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 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.42% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 7% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.82% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EXAR
3401
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
| $612K | ﹤0.01% |
45,656
-5,390
| -11% | -$68.5K |
|
|
BODY
3402
DELISTED
BODY CENTRAL CORP COM STK
BODY
| $612K | ﹤0.01% |
100,235
-49,986
| -33% | -$443K |
|
3403
PUT
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.7B
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,300
| New | +$734K |
|
3404
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.02B
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,029
| New | +$633K |
|
|
CEC
3405
DELISTED
CEC ENTERTAINMENT INC
CEC
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
13,314
+4,510
| +51% | +$194K |
|
3406
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.1B
| $610K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,089
| New | +$646K |
|
3407
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.29B
| $609K | ﹤0.01% |
35,900
-50,456
| -58% | -$791K |
|
3408
CALL
Quad
QUAD
$522M
| $607K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$590K |
|
|
3409
PUT
Quad
QUAD
$522M
| $607K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$590K |
|
|
IFT
3410
DELISTED
IMPERIAL HLDGS INC COM STK (FL)
IFT
| $607K | ﹤0.01% |
95,856
-24,968
| -21% | -$171K |
|
|
XUE
3411
DELISTED
XUEDA EDUCATION GROUP ADS REPTG 2 ORD SHS
XUE
| $607K | ﹤0.01% |
143,899
+34,478
| +32% | +$133K |
|
|
EDG
3412
DELISTED
EDGEN GROUP INC CLASS A COM STK
EDG
| $605K | ﹤0.01% |
79,597
-9,512
| -11% | -$72.6K |
|
3413
National Presto Industries
NPK
$1.11B
| $604K | ﹤0.01% |
8,585
+2,187
| +34% | +$159K |
|
3414
CALL
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.27B
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-11,600
| -37% | -$356K |
|
3415
PUT
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$195B
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,400
| New | +$569K |
|
|
SN
3416
DELISTED
Sanchez Energy Corporation
SN
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,850
| New | +$542K |
|
3417
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.04B
| $602K | ﹤0.01% |
18,749
+6,508
| +53% | +$187K |
|
3418
PUT
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.21B
| $602K | ﹤0.01% |
31,700
+21,500
| +211% | +$410K |
|
|
ATMI
3419
DELISTED
A T M I INC
ATMI
| $602K | ﹤0.01% |
22,705
+7,745
| +52% | +$197K |
|
|
CZR
3420
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
| $602K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,543
| New | +$574K |
|
|
MN
3421
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
36,017
-19,753
| -35% | -$331K |
|
|
WNR
3422
CALL
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3423
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.38B
| $600K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,882
| New | +$706K |
|
|
MDC
3424
PUT
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $600K | ﹤0.01% |
27,777
+12,639
| +83% | +$278K |
|
3425
CALL
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.71T
| $599K | ﹤0.01% |
+139,000
| New | +$534K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, David Shaw held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.4% of assets, down from 9.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- David Shaw added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- David Shaw fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- David Shaw opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.