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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

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
EXXI
3351
DELISTED
ENERGY XXI LTD COM SHS
EXXI
$489K ﹤0.01%
+43,100
New +$767K
FSS icon
3352
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.42B
$488K ﹤0.01%
36,891
-11,662
-24% -$170K
TISI icon
3353
Team
TISI
$105M
$488K ﹤0.01%
+1,288
New +$520K
ESIO
3354
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$485K ﹤0.01%
71,463
+40,210
+129% +$277K
FFBC icon
3355
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.44B
$484K ﹤0.01%
+30,578
New +$507K
DYN
3356
CALL
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$482K ﹤0.01%
16,700
-33,300
-67% -$989K
BTG icon
3357
B2Gold
BTG
$7.58B
$481K ﹤0.01%
+235,893
New +$594K
SMCI icon
3358
CALL
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.2B
$480K ﹤0.01%
163,000
-137,000
-46% -$355K
OPB
3359
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$480K ﹤0.01%
15,665
+1,972
+14% +$60.2K
LTXB
3360
PUT
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$479K ﹤0.01%
20,000
MAS icon
3361
CALL
Masco
MAS
$14.5B
$478K ﹤0.01%
22,760
VWTR
3362
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$478K ﹤0.01%
23,960
+6,015
+34% +$132K
CKP
3363
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$478K ﹤0.01%
39,052
+4,292
+12% +$56.7K
KOG
3364
PUT
DELISTED
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP
KOG
$478K ﹤0.01%
35,200
+21,100
+150% +$317K
NPTN
3365
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
$477K ﹤0.01%
142,372
-8,621
-6% -$26.9K
AMC icon
3366
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.33B
$476K ﹤0.01%
2,073
-3,298
-61% -$777K
CCRN
3367
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$474K ﹤0.01%
51,060
-27,336
-35% -$210K
LPX icon
3368
CALL
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$4.98B
$474K ﹤0.01%
34,900
SXI icon
3369
CALL
Standex International
SXI
$3.7B
$474K ﹤0.01%
6,400
-5,700
-47% -$412K
MW
3370
PUT
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$472K ﹤0.01%
10,000
AIR icon
3371
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.58B
$471K ﹤0.01%
19,518
-23,910
-55% -$649K
KWR icon
3372
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.83B
$471K ﹤0.01%
6,565
-4,107
-38% -$308K
PKE icon
3373
CALL
Park Aerospace
PKE
$714M
$471K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$562K
CKEC
3374
CALL
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$471K ﹤0.01%
15,200
-17,000
-53% -$561K
CBU icon
3375
Community Bank
CBU
$3.32B
$469K ﹤0.01%
+13,953
New +$494K

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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.