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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
AMBR
3601
DELISTED
Amber Road Inc
AMBR
$85K ﹤0.01%
+20,186
New +$108K
MOBI
3602
DELISTED
Sky-mobi Limited ADS
MOBI
$82K ﹤0.01%
33,012
-11,829
-26% -$42.5K
CLUB
3603
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$81K ﹤0.01%
30,967
-8,284
-21% -$21K
CIE
3604
PUT
DELISTED
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
$81K ﹤0.01%
767
-386
-33% -$47K
CACB
3605
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
$81K ﹤0.01%
14,971
+4,525
+43% +$24.2K
VER
3606
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$80K ﹤0.01%
+2,080
New +$86.9K
CTCM
3607
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$80K ﹤0.01%
45,959
-29,087
-39% -$53.8K
PVG
3608
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$79K ﹤0.01%
13,073
-7,401
-36% -$38.2K
GTE icon
3609
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$353M
$77K ﹤0.01%
3,615
-200
-5% -$4.65K
MBI icon
3610
MBIA
MBI
$251M
$76K ﹤0.01%
12,449
-1,101,143
-99% -$7.08M
KNDI
3611
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$64.8M
$74K ﹤0.01%
+14,052
New +$96.8K
CRDF icon
3612
Cardiff Oncology
CRDF
$77.8M
$72K ﹤0.01%
176
-863
-83% -$452K
FWM
3613
DELISTED
FAIRWAY GROUP HLDGS CORP CL A COM STK (DE)
FWM
$72K ﹤0.01%
68,702
-173,345
-72% -$422K
MTBL
3614
DELISTED
Moatable, Inc. American Depositary Share (each representing forty-five (45) Class A Ordinary Shares)
MTBL
$71K ﹤0.01%
15,333
– –
ACGN
3615
DELISTED
Aceragen Inc
ACGN
$69K ﹤0.01%
153
-112
-42% -$49.5K
CETV
3616
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
$69K ﹤0.01%
31,798
-1,702
-5% -$3.65K
BONT
3617
DELISTED
Bon-Ton Stores Inc/The
BONT
$69K ﹤0.01%
22,089
-14,455
-40% -$61K
LCTX icon
3618
Lineage Cell Therapeutics
LCTX
$273M
$68K ﹤0.01%
28,231
-20,033
-42% -$51.9K
VIRX
3619
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$67K ﹤0.01%
394
-2,107
-84% -$760K
HIL
3620
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$67K ﹤0.01%
20,327
-9,410
-32% -$41.4K
MHR
3621
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
$67K ﹤0.01%
197,012
+168,556
+592% +$156K
UNXL
3622
DELISTED
Uni-Pixel, Inc.
UNXL
$66K ﹤0.01%
62,580
-141,263
-69% -$187K
TC
3623
DELISTED
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
TC
$66K ﹤0.01%
152,194
-435,948
-74% -$243K
AHT
3624
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21.5M
$64K ﹤0.01%
11
-476
-98% -$3.79M
PLNR
3625
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
$64K ﹤0.01%
+11,076
New +$55.7K
143 144
145
146 147

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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.