David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.42% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 7% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.82% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3951
Valhi
VHI
$513M
| $255K | ﹤0.01% |
1,063
-851
| -44% | -$181K |
|
3952
China Yuchai International
CYD
$1.45B
| $254K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,690
| New | +$209K |
|
3953
PUT
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ICLR
$13.4B
| $254K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,200
| New | +$239K |
|
3954
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$15.2B
| $254K | ﹤0.01% |
27,510
+7,585
| +38% | +$74.2K |
|
3955
Paramount Gold Nevada
PZG
$133M
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
196,276
+139,693
| +247% | +$193K |
|
3956
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$222M
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
17,867
-1,573
| -8% | -$22.6K |
|
|
TMS
3957
DELISTED
TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A COM STK
TMS
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
14,495
-10,904
| -43% | -$179K |
|
3958
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$247M
| $252K | ﹤0.01% |
22,197
-1,284
| -5% | -$14.8K |
|
|
ANV
3959
DELISTED
Allied Nevada Gold Corp
ANV
| $252K | ﹤0.01% |
60,312
+18,596
| +45% | +$97K |
|
|
VITC
3960
DELISTED
VITACOST COM INC COM STK (DE)
VITC
| $252K | ﹤0.01% |
29,633
+17,282
| +140% | +$150K |
|
3961
First Solar
FSLR
$22.4B
| $251K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,230
| New | +$263K |
|
3962
Kforce
KFRC
$1.03B
| $251K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,204
| New | +$234K |
|
|
ANV
3963
CALL
DELISTED
Allied Nevada Gold Corp
ANV
| $251K | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
+27,200
| +83% | +$142K |
|
|
PQUE
3964
DELISTED
PETROQUEST ENERGY INC (DE)
PQUE
| $250K | ﹤0.01% |
62,336
-34,283
| -35% | -$137K |
|
3965
PUT
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.74B
| $249K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,300
| New | +$252K |
|
|
SFE
3966
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
| $249K | ﹤0.01% |
15,855
-29,866
| -65% | -$460K |
|
|
PBY
3967
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
| $249K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,928
| New | +$241K |
|
|
IPCC
3968
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
| $248K | ﹤0.01% |
3,845
-3,547
| -48% | -$225K |
|
|
ESV
3969
CALL
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $247K | ﹤0.01% |
1,150
| – | – |
|
|
OPLK
3970
DELISTED
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC
OPLK
| $247K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,100
| New | +$258K |
|
|
3971
CALL
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ICLR
$13.4B
| $246K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,000
| New | +$231K |
|
3972
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.62B
| $246K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,566
| New | +$225K |
|
|
CNVR
3973
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
| $246K | ﹤0.01% |
11,782
-18,676
| -61% | -$424K |
|
3974
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.06B
| $245K | ﹤0.01% |
12,213
-10,173
| -45% | -$204K |
|
3975
Rambus
RMBS
$9.44B
| $244K | ﹤0.01% |
25,932
-3,083
| -11% | -$28.2K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, David Shaw held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.4% of assets, down from 9.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- David Shaw added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- David Shaw fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- David Shaw opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.