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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
+2.57%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$70.1B
AUM Growth
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
-$4.59B
Cap. Flow %
-6.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.04%
Holding
5,020
New
596
Increased
1,359
Reduced
1,925
Closed
795

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$404M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$361M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$327M
4
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$313M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$286M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$453M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$405M
3
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$236M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$219M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$184M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 9.3%
2 Healthcare 8.21%
3 Consumer Discretionary 8.05%
4 Energy 7.7%
5 Technology 7.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AFG icon
3551
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
$523K ﹤0.01%
+9,068
New +$511K
ILG
3552
CALL
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$523K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$551K
EGIO
3553
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$522K ﹤0.01%
5,987
-1,472
-20% -$125K
SMCI icon
3554
CALL
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.9B
$521K ﹤0.01%
+300,000
New +$587K
PLKI
3555
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$521K ﹤0.01%
12,814
-28,712
-69% -$1.16M
ANGI icon
3556
Angi Inc
ANGI
$200M
$520K ﹤0.01%
+4,268
New +$625K
RALY
3557
CALL
DELISTED
RALLY SOFTWARE DEV CORP
RALY
$519K ﹤0.01%
38,800
– –
DNB
3558
CALL
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$517K ﹤0.01%
+5,200
New +$547K
NTUS
3559
CALL
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$516K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
HASI icon
3560
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$5.09B
$514K ﹤0.01%
35,804
+7,181
+25% +$99.5K
MGI
3561
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$513K ﹤0.01%
29,079
-60,922
-68% -$1.14M
HWCC
3562
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$513K ﹤0.01%
39,083
-33,916
-46% -$453K
POWR
3563
PUT
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$513K ﹤0.01%
+21,900
New +$465K
SMCI icon
3564
PUT
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.9B
$512K ﹤0.01%
+295,000
New +$577K
IL
3565
CALL
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$512K ﹤0.01%
50,000
– –
VICR icon
3566
CALL
Vicor
VICR
$8.97B
$510K ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$560K
BMO icon
3567
PUT
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$121B
$509K ﹤0.01%
7,600
– –
QLYS icon
3568
CALL
Qualys
QLYS
$6.09B
$509K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$540K
LO
3569
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$509K ﹤0.01%
9,418
-10,621
-53% -$534K
EHTH icon
3570
PUT
eHealth
EHTH
$38.4M
$508K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$521K
FRED
3571
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$508K ﹤0.01%
28,217
-22,077
-44% -$408K
GST
3572
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
$508K ﹤0.01%
92,840
-1,000
-1% -$6.1K
FNGN
3573
PUT
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$508K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-65,500
-87% -$3.94M
AOSL icon
3574
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$805M
$507K ﹤0.01%
68,823
-1,954
-3% -$14.5K
VTLE
3575
CALL
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$507K ﹤0.01%
980
-1,000
-51% -$511K
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143
144 145

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David Shaw's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, David Shaw held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.3% of assets, up from 6.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
  • David Shaw added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
  • David Shaw fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • David Shaw opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.