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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
SHOS
3626
PUT
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
$473K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
STSI
3627
DELISTED
STAR SCIENTIFIC INC
STSI
$472K ﹤0.01%
601,950
+78,481
+15% +$68.2K
TTWO icon
3628
PUT
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.6B
$471K ﹤0.01%
21,500
– –
MG icon
3629
Mistras Group
MG
$605M
$469K ﹤0.01%
20,606
-20,839
-50% -$481K
QUAD icon
3630
PUT
Quad
QUAD
$526M
$469K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
VRNT
3631
CALL
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$469K ﹤0.01%
19,630
– –
VITC
3632
DELISTED
VITACOST COM INC COM STK (DE)
VITC
$469K ﹤0.01%
66,209
-23,873
-27% -$149K
NSP icon
3633
CALL
Insperity
NSP
$2B
$468K ﹤0.01%
30,200
– –
GDP
3634
CALL
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
$468K ﹤0.01%
29,600
-10,000
-25% -$155K
AGEN
3635
Agenus
AGEN
$376M
$467K ﹤0.01%
7,504
-350
-4% -$24.3K
ZEP
3636
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$467K ﹤0.01%
26,395
-3,724
-12% -$64K
VVUS
3637
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
$467K ﹤0.01%
7,864
-116,648
-94% -$8.3M
BURL icon
3638
Burlington
BURL
$19.8B
$465K ﹤0.01%
+15,748
New +$434K
N
3639
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$465K ﹤0.01%
+4,900
New +$523K
AMX icon
3640
PUT
America Movil
AMX
$71.2B
$463K ﹤0.01%
23,300
– –
AFAM
3641
PUT
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$462K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
VSEC icon
3642
VSE Corp
VSEC
$6.11B
$461K ﹤0.01%
17,492
-3,764
-18% -$89.3K
AOS icon
3643
CALL
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.45B
$460K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
PGI
3644
DELISTED
PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
PGI
$459K ﹤0.01%
38,032
-66,142
-63% -$752K
BKE icon
3645
PUT
Buckle
BKE
$2.25B
$458K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$456K
KELYA icon
3646
CALL
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$591M
$456K ﹤0.01%
19,200
– –
MXWL
3647
CALL
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$456K ﹤0.01%
+35,300
New +$360K
SONC
3648
PUT
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$456K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
UI icon
3649
CALL
Ubiquiti
UI
$34.9B
$455K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-11,200
-53% -$524K
MTEM
3650
DELISTED
Molecular Templates, Inc.
MTEM
$455K ﹤0.01%
579
-1,509
-72% -$1.23M
144 145
146
147 148

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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.