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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

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
TDY icon
3651
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$29.1B
$454K ﹤0.01%
4,663
-306
-6% -$29K
SYNT
3652
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$453K ﹤0.01%
+10,074
New +$454K
ESGR
3653
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$452K ﹤0.01%
3,313
+382
+13% +$49.9K
EPL
3654
CALL
DELISTED
EPL OIL & GAS, INC COMMON STK
EPL
$452K ﹤0.01%
11,700
-16,400
-58% -$501K
DLX icon
3655
CALL
Deluxe
DLX
$1.1B
$451K ﹤0.01%
8,600
VEON icon
3656
PUT
VEON
VEON
$4.29B
$451K ﹤0.01%
+2,000
New +$514K
CSII
3657
PUT
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
$451K ﹤0.01%
14,200
-800
-5% -$26.4K
QIWI
3658
PUT
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$450K ﹤0.01%
13,000
FUL icon
3659
CALL
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.07B
$449K ﹤0.01%
9,300
TYPE
3660
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$447K ﹤0.01%
14,818
+7,909
+114% +$238K
CPLA
3661
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$447K ﹤0.01%
7,075
-21,282
-75% -$1.38M
MNRO icon
3662
Monro
MNRO
$436M
$446K ﹤0.01%
+7,840
New +$449K
ZD icon
3663
CALL
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.9B
$445K ﹤0.01%
10,235
-75,325
-88% -$3.18M
LORL
3664
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
$445K ﹤0.01%
6,289
-2,478
-28% -$189K
MAS icon
3665
CALL
Masco
MAS
$14.4B
$444K ﹤0.01%
22,760
PKT
3666
PUT
DELISTED
PROCERA NETWORKS INC NEW COM STK (DE)
PKT
$443K ﹤0.01%
+42,600
New +$502K
OFG icon
3667
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.2B
$442K ﹤0.01%
25,692
-110,288
-81% -$1.76M
HELI
3668
DELISTED
CHC GROUP LTD SHS NEW (CYM)
HELI
$442K ﹤0.01%
+1,996
New +$534K
NJR icon
3669
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.46B
$441K ﹤0.01%
+17,694
New +$406K
LSI
3670
PUT
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$441K ﹤0.01%
9,000
-30,000
-77% -$1.4M
JASO
3671
DELISTED
JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd
JASO
$441K ﹤0.01%
+43,411
New +$437K
TESO
3672
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$440K ﹤0.01%
23,779
-114,840
-83% -$2.24M
NDLS icon
3673
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$92.5M
$439K ﹤0.01%
1,391
-3,452
-71% -$1.04M
NLY icon
3674
CALL
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.4B
$439K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-36,350
-78% -$1.57M
NOG icon
3675
CALL
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.82B
$439K ﹤0.01%
3,000
-2,000
-40% -$289K

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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.