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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
AGIO icon
3676
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.96B
– –
-14,696
Closed -$1.63M
AGX icon
3677
Argan
AGX
$6.52B
– –
-13,552
Closed -$547K
ALB icon
3678
Albemarle
ALB
$16.7B
– –
-150,402
Closed -$8.31M
OSG
3679
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$203M
– –
-31,000
Closed -$516K
AMC icon
3680
CALL
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.44B
– –
-2,000
Closed -$614K
AMC icon
3681
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.44B
– –
-1,235
Closed -$379K
AMD icon
3682
PUT
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$748B
– –
-330,000
Closed -$792K
AMSC icon
3683
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.4B
– –
-11,695
Closed -$61K
AN icon
3684
AutoNation
AN
$6.53B
– –
-118,119
Closed -$7.44M
ANET icon
3685
Arista Networks
ANET
$237B
– –
-1,231,104
Closed -$5.87M
ANIP icon
3686
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.72B
– –
-15,000
Closed -$931K
AOS icon
3687
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.46B
– –
-200,136
Closed -$7.2M
APEI icon
3688
American Public Education
APEI
$843M
– –
-25,934
Closed -$620K
ASRT
3689
CALL
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
– –
-1,228
Closed -$1.58M
ASX icon
3690
ASE Group
ASX
$94.2B
– –
-116,270
Closed -$767K
ATRA icon
3691
PUT
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$94.7M
– –
-400
Closed -$528K
AVY icon
3692
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.8B
– –
-37,451
Closed -$2.28M
AXDX
3693
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
– –
-848
Closed -$219K
DCH
3694
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.53B
– –
-98,699
Closed -$2.06M
AXON
3695
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$48.8B
– –
-17,757
Closed -$469K
AZZ icon
3696
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.18B
– –
-24,325
Closed -$1.26M
BBSI icon
3697
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$803M
– –
-24,632
Closed -$224K
BGC icon
3698
BGC Group
BGC
$5.57B
– –
-51,324
Closed -$289K
BPMC
3699
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
– –
-34,191
Closed -$906K
BRK.A icon
3700
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.07T
– –
-100
Closed -$20.5M
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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.