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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
BSET icon
3701
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$164M
– –
-13,226
Closed -$376K
CAE icon
3702
CAE Inc
CAE
$8.02B
– –
-45,069
Closed -$537K
CBRL icon
3703
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.29B
– –
-16,675
Closed -$2.49M
CCS icon
3704
Century Communities
CCS
$1.98B
– –
-26,226
Closed -$528K
CENX icon
3705
CALL
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.35B
– –
-50,000
Closed -$522K
CGNX icon
3706
Cognex
CGNX
$10.2B
– –
-31,550
Closed -$759K
CHE icon
3707
Chemed
CHE
$7.07B
– –
-2,133
Closed -$280K
CHRW icon
3708
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.5B
– –
-4,411
Closed -$296K
CHTR icon
3709
PUT
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$3.42M
CIVI
3710
CALL
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
– –
-167
Closed -$339K
CIVI
3711
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
– –
-2,633
Closed -$5.36M
CLB icon
3712
CALL
Core Laboratories
CLB
$574M
– –
-20,800
Closed -$2.37M
CLDX icon
3713
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$3.17B
– –
-4,646
Closed -$1.76M
CMP icon
3714
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.09B
– –
-11,643
Closed -$956K
CNC icon
3715
Centene
CNC
$32.1B
– –
-31,472
Closed -$1.05M
CNP icon
3716
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.5B
– –
-243,284
Closed -$4.63M
COTY icon
3717
Coty
COTY
$2.41B
– –
-30,931
Closed -$989K
CRS icon
3718
PUT
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$24.4B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$774K
CRUS icon
3719
CALL
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
– –
-15,300
Closed -$521K
CSIQ icon
3720
CALL
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$988M
– –
-7,500
Closed -$215K
CTS icon
3721
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.65B
– –
-29,096
Closed -$561K
CVCO icon
3722
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.48B
– –
-9,555
Closed -$721K
CVE icon
3723
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$60.7B
– –
-283,922
Closed -$4.54M
CVE icon
3724
PUT
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$60.7B
– –
-40,000
Closed -$640K
CWEN icon
3725
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.68B
– –
-11,299
Closed -$195K
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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.