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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
MTL
3651
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$30K ﹤0.01%
16,719
– –
QTWW
3652
DELISTED
QUANTUM FUEL SYS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE INC COM STK (DE)
QTWW
$29K ﹤0.01%
26,053
-4,246
-14% -$7.3K
LBMH
3653
DELISTED
LIBERATOR MED HLDGS INC (NY)
LBMH
$28K ﹤0.01%
11,870
-317
-3% -$761
AMD icon
3654
CALL
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$749B
$23K ﹤0.01%
13,100
-5,100
-28% -$9.59K
GDP
3655
CALL
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
$23K ﹤0.01%
40,000
– –
LIVE icon
3656
Live Ventures
LIVE
$29M
$21K ﹤0.01%
2,130
-1,836
-46% -$21.6K
GST
3657
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
$21K ﹤0.01%
18,211
-48,842
-73% -$80.9K
MBOT icon
3658
Microbot Medical
MBOT
$101M
$18K ﹤0.01%
26
+8
+44% +$6.08K
XCO
3659
PUT
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$17K ﹤0.01%
1,540
-3,793
-71% -$41.9K
CTIC
3660
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
$17K ﹤0.01%
1,144
-1,262
-52% -$21.8K
PQUE
3661
DELISTED
PETROQUEST ENERGY INC (DE)
PQUE
$16K ﹤0.01%
+13,554
New +$16K
VRNG
3662
DELISTED
VRINGO, INC COM STK NEW (DE)
VRNG
$15K ﹤0.01%
2,764
-4,643
-63% -$27.2K
PSUN
3663
DELISTED
PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CAL. INC
PSUN
$12K ﹤0.01%
37,170
-243,035
-87% -$157K
CMLS
3664
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$11K ﹤0.01%
2,037
– –
SD
3665
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$11K ﹤0.01%
40,902
-50,398
-55% -$26.4K
DRYS
3666
DELISTED
DryShips Inc. Common Stock
DRYS
– –
0
– –
IO
3667
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$7K ﹤0.01%
1,265
-1,485
-54% -$15.7K
GDP
3668
PUT
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
$6K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
DNN icon
3669
Denison Mines
DNN
$3.22B
$5K ﹤0.01%
+12,261
New +$6.19K
CYHHZ
3670
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$1K ﹤0.01%
99,900
– –
ACHV icon
3671
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$824M
– –
-17
Closed -$85K
ADAP
3672
DELISTED
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
– –
-15,232
Closed -$279K
ADVM
3673
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
– –
-1,004
Closed -$163K
AEM icon
3674
PUT
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
– –
-106,000
Closed -$3.01M
AFG icon
3675
American Financial Group
AFG
$12B
– –
-4,700
Closed -$306K
145 146
147
148 149

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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.