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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

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
PTLA
3501
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
$393K ﹤0.01%
15,527
-2,472
-14% -$65.1K
BLDR icon
3502
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.42B
$392K ﹤0.01%
71,880
-16,951
-19% -$110K
DGII icon
3503
Digi International
DGII
$2.91B
$392K ﹤0.01%
52,321
+25,989
+99% +$217K
WNC icon
3504
Wabash National
WNC
$509M
$391K ﹤0.01%
29,330
+19,231
+190% +$265K
GXP
3505
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$391K ﹤0.01%
+16,159
New +$410K
FNBC
3506
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
$390K ﹤0.01%
11,906
-8,585
-42% -$279K
ACTA
3507
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
$389K ﹤0.01%
24,257
+9,771
+67% +$173K
SODA
3508
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
$388K ﹤0.01%
+13,144
New +$419K
KND
3509
CALL
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$388K ﹤0.01%
20,000
KND
3510
PUT
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$388K ﹤0.01%
20,000
-50,000
-71% -$1.09M
HR
3511
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$388K ﹤0.01%
+16,403
New +$406K
PRAA icon
3512
PRA Group
PRAA
$739M
$387K ﹤0.01%
+7,400
New +$426K
TBPH icon
3513
CALL
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$885M
$387K ﹤0.01%
+16,800
New +$487K
EXEL icon
3514
Exelixis
EXEL
$14B
$386K ﹤0.01%
252,198
+169,690
+206% +$545K
RNG icon
3515
CALL
RingCentral
RNG
$5.46B
$386K ﹤0.01%
30,400
CBZ icon
3516
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.97B
$384K ﹤0.01%
48,800
+35,316
+262% +$301K
RT
3517
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$382K ﹤0.01%
64,861
+43,660
+206% +$281K
LVNTA
3518
CALL
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$380K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-91,750
-90% -$3.36M
CNX icon
3519
CALL
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.35B
$379K ﹤0.01%
12,000
CNX icon
3520
PUT
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.35B
$379K ﹤0.01%
12,000
-36,000
-75% -$1.21M
KEM
3521
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$378K ﹤0.01%
91,776
+10,432
+13% +$53.2K
LTC
3522
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.19B
$377K ﹤0.01%
+10,217
New +$402K
HSII
3523
CALL
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$376K ﹤0.01%
+18,300
New +$370K
IDA icon
3524
Idacorp
IDA
$7.99B
$376K ﹤0.01%
7,020
-17,660
-72% -$972K
STNR
3525
PUT
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$376K ﹤0.01%
10,000

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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.