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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
+11.47%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$73.3B
AUM Growth
+$10.6B
Cap. Flow
+$3.59B
Cap. Flow %
4.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13%
Holding
4,972
New
721
Increased
1,786
Reduced
1,518
Closed
549

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$327M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$275M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$219M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$211M
5
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$201M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
+$558M
2
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
+$259M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$252M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$252M
5
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$184M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 7.49%
2 Technology 7.17%
3 Consumer Discretionary 7.02%
4 Healthcare 6.66%
5 Communication Services 6.63%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AFSI
3426
PUT
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$719K ﹤0.01%
44,000
– –
EDR
3427
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$717K ﹤0.01%
27,091
+5,632
+26% +$151K
AKRX
3428
CALL
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$714K ﹤0.01%
+29,000
New +$656K
PIR
3429
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$714K ﹤0.01%
1,546
+1,005
+186% +$427K
GLF
3430
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
$711K ﹤0.01%
+15,082
New +$746K
LORL
3431
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
$710K ﹤0.01%
8,767
+1,522
+21% +$111K
DWA
3432
PUT
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$710K ﹤0.01%
20,000
-30,000
-60% -$947K
ARUN
3433
DELISTED
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
ARUN
$710K ﹤0.01%
39,659
+11,742
+42% +$211K
CADE
3434
PUT
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$709K ﹤0.01%
27,900
+11,600
+71% +$265K
BODY
3435
DELISTED
BODY CENTRAL CORP COM STK
BODY
$708K ﹤0.01%
179,573
+79,338
+79% +$344K
AVNT icon
3436
CALL
Avient
AVNT
$4.12B
$707K ﹤0.01%
20,000
+8,700
+77% +$277K
NVDA icon
3437
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.09T
$707K ﹤0.01%
1,764,920
+55,640
+3% +$21.5K
FRAN
3438
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$706K ﹤0.01%
3,197
-1,363
-30% -$297K
EXC icon
3439
Exelon
EXC
$45.6B
$702K ﹤0.01%
35,958
-109,341
-75% -$2.2M
NPSP
3440
DELISTED
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
$699K ﹤0.01%
+23,033
New +$634K
XLNX
3441
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$697K ﹤0.01%
+15,172
New +$682K
ARQL
3442
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$696K ﹤0.01%
323,824
-62,913
-16% -$142K
HTLD icon
3443
Heartland Express
HTLD
$954M
$695K ﹤0.01%
35,404
-101,970
-74% -$1.67M
FAST icon
3444
PUT
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$694K ﹤0.01%
58,400
– –
FLTX
3445
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$694K ﹤0.01%
+16,041
New +$586K
BJRI icon
3446
PUT
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.42B
$693K ﹤0.01%
+22,300
New +$641K
ORI icon
3447
PUT
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.2B
$691K ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$657K
FNFG
3448
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$691K ﹤0.01%
65,056
+8,493
+15% +$92.1K
CSTE icon
3449
Caesarstone
CSTE
$115M
$690K ﹤0.01%
13,896
-21,079
-60% -$958K
PGTI
3450
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$690K ﹤0.01%
68,173
-41,086
-38% -$406K
136 137
138
139 140

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David Shaw's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, David Shaw held 4,972 positions worth $73.3B, up 17% from $62.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.59B of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 721 new positions and adding to 1,786 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Allegion: 2,233,249 shares worth $98.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.5% of assets, up from 7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $252M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q4 2013 buy was Allegion: 2,233,249 shares worth $98.7M.
  • David Shaw added most to Bank of America in Q4 2013, an estimated $327M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $252M.
  • David Shaw fully exited DELL INC in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $558M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $73.3B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • David Shaw opened 721 new positions and closed 549 in Q4 2013.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $73.3B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.