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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
ESI
2876
CALL
DELISTED
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
ESI
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
40,000
– –
TFCFA
2877
CALL
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
35,800
– –
CTRX
2878
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
25,601
-15,099
-37% -$726K
ABCO
2879
CALL
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
17,800
+5,400
+44% +$343K
ACW
2880
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
257,729
-124,813
-33% -$526K
JIVE
2881
DELISTED
Jive Software, Inc.
JIVE
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
142,438
-38,984
-21% -$350K
APAM icon
2882
PUT
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.09B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
+17,700
New +$1.14M
CCL icon
2883
PUT
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
+30,000
New +$1.19M
LOGI icon
2884
CALL
Logitech
LOGI
$14.3B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
76,300
+21,800
+40% +$334K
MWIV
2885
PUT
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
7,300
-22,300
-75% -$3.74M
CHRD icon
2886
CALL
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.67B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
27,200
– –
LCII icon
2887
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.5B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
20,883
-77
-0.4% -$3.88K
MLNX
2888
PUT
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
28,900
-20,000
-41% -$776K
MERC icon
2889
Mercer International
MERC
$27.7M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
150,664
+21,692
+17% +$198K
ALJ
2890
DELISTED
Alon USA Energy Inc
ALJ
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
+75,493
New +$1.14M
CLF icon
2891
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.58B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
55,077
-1,600,882
-97% -$33.1M
PPG icon
2892
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.4B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
11,646
-151,182
-93% -$14.4M
CNVR
2893
CALL
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$959K
ARGO
2894
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
34,095
-8,387
-20% -$272K
MLKN icon
2895
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.59B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
34,979
+28,055
+405% +$807K
PWRD
2896
CALL
DELISTED
PERFECT WORLD CO LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL B (CAYMAN ISL)
PWRD
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
+54,400
New +$1.13M
UNFI icon
2897
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.9B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
15,821
+6,921
+78% +$493K
FRAN
2898
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
5,152
+1,955
+61% +$455K
WAL icon
2899
CALL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.68B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
45,400
-3,000
-6% -$69.4K
UAL icon
2900
PUT
United Airlines
UAL
$37.3B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
25,000
+1,800
+8% +$81K
114 115
116
117 118

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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.