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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
+0.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$77.2B
AUM Growth
+$3.78B
Cap. Flow
+$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
4.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.56%
Holding
4,729
New
599
Increased
1,385
Reduced
1,503
Closed
674

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$430M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$364M
3
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$298M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$258M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$244M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 9.23%
2 Consumer Discretionary 8.61%
3 Energy 8.3%
4 Healthcare 6.98%
5 Communication Services 6.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ICPT
3726
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$267K ﹤0.01%
+1,126
New +$287K
CRK icon
3727
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.16B
$266K ﹤0.01%
2,860
-5,331
-65% -$633K
CWST icon
3728
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.95B
$266K ﹤0.01%
69,181
-17,611
-20% -$81.8K
TIVO
3729
CALL
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$266K ﹤0.01%
20,800
BJRI icon
3730
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.39B
$265K ﹤0.01%
7,356
-40,492
-85% -$1.43M
CPF icon
3731
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$970M
$265K ﹤0.01%
+14,807
New +$271K
NRF
3732
CALL
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$265K ﹤0.01%
7,500
-7,778
-51% -$272K
GTY
3733
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.08B
$264K ﹤0.01%
+15,723
New +$287K
CTG
3734
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
$264K ﹤0.01%
+23,768
New +$326K
SN
3735
PUT
DELISTED
Sanchez Energy Corporation
SN
$263K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$318K
ORA icon
3736
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.53B
$262K ﹤0.01%
9,973
-18,624
-65% -$507K
MANT
3737
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$262K ﹤0.01%
9,719
-91
-0.9% -$2.61K
ECOL
3738
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$262K ﹤0.01%
+5,600
New +$257K
KATE
3739
CALL
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$262K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-80,000
-89% -$2.74M
IQNT
3740
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$262K ﹤0.01%
21,054
+8,207
+64% +$101K
UPL
3741
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$259K ﹤0.01%
11,118
-411,795
-97% -$10.3M
BALT
3742
DELISTED
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED COMMON STOCK
BALT
$259K ﹤0.01%
62,520
-121,889
-66% -$661K
TDW icon
3743
Tidewater
TDW
$4.59B
$258K ﹤0.01%
205
-6
-3% -$9.37K
FRME icon
3744
First Merchants
FRME
$2.61B
$257K ﹤0.01%
+12,737
New +$260K
WINA icon
3745
Winmark
WINA
$1.25B
$257K ﹤0.01%
3,501
-7,653
-69% -$535K
PFSI icon
3746
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.85B
$255K ﹤0.01%
+17,381
New +$265K
PTC icon
3747
PUT
PTC
PTC
$16.4B
$255K ﹤0.01%
6,900
-22,000
-76% -$841K
CALY
3748
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$2.76B
$254K ﹤0.01%
+35,079
New +$276K
FDUS icon
3749
Fidus Investment
FDUS
$750M
$253K ﹤0.01%
+15,301
New +$282K
JJSF icon
3750
CALL
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.67B
$253K ﹤0.01%
2,700
-3,500
-56% -$330K

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David Shaw's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, David Shaw held 4,729 positions worth $77.2B, up 5.1% from $73.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.39B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 599 new positions and adding to 1,385 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 9.2% of assets, up from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $321M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2014 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
  • David Shaw added most to HP in Q3 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Liberty Media Series A, cutting an estimated $321M.
  • David Shaw fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $602M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $77.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • David Shaw opened 599 new positions and closed 674 in Q3 2014.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $77.2B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.