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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
ALTR
2926
CALL
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
30,000
– –
HAWK
2927
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
+44,516
New +$1.17M
LCII icon
2928
CALL
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.5B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
AWH
2929
CALL
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
31,500
-154,800
-83% -$5.31M
SGY
2930
PUT
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
454
-852
-65% -$1.67M
AOI
2931
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
37,059
-11,145
-23% -$308K
WPC icon
2932
PUT
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
18,378
-32,162
-64% -$1.94M
STR
2933
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
45,414
+29,574
+187% +$689K
SWIR
2934
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
+49,434
New +$1.08M
ZIXI
2935
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
+260,652
New +$1.17M
UNT
2936
PUT
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
+16,500
New +$918K
TUMI
2937
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
+47,538
New +$1.02M
JWN
2938
CALL
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
17,200
– –
LINC icon
2939
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$812M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
284,772
+896
+0.3% +$3.97K
WPRT
2940
PUT
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$35.5M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
7,410
-1,150
-13% -$198K
TFX icon
2941
CALL
Teleflex
TFX
$5.88B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
LCI
2942
CALL
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
7,500
– –
LCI
2943
PUT
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
7,500
+2,500
+50% +$388K
GFI icon
2944
PUT
Gold Fields
GFI
$42.6B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
290,000
– –
AWK icon
2945
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
23,523
-133,385
-85% -$5.77M
CXT icon
2946
PUT
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.91B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
+43,185
New +$1.02M
AREX
2947
CALL
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
50,900
+22,500
+79% +$461K
QLIK
2948
CALL
DELISTED
QLIK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
QLIK
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
40,000
– –
MKSI icon
2949
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.4B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
35,518
+22,633
+176% +$679K
TDC icon
2950
Teradata
TDC
$2.52B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
21,563
-136,569
-86% -$6.16M
116 117
118
119 120

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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.