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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

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
NXTM
3226
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$570K ﹤0.01%
43,402
-2,314
-5% -$31.2K
HAR
3227
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$569K ﹤0.01%
5,800
-25,603
-82% -$2.86M
ALTR
3228
PUT
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
$569K ﹤0.01%
15,900
ARRS
3229
CALL
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$567K ﹤0.01%
20,000
-76,000
-79% -$2.37M
MG icon
3230
Mistras Group
MG
$599M
$566K ﹤0.01%
+27,734
New +$605K
BCPC
3231
PUT
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.73B
$566K ﹤0.01%
10,000
TLMR
3232
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
$566K ﹤0.01%
+40,921
New +$576K
CSIQ icon
3233
CALL
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$942M
$565K ﹤0.01%
15,800
-18,300
-54% -$593K
DS
3234
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
$565K ﹤0.01%
124,208
-1,362,476
-92% -$6.64M
LQDT icon
3235
CALL
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.31B
$564K ﹤0.01%
41,000
RYZ
3236
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.31B
$564K ﹤0.01%
+44,028
New +$503K
VLY icon
3237
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.79B
$564K ﹤0.01%
58,214
-58,323
-50% -$575K
PGH
3238
DELISTED
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
PGH
$564K ﹤0.01%
107,600
+18,467
+21% +$115K
BDSI
3239
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$564K ﹤0.01%
+32,983
New +$479K
FIS icon
3240
CALL
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21B
$563K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$565K
WLT
3241
PUT
DELISTED
WALTER ENERGY INC COM STK (DE)
WLT
$563K ﹤0.01%
240,800
-59,700
-20% -$309K
WINT
3242
DELISTED
Windtree Therapeutics Inc
WINT
$562K ﹤0.01%
21,843
-2,047
-9% -$49.4K
JJSF icon
3243
PUT
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.66B
$561K ﹤0.01%
6,000
-3,600
-38% -$339K
PES
3244
PUT
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$561K ﹤0.01%
40,000
-50,000
-56% -$781K
OUTR
3245
CALL
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$561K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-17,500
-64% -$1.01M
CNX icon
3246
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.33B
$560K ﹤0.01%
17,765
+2,645
+17% +$88.6K
CEVA icon
3247
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$778M
$559K ﹤0.01%
41,563
+28,601
+221% +$420K
PANW icon
3248
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$277B
$559K ﹤0.01%
34,200
-818,874
-96% -$11.8M
MMYT icon
3249
CALL
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.56B
$557K ﹤0.01%
20,000
-20,000
-50% -$577K
UTEK
3250
CALL
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$557K ﹤0.01%
24,500

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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.