103,086
+33,602
| +48% | +$333K |
|
2859
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$26.5B
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
19,351
-52,235
| -73% | -$2.5M |
|
|
WBC
2860
PUT
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-12,300
| -55% | -$1.24M |
|
2861
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.71B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
131,962
-58,813
| -31% | -$530K |
|
|
MSCC
2862
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,726
| New | +$914K |
|
|
HME
2863
DELISTED
HOME PROPERTIES, INC
HME
| $907K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,575
| New | +$984K |
|
|
ULTI
2864
PUT
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $906K | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
-33,400
| -84% | -$4.68M |
|
2865
PUT
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.88B
| $904K | ﹤0.01% |
85,100
-42,100
| -33% | -$481K |
|
2866
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$853M
| $903K | ﹤0.01% |
60,433
-5,361
| -8% | -$84K |
|
2867
Entravision Communication
EVC
$737M
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
+227,765
| New | +$1.15M |
|
|
BBRG
2868
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
| $901K | ﹤0.01% |
69,504
-61,925
| -47% | -$903K |
|
2869
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$611M
| $900K | ﹤0.01% |
18,486
+5,776
| +45% | +$305K |
|
2870
WEX
WEX
$6.77B
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,118
| New | +$892K |
|
|
MEAS
2871
DELISTED
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC
MEAS
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
10,466
+1,383
| +15% | +$119K |
|
|
CEB
2872
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,903
| New | +$974K |
|
|
BBOX
2873
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $893K | ﹤0.01% |
38,303
+3,125
| +9% | +$70.3K |
|
|
AMWD
2874
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,191
| New | +$835K |
|
|
ITG
2875
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $892K | ﹤0.01% |
56,599
-23,274
| -29% | -$405K |
|
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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.