David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$430M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$244M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3526
CALL
Ubiquiti
UI
$34.9B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
TLRA
3527
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
160,221
-19,169
| -11% | -$61.8K |
|
|
INVN
3528
CALL
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,000
| New | +$448K |
|
3529
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.17B
| $374K | ﹤0.01% |
10,748
-15,331
| -59% | -$533K |
|
3530
PUT
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.03B
| $373K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3531
Tenaris
TS
$27.6B
| $373K | ﹤0.01% |
8,196
-66,911
| -89% | -$3.01M |
|
3532
PUT
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.16B
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
4,000
| – | – |
|
|
PPBI
3533
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
26,466
+584
| +2% | +$8.5K |
|
3534
Pixelworks
PXLW
$42.8M
| $371K | ﹤0.01% |
4,791
+482
| +11% | +$41.1K |
|
3535
Rambus
RMBS
$9.75B
| $371K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,725
| New | +$375K |
|
3536
CALL
Ciena
CIEN
$54.9B
| $370K | ﹤0.01% |
22,100
| – | – |
|
3537
PUT
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.1B
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
22,800
-12,600
| -36% | -$192K |
|
3538
CALL
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$55.2B
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
26,100
| – | – |
|
3539
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$66.1M
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,813
| New | +$422K |
|
3540
CALL
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.3B
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
5,600
| – | – |
|
|
VTLE
3541
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
820
-323
| -28% | -$165K |
|
|
EPIQ
3542
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
| $365K | ﹤0.01% |
20,808
-27,991
| -57% | -$416K |
|
|
RPRX
3543
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
| $365K | ﹤0.01% |
36,811
-54,272
| -60% | -$804K |
|
|
WIN
3544
CALL
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
| $364K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,315
| New | +$370K |
|
3545
Marcus Corp
MCS
$930M
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,915
| New | +$414K |
|
3546
VSE Corp
VSEC
$6.11B
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
14,778
-448
| -3% | -$13.8K |
|
3547
TFS Financial
TFSL
$4.99B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
25,154
+9,917
| +65% | +$139K |
|
|
WLB
3548
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
| $359K | ﹤0.01% |
9,600
-16,290
| -63% | -$664K |
|
|
BBT
3549
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.63B
| $358K | ﹤0.01% |
15,248
-18,093
| -54% | -$435K |
|
3550
Tilly's
TLYS
$114M
| $357K | ﹤0.01% |
47,416
+26,152
| +123% | +$206K |
|
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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.