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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$602M
2
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$321M
3
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$312M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$233M
5
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
+$183M

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
SA
3301
PUT
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.69B
$516K ﹤0.01%
64,200
– –
BCPC
3302
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.73B
$516K ﹤0.01%
9,125
+400
+5% +$21.3K
IIIN icon
3303
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$591M
$515K ﹤0.01%
25,044
-1,531
-6% -$32.5K
TA
3304
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
$515K ﹤0.01%
10,422
-1,679
-14% -$83.9K
OB
3305
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
$515K ﹤0.01%
33,452
-32,148
-49% -$505K
BANC icon
3306
Banc of California
BANC
$2.98B
$514K ﹤0.01%
44,162
-8,598
-16% -$100K
OZK icon
3307
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$513K ﹤0.01%
16,289
-31,326
-66% -$1.01M
PALI icon
3308
Palisade Bio
PALI
$371M
– –
0
– –
OABC
3309
DELISTED
OMNIAMERICAN BANCORP INC COM STK (TX)
OABC
$513K ﹤0.01%
19,752
-10,413
-35% -$262K
LM
3310
CALL
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$512K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
PLUG icon
3311
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.03B
$511K ﹤0.01%
111,293
-39,873
-26% -$206K
RSPP
3312
CALL
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$511K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
SYNT
3313
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$510K ﹤0.01%
11,604
-18,292
-61% -$806K
FE icon
3314
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
$509K ﹤0.01%
15,165
+1,801
+13% +$59.6K
GMED icon
3315
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.2B
$509K ﹤0.01%
25,853
-218,567
-89% -$4.5M
OUT icon
3316
CALL
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.39B
$509K ﹤0.01%
+22,708
New +$556K
AXAS
3317
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$509K ﹤0.01%
4,817
-15,397
-76% -$1.72M
FARO
3318
PUT
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$508K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$519K
CVT
3319
CALL
DELISTED
CVENT, INC.
CVT
$507K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
FUR
3320
DELISTED
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST SHS BENE INT (NEW)
FUR
$506K ﹤0.01%
+33,544
New +$509K
KFY icon
3321
PUT
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.31B
$505K ﹤0.01%
20,300
– –
TBI
3322
CALL
Trueblue
TBI
$318M
$505K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
CLD
3323
PUT
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$505K ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$605K
AAIC
3324
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
$504K ﹤0.01%
+19,831
New +$537K
ASCMA
3325
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$504K ﹤0.01%
8,371
-1,338
-14% -$84.1K
131 132
133
134 135

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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.