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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
+7.1%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$83.2B
AUM Growth
+$6.58B
Cap. Flow
+$1.96B
Cap. Flow %
2.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.47%
Holding
4,167
New
494
Increased
1,413
Reduced
1,463
Closed
484

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
T icon
AT&T
T
+$501M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$470M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$398M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$268M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$224M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.48%
2 Consumer Discretionary 12.64%
3 Healthcare 10.55%
4 Financials 8.76%
5 Industrials 6.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CYOU
3026
DELISTED
Changyou.com Limited American Depositary Share
CYOU
$533K ﹤0.01%
40,385
+19,480
+93% +$280K
EGC
3027
DELISTED
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock
EGC
$533K ﹤0.01%
63,782
+28,994
+83% +$253K
PZZA icon
3028
Papa John's
PZZA
$794M
$532K ﹤0.01%
+10,367
New +$480K
TLRD
3029
DELISTED
Tailored Brands, Inc.
TLRD
$532K ﹤0.01%
21,110
-135,971
-87% -$3.12M
BT
3030
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$532K ﹤0.01%
+36,050
New +$534K
FL
3031
CALL
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$530K ﹤0.01%
10,400
-20,300
-66% -$1.01M
JKHY icon
3032
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$12.3B
$529K ﹤0.01%
3,306
+1,590
+93% +$234K
CVA
3033
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$527K ﹤0.01%
32,412
+3,706
+13% +$63.5K
COGT icon
3034
Cogent Biosciences
COGT
$6.39B
$526K ﹤0.01%
+12,778
New +$720K
AKS
3035
CALL
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
$525K ﹤0.01%
107,200
-15,500
-13% -$70.9K
DFS
3036
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$524K ﹤0.01%
6,859
-46,034
-87% -$3.47M
KRG icon
3037
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.3B
$524K ﹤0.01%
31,500
-37,904
-55% -$642K
PARA
3038
CALL
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$523K ﹤0.01%
+9,100
New +$502K
CFR icon
3039
CALL
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.2B
$522K ﹤0.01%
5,000
UBA
3040
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$522K ﹤0.01%
24,527
-19,385
-44% -$428K
MUSA icon
3041
CALL
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10B
$521K ﹤0.01%
6,100
+1,800
+42% +$149K
CARS icon
3042
Cars.com
CARS
$661M
$520K ﹤0.01%
+18,827
New +$526K
FTR
3043
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$519K ﹤0.01%
80,000
-50,000
-38% -$273K
AU icon
3044
PUT
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$62.4B
$518K ﹤0.01%
60,400
+400
+0.7% +$3.3K
EPC icon
3045
PUT
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.33B
$518K ﹤0.01%
11,200
PKE icon
3046
Park Aerospace
PKE
$707M
$517K ﹤0.01%
26,506
+1,125
+4% +$24.5K
PFG icon
3047
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.9B
$516K ﹤0.01%
8,806
-112,399
-93% -$6.26M
BNED icon
3048
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$437M
$514K ﹤0.01%
893
-743
-45% -$421K
UVE icon
3049
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.2B
$513K ﹤0.01%
+10,563
New +$454K
TEX icon
3050
Terex
TEX
$7.45B
$512K ﹤0.01%
+12,817
New +$521K

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David Shaw's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, David Shaw held 4,167 positions worth $83.2B, up 8.6% from $76.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q3 2018 filing shows 494 new, 1,413 increased, 1,463 reduced and 484 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Six Flags Entertainment Corp.: 850,069 shares worth $59.4M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $914M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2018 buy was Six Flags Entertainment Corp.: 850,069 shares worth $59.4M.
  • David Shaw added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $501M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $914M.
  • David Shaw fully exited RH in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $43.2M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $83.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • David Shaw opened 494 new positions and closed 484 in Q3 2018.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.6% quarter-over-quarter to $83.2B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.