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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
+0.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$77.2B
AUM Growth
+$3.78B
Cap. Flow
+$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
4.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.56%
Holding
4,729
New
599
Increased
1,385
Reduced
1,503
Closed
674

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$430M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$364M
3
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$298M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$258M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$244M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$602M
2
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$321M
3
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$312M
4
GE icon
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
HAFC icon
2976
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$921M
$792K ﹤0.01%
39,267
+23,365
+147% +$489K
NVDA icon
2977
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.08T
$792K ﹤0.01%
1,718,120
-945,440
-35% -$445K
AKRX
2978
CALL
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$791K ﹤0.01%
+21,800
New +$781K
SWC
2979
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$791K ﹤0.01%
+52,616
New +$944K
AVY icon
2980
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.8B
$788K ﹤0.01%
17,656
-97,939
-85% -$4.77M
AFAM
2981
PUT
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$788K ﹤0.01%
29,000
– –
DBI icon
2982
PUT
Designer Brands
DBI
$290M
$786K ﹤0.01%
26,100
– –
GL icon
2983
CALL
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$786K ﹤0.01%
15,000
– –
CCJ icon
2984
Cameco
CCJ
$46.8B
$785K ﹤0.01%
44,435
-37,467
-46% -$735K
AXDX
2985
PUT
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$784K ﹤0.01%
3,650
+1,630
+81% +$317K
WSR
2986
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$784K ﹤0.01%
56,249
-31,927
-36% -$476K
WCC
2987
CALL
WESCO International
WCC
$16.9B
$783K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
SNOW
2988
DELISTED
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.
SNOW
$782K ﹤0.01%
80,914
-22,398
-22% -$249K
ATHL
2989
DELISTED
ATHLON ENERGY INC COM
ATHL
$780K ﹤0.01%
+13,391
New +$621K
MTL
2990
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$778K ﹤0.01%
344,174
+220,317
+178% +$758K
WMGI
2991
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$773K ﹤0.01%
25,520
+3,602
+16% +$111K
SD
2992
PUT
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$772K ﹤0.01%
+180,000
New +$1.01M
MFA
2993
MFA Financial
MFA
$890M
$771K ﹤0.01%
24,769
+15,160
+158% +$499K
TDW icon
2994
PUT
Tidewater
TDW
$4.42B
$769K ﹤0.01%
611
-152
-20% -$237K
P
2995
PUT
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$766K ﹤0.01%
31,700
-84,700
-73% -$2.25M
KODK icon
2996
PUT
Kodak
KODK
$933M
$765K ﹤0.01%
+34,800
New +$826K
SONY icon
2997
PUT
Sony
SONY
$141B
$765K ﹤0.01%
212,000
– –
VRA icon
2998
PUT
Vera Bradley
VRA
$95.3M
$765K ﹤0.01%
37,000
+9,200
+33% +$194K
LEE icon
2999
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$184M
$764K ﹤0.01%
22,615
+3,189
+16% +$126K
BECN
3000
PUT
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$764K ﹤0.01%
+30,000
New +$848K
118 119
120
121 122

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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 deployed $3.39B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 599 new positions and adding to 1,385 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.

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.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $321M trimmed.

  • 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.