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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
+2.57%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$70.1B
AUM Growth
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
-$4.59B
Cap. Flow %
-6.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.04%
Holding
5,020
New
596
Increased
1,359
Reduced
1,925
Closed
795

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$404M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$361M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$327M
4
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$313M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$286M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$453M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$405M
3
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$236M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$219M
5
SLB icon
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
UNM icon
3301
CALL
Unum
UNM
$14.3B
$706K ﹤0.01%
20,000
-9,000
-31% -$307K
UNM icon
3302
PUT
Unum
UNM
$14.3B
$706K ﹤0.01%
20,000
-14,600
-42% -$498K
ADNC
3303
DELISTED
AUDIENCE INC COM STK (DE)
ADNC
$706K ﹤0.01%
56,499
+32,679
+137% +$385K
CAM
3304
CALL
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$704K ﹤0.01%
11,400
-57,400
-83% -$3.48M
WAC
3305
CALL
DELISTED
Walter Investment Mgt Corp
WAC
$701K ﹤0.01%
+23,500
New +$706K
CTCT
3306
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$701K ﹤0.01%
28,658
-141,635
-83% -$3.99M
HEES
3307
PUT
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$700K ﹤0.01%
17,300
– –
BECN
3308
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$696K ﹤0.01%
18,016
-26,060
-59% -$1.01M
CVLT icon
3309
PUT
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.5B
$695K ﹤0.01%
10,700
+7,200
+206% +$498K
CJES
3310
PUT
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
$694K ﹤0.01%
23,800
-20,500
-46% -$506K
SQM icon
3311
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$22.3B
$693K ﹤0.01%
22,424
-72,238
-76% -$1.98M
PKOH icon
3312
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$665M
$690K ﹤0.01%
12,284
-5,014
-29% -$255K
FITB
3313
CALL
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$50.2B
$689K ﹤0.01%
+30,000
New +$653K
HLX icon
3314
PUT
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.44B
$689K ﹤0.01%
+30,000
New +$668K
SSB icon
3315
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.4B
$689K ﹤0.01%
10,998
-3,547
-24% -$220K
RFP
3316
PUT
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$689K ﹤0.01%
+34,300
New +$657K
ACAS
3317
CALL
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$688K ﹤0.01%
43,600
+16,600
+61% +$256K
PRU icon
3318
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.5B
$687K ﹤0.01%
8,112
-290,406
-97% -$25M
ENDP
3319
PUT
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$687K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$709K
EMKR
3320
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$687K ﹤0.01%
13,608
+8,936
+191% +$443K
SONC
3321
CALL
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$684K ﹤0.01%
30,000
– –
BMRN icon
3322
CALL
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.8B
$682K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$737K
ESE icon
3323
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.3B
$682K ﹤0.01%
+19,380
New +$677K
TM icon
3324
Toyota
TM
$227B
$681K ﹤0.01%
+6,034
New +$696K
GNW icon
3325
PUT
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.74B
$679K ﹤0.01%
38,300
-101,400
-73% -$1.63M
131 132
133
134 135

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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.