David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.3% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 8.21% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.05% |
| 4 | Energy | 7.7% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.51% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3251
PUT
Coty
COTY
$2.39B
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,800
| New | +$728K |
|
|
CRAY
3252
CALL
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$676K |
|
|
CRAY
3253
PUT
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
CJES
3254
CALL
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,600
| New | +$631K |
|
3255
CALL
PTC
PTC
$16.4B
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,000
| New | +$772K |
|
|
SLH
3256
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
11,749
-24,289
| -67% | -$1.64M |
|
|
SWFT
3257
CALL
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
| $743K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$695K |
|
|
DTSI
3258
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
37,524
+5,807
| +18% | +$122K |
|
|
VISN
3259
PUT
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.55B
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$615K |
|
3260
PUT
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.12B
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-8,900
| -31% | -$303K |
|
3261
CALL
CACI
CACI
$13.7B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-26,600
| -73% | -$2.02M |
|
3262
CALL
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.8B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$668K |
|
|
3263
PUT
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.8B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$668K |
|
3264
CALL
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.4B
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$783K |
|
3265
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.89B
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
40,426
+31,253
| +341% | +$690K |
|
3266
Revvity
RVTY
$14.1B
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
16,289
-122,574
| -88% | -$5.38M |
|
3267
CALL
Avient
AVNT
$4.12B
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
MSB
3268
Mesabi Trust
MSB
$306M
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
34,808
+321
| +0.9% | +$6.79K |
|
|
TAM
3269
DELISTED
TAMINCO CORP COM
TAM
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,899
| New | +$743K |
|
3270
TC Energy
TRP
$65.5B
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,100
| New | +$714K |
|
3271
CALL
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$529M
| $731K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$699K |
|
3272
PUT
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.42B
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
22,300
| – | – |
|
3273
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.11T
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,628,000
| New | +$696K |
|
|
DRNA
3274
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,809
| New | +$959K |
|
3275
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.75B
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,064
| New | +$733K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, David Shaw held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.3% of assets, up from 6.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- David Shaw added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- David Shaw opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.