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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
STC icon
3476
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.13B
$201K ﹤0.01%
+4,912
New +$195K
SSNI
3477
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$198K ﹤0.01%
15,342
-46,878
-75% -$573K
GAIN icon
3478
Gladstone Investment Corp
GAIN
$657M
$197K ﹤0.01%
27,963
-28,119
-50% -$216K
INO icon
3479
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$129M
$197K ﹤0.01%
2,833
-6,146
-68% -$536K
YGE
3480
DELISTED
Yingli Green Energy Holding Comp
YGE
$196K ﹤0.01%
48,025
+4,218
+10% +$33.2K
MRTN icon
3481
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.2B
$195K ﹤0.01%
30,198
-158,440
-84% -$1.21M
FCBC icon
3482
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$937M
$193K ﹤0.01%
10,810
-1,354
-11% -$24.2K
XRM
3483
DELISTED
Xerium Technologies Inc (new)
XRM
$193K ﹤0.01%
14,889
– –
TSEM icon
3484
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$23.9B
$192K ﹤0.01%
14,951
-700
-4% -$9.41K
PALI icon
3485
Palisade Bio
PALI
$350M
– –
0
– –
AEGN
3486
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$189K ﹤0.01%
11,481
-195
-2% -$3.52K
GARS
3487
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
$186K ﹤0.01%
+13,595
New +$200K
ARCT icon
3488
Arcturus Therapeutics
ARCT
$408M
$184K ﹤0.01%
4,361
+2,710
+164% +$143K
ARNA
3489
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$183K ﹤0.01%
9,555
-13,992
-59% -$475K
BDN
3490
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$548M
$182K ﹤0.01%
14,800
+1,432
+11% +$18.7K
EBF icon
3491
Ennis
EBF
$544M
$182K ﹤0.01%
10,502
-51,050
-83% -$860K
PNNT
3492
Pennant Park Investment Corp
PNNT
$246M
$182K ﹤0.01%
28,103
-11,306
-29% -$87K
SPCB icon
3493
SuperCom
SPCB
$67.9M
$180K ﹤0.01%
112
-339
-75% -$711K
CPL
3494
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
$180K ﹤0.01%
+24,631
New +$236K
PGEM
3495
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
$179K ﹤0.01%
15,308
-19,436
-56% -$261K
SPN
3496
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$179K ﹤0.01%
+1,420
New +$232K
HRZN icon
3497
Horizon Technology Finance
HRZN
$326M
$178K ﹤0.01%
+19,723
New +$213K
TCPC icon
3498
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$342M
$178K ﹤0.01%
+13,102
New +$200K
DXYN
3499
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$178K ﹤0.01%
+21,281
New +$219K
MR
3500
DELISTED
Montage Resources Corporation Common Stock
MR
$178K ﹤0.01%
+6,101
New +$351K
138 139
140
141 142

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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.