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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
+4.13%
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
$60.5B
AUM Growth
+$3.57B
Cap. Flow
+$1.35B
Cap. Flow %
2.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.81%
Holding
3,739
New
483
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,313
Closed
407

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$322M
2
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
+$288M
3
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$254M
4
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$210M
5
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$206M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$374M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$301M
3
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$221M
4
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$215M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$201M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.47%
2 Healthcare 12.19%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.76%
4 Financials 9.24%
5 Communication Services 8.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ICL icon
3226
ICL Group
ICL
$7.49B
$93K ﹤0.01%
19,661
-23,499
-54% -$101K
AMSC icon
3227
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.45B
$92K ﹤0.01%
+19,903
New +$101K
ELDN icon
3228
Eledon Pharmaceuticals
ELDN
$280M
$92K ﹤0.01%
871
-177
-17% -$18K
AMFW
3229
DELISTED
AMEC Foster Wheeler plc
AMFW
$92K ﹤0.01%
15,327
+5,165
+51% +$34.6K
CTLP
3230
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$88K ﹤0.01%
16,839
+1,377
+9% +$6.69K
JONE
3231
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
$88K ﹤0.01%
2,748
-3,430
-56% -$139K
GERN icon
3232
Geron
GERN
$977M
$85K ﹤0.01%
30,721
-31,606
-51% -$84K
TTNP
3233
DELISTED
Titan Pharmaceuticals
TTNP
$84K ﹤0.01%
12
+5
+71% +$46.5K
VEON icon
3234
VEON
VEON
$4.09B
$84K ﹤0.01%
859
-39,481
-98% -$3.89M
GPL
3235
DELISTED
Great Panther Mining Limited
GPL
$84K ﹤0.01%
+6,544
New +$84.2K
PACB icon
3236
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$420M
$82K ﹤0.01%
+23,022
New +$92.8K
PAACW
3237
DELISTED
Pacific Special Acquisition Corp. Warrants
PAACW
$82K ﹤0.01%
157,871
-34,029
-18% -$13.8K
WFT
3238
PUT
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$77K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$102K
FLNA
3239
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$46.4M
$76K ﹤0.01%
18,557
-4,226
-19% -$19.9K
FOMX
3240
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
$76K ﹤0.01%
16,327
-50,046
-75% -$223K
HBIO icon
3241
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$34.1M
$75K ﹤0.01%
2,953
-4,632
-61% -$115K
AVID
3242
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$73K ﹤0.01%
13,797
-11,090
-45% -$57.1K
SDRL
3243
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
$72K ﹤0.01%
737
+269
+57% +$42.2K
MCF
3244
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$72K ﹤0.01%
10,837
-24,469
-69% -$171K
CRK icon
3245
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.18B
$71K ﹤0.01%
10,067
-4,857
-33% -$38.7K
GST
3246
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
$68K ﹤0.01%
73,014
-262,457
-78% -$315K
ANDAR
3247
DELISTED
Andina Acquisition Corp. II Right
ANDAR
$68K ﹤0.01%
154,200
-2,500
-2% -$1.2K
STLRW
3248
DELISTED
Stellar Acquisition III Inc. Warrants
STLRW
$66K ﹤0.01%
205,000
– –
HOV icon
3249
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$770M
$65K ﹤0.01%
924
-437
-32% -$25.8K
MACQW
3250
DELISTED
M I Acquisitions, Inc. Warrant
MACQW
$64K ﹤0.01%
205,000
– –
128 129
130
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David Shaw's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, David Shaw held 3,739 positions worth $60.5B, up 6.3% from $56.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q2 2017 filing shows 483 new, 1,217 increased, 1,313 reduced and 407 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M. The largest sale was McDonald's, an estimated $374M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M.
  • David Shaw added most to Verizon in Q2 2017, an estimated $322M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $374M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $215M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • David Shaw opened 483 new positions and closed 407 in Q2 2017.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.