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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CUDA
3326
PUT
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$703K |
|
3327
CALL
Cognex
CGNX
$10.3B
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-206,000
| -84% | -$3.84M |
|
|
EVHC
3328
CALL
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,680
| New | +$668K |
|
3329
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.11B
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
21,608
-7,753
| -26% | -$261K |
|
|
MDC
3330
PUT
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
33,193
| – | – |
|
3331
CALL
Danaher
DHR
$152B
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
13,390
-51,926
| -79% | -$2.64M |
|
|
SQI
3332
CALL
DELISTED
SCIQUEST, INC. COMMON STOCK
SQI
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$708K |
|
3333
PUT
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.2B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,500
| New | +$718K |
|
3334
CALL
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$43.8B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
124,000
-137,600
| -53% | -$762K |
|
|
HF
3335
PUT
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-1,308
| -6% | -$39.5K |
|
3336
PUT
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.91B
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
77,200
| – | – |
|
3337
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.04B
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,256
| New | +$649K |
|
3338
Tesla
TSLA
$1.36T
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,105
| New | +$644K |
|
|
IOC
3339
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
10,294
-219,776
| -96% | -$12.1M |
|
|
DNB
3340
PUT
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,700
| New | +$705K |
|
|
ACET
3341
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
33,113
+12,357
| +60% | +$252K |
|
3342
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$185M
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
14,827
+1,885
| +15% | +$84.2K |
|
3343
CALL
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.1B
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
-113,600
| -92% | -$7.05M |
|
|
HCOM
3344
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
23,243
+6,877
| +42% | +$194K |
|
3345
CALL
D.R. Horton
DHI
$42.1B
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
-75,400
| -71% | -$1.7M |
|
|
NPTN
3346
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
83,262
+15,622
| +23% | +$116K |
|
3347
CALL
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.42B
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,800
| New | +$578K |
|
|
CVO
3348
DELISTED
Cenevo, Inc.
CVO
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
27,072
-21,412
| -44% | -$574K |
|
3349
PUT
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
3350
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.42B
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
40,724
+33,183
| +440% | +$592K |
|
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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.