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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
-8.77%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$67.9B
AUM Growth
+$767M
Cap. Flow
+$7.88B
Cap. Flow %
11.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.29%
Holding
4,145
New
429
Increased
1,450
Reduced
1,326
Closed
449

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$846M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$430M
3
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$357M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$319M
5
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$319M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$778M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$424M
3
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$367M
4
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
+$240M
5
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$212M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 11.61%
2 Healthcare 10.96%
3 Communication Services 9.03%
4 Technology 8.2%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CCO icon
3101
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.2B
$451K ﹤0.01%
63,159
-19,938
-24% -$171K
PRQR icon
3102
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$343M
$451K ﹤0.01%
30,921
-8,072
-21% -$135K
PGH
3103
DELISTED
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
PGH
$451K ﹤0.01%
526,842
-232,533
-31% -$336K
NVMI
3104
Nova
NVMI
$11.5B
$449K ﹤0.01%
46,643
-15,750
-25% -$181K
ASNA
3105
CALL
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$448K ﹤0.01%
+1,612
New +$421K
TNGO
3106
DELISTED
Tangoe, Inc.
TNGO
$447K ﹤0.01%
62,053
-26,472
-30% -$246K
ATML
3107
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$446K ﹤0.01%
55,260
-1,489,682
-96% -$12.4M
ANK
3108
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$445K ﹤0.01%
6,024
-100
-2% -$7.39K
FFBC icon
3109
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.46B
$443K ﹤0.01%
+23,211
New +$431K
ERF
3110
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$443K ﹤0.01%
90,986
-155,700
-63% -$988K
AXON
3111
CALL
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$48.5B
$441K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
WNR
3112
CALL
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$441K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
QUOT
3113
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$440K ﹤0.01%
48,884
-39,906
-45% -$393K
ATHN
3114
CALL
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$440K ﹤0.01%
3,300
– –
NSP icon
3115
PUT
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$439K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
BEAV
3116
PUT
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$439K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
COBZ
3117
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$439K ﹤0.01%
33,778
+9,109
+37% +$117K
IRM icon
3118
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.1B
$438K ﹤0.01%
14,113
-32,300
-70% -$964K
SPXC icon
3119
PUT
SPX Corp
SPXC
$10.1B
$437K ﹤0.01%
+36,700
New +$563K
AVX
3120
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$437K ﹤0.01%
33,369
-10,579
-24% -$138K
LVLT
3121
PUT
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$437K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
NVDA icon
3122
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.05T
$436K ﹤0.01%
708,000
– –
NE
3123
CALL
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$436K ﹤0.01%
40,000
-9,500
-19% -$120K
LPG icon
3124
Dorian LPG
LPG
$2.2B
$434K ﹤0.01%
42,064
-7,301
-15% -$101K
BLUE
3125
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$433K ﹤0.01%
391
-1,668
-81% -$3.04M
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David Shaw's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, David Shaw held 4,145 positions worth $67.9B, up 1.1% from $67.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 429 new positions and adding to 1,450 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, down from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $424M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.
  • David Shaw added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2015, an estimated $846M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $424M.
  • David Shaw fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $778M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $67.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • David Shaw opened 429 new positions and closed 449 in Q3 2015.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $67.9B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.