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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$602M
2
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$321M
3
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$312M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$233M
5
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
+$183M

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
RF icon
3476
Regions Financial
RF
$26.2B
$410K ﹤0.01%
+40,844
New +$417K
CCMP
3477
CALL
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$410K ﹤0.01%
9,900
– –
PRXL
3478
CALL
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$410K ﹤0.01%
+6,500
New +$370K
AER icon
3479
PUT
AerCap
AER
$23.3B
$409K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-30,000
-75% -$1.36M
PETS icon
3480
PetMed Express
PETS
$38.8M
$409K ﹤0.01%
+30,046
New +$419K
ISSI
3481
DELISTED
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTN INC
ISSI
$408K ﹤0.01%
29,681
+2,027
+7% +$30.1K
LNW
3482
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
$407K ﹤0.01%
+37,800
New +$386K
FNSR
3483
CALL
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$407K ﹤0.01%
24,500
– –
DCH
3484
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.51B
$406K ﹤0.01%
24,224
-399,001
-94% -$7.34M
SAIA icon
3485
CALL
Saia
SAIA
$9.33B
$406K ﹤0.01%
8,200
-8,200
-50% -$390K
NUS icon
3486
Nu Skin
NUS
$236M
$405K ﹤0.01%
9,005
-24,756
-73% -$1.32M
BNFT
3487
CALL
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$404K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$548K
AMED
3488
CALL
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$403K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$386K
FLEX icon
3489
PUT
Flex
FLEX
$41.1B
$402K ﹤0.01%
51,753
– –
SWN
3490
PUT
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$402K ﹤0.01%
11,500
– –
TR icon
3491
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.1B
$401K ﹤0.01%
20,435
-6,683
-25% -$131K
AKS
3492
PUT
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
$401K ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$466K
SCL icon
3493
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.42B
$400K ﹤0.01%
9,011
+2,379
+36% +$117K
ATCO
3494
PUT
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$400K ﹤0.01%
18,600
– –
NWY
3495
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
$400K ﹤0.01%
131,972
-35
-0% -$118
REXR icon
3496
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.4B
$399K ﹤0.01%
28,796
-2,225
-7% -$31.6K
AFSI
3497
CALL
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$398K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
AT
3498
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
$396K ﹤0.01%
165,424
-133,884
-45% -$484K
HY icon
3499
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$621M
$393K ﹤0.01%
5,483
+2,000
+57% +$159K
UBSI icon
3500
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.48B
$393K ﹤0.01%
+12,721
New +$410K
138 139
140
141 142

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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.