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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
-8.77%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$67.9B
AUM Growth
+$767M
Cap. Flow
+$7.88B
Cap. Flow %
11.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.29%
Holding
4,145
New
429
Increased
1,450
Reduced
1,326
Closed
449

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$846M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$430M
3
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$357M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$319M
5
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$319M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$778M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$424M
3
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$367M
4
KRFT
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
+$240M
5
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$212M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 11.61%
2 Healthcare 10.96%
3 Communication Services 9.03%
4 Technology 8.2%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CUTR
3451
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$212K ﹤0.01%
16,175
-9,391
-37% -$139K
WG
3452
DELISTED
Willbros Group
WG
$212K ﹤0.01%
168,831
-315,126
-65% -$330K
MPG
3453
DELISTED
Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.
MPG
$212K ﹤0.01%
+10,073
New +$198K
IIP
3454
DELISTED
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
IIP
$212K ﹤0.01%
34,639
+22,282
+180% +$136K
SFM icon
3455
CALL
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.03B
$211K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
NAV
3456
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$211K ﹤0.01%
16,575
-57,428
-78% -$1.01M
CVC
3457
CALL
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$211K ﹤0.01%
+6,500
New +$177K
FF icon
3458
Future Fuel
FF
$241M
$210K ﹤0.01%
21,259
+8,284
+64% +$89.5K
RST
3459
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$210K ﹤0.01%
+31,318
New +$223K
BTI icon
3460
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
$208K ﹤0.01%
3,782
-16,474
-81% -$914K
APOG icon
3461
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$863M
$207K ﹤0.01%
4,641
-9,892
-68% -$518K
RDN icon
3462
CALL
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
$207K ﹤0.01%
13,000
-30,000
-70% -$535K
SWC
3463
CALL
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$207K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
OREX
3464
DELISTED
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
OREX
$206K ﹤0.01%
9,774
-14,191
-59% -$486K
AMG icon
3465
CALL
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.28B
$205K ﹤0.01%
+1,200
New +$236K
SFBS
3466
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.8B
$205K ﹤0.01%
19,784
-20,516
-51% -$200K
AV
3467
DELISTED
Aviva Plc
AV
$205K ﹤0.01%
14,921
-55,105
-79% -$849K
CIB icon
3468
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$24B
$204K ﹤0.01%
6,335
-13,778
-69% -$496K
CSS
3469
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$204K ﹤0.01%
+7,733
New +$217K
WILN
3470
DELISTED
Wi-LAN Inc.
WILN
$204K ﹤0.01%
112,300
+45,000
+67% +$91.1K
HCKT icon
3471
Hackett Group
HCKT
$276M
$203K ﹤0.01%
14,734
-12,114
-45% -$166K
LNCO
3472
CALL
DELISTED
LINNCO LLC COM SHS REPSTG LTD LIABILITY
LNCO
$203K ﹤0.01%
75,000
– –
AMPH icon
3473
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$915M
$202K ﹤0.01%
17,322
-14,110
-45% -$212K
ESGR
3474
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$201K ﹤0.01%
1,341
– –
QLYS icon
3475
Qualys
QLYS
$6.17B
$201K ﹤0.01%
7,077
-8,616
-55% -$289K
137 138
139
140 141

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David Shaw's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, David Shaw held 4,145 positions worth $67.9B, up 1.1% from $67.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 429 new positions and adding to 1,450 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, down from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $424M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.
  • David Shaw added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2015, an estimated $846M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $424M.
  • David Shaw fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $778M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $67.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • David Shaw opened 429 new positions and closed 449 in Q3 2015.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $67.9B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.