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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
+2.57%
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
$70.1B
AUM Growth
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
-$4.59B
Cap. Flow %
-6.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.04%
Holding
5,020
New
596
Increased
1,359
Reduced
1,925
Closed
795

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$404M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$361M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$327M
4
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$313M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$286M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$453M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$405M
3
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$236M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$219M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$184M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 9.3%
2 Healthcare 8.21%
3 Consumer Discretionary 8.05%
4 Energy 7.7%
5 Technology 7.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SWX icon
3976
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.49B
$248K ﹤0.01%
+4,642
New +$249K
VEON icon
3977
VEON
VEON
$4.21B
$248K ﹤0.01%
+1,100
New +$283K
PZZA icon
3978
Papa John's
PZZA
$793M
$246K ﹤0.01%
+4,729
New +$234K
VIAV icon
3979
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.12B
$246K ﹤0.01%
30,941
-19,865
-39% -$150K
FMC icon
3980
CALL
FMC
FMC
$1.41B
$245K ﹤0.01%
3,690
– –
RDA
3981
DELISTED
RDA MICROELECTRONICS INC SPONSORED ADR
RDA
$244K ﹤0.01%
13,615
-8,523
-38% -$154K
MRIN
3982
DELISTED
Marin Software
MRIN
$243K ﹤0.01%
548
+40
+8% +$17.8K
CMO
3983
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
$243K ﹤0.01%
+19,210
New +$243K
UEC icon
3984
Uranium Energy
UEC
$6.19B
$242K ﹤0.01%
183,260
-251,268
-58% -$435K
KAMN
3985
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$242K ﹤0.01%
+5,938
New +$236K
VMEM
3986
DELISTED
VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM
$242K ﹤0.01%
15,123
-48,193
-76% -$782K
AIR icon
3987
PUT
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.42B
$241K ﹤0.01%
9,300
– –
KBH icon
3988
KB Home
KBH
$3.41B
$241K ﹤0.01%
14,200
– –
CUDA
3989
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$241K ﹤0.01%
+7,110
New +$250K
APEI icon
3990
American Public Education
APEI
$846M
$240K ﹤0.01%
6,843
-32,038
-82% -$1.3M
NUAN
3991
PUT
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$240K ﹤0.01%
16,170
– –
DRI icon
3992
PUT
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.6B
$239K ﹤0.01%
5,258
– –
JGW
3993
DELISTED
J G WENTWORTH CO CL A COM STK (DE)
JGW
$239K ﹤0.01%
13,098
-2,048
-14% -$36K
FSYS
3994
PUT
DELISTED
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC COM STK
FSYS
$238K ﹤0.01%
22,100
-3,500
-14% -$43.2K
PODD icon
3995
CALL
Insulet
PODD
$10.1B
$237K ﹤0.01%
+5,000
New +$221K
WERN icon
3996
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.26B
$237K ﹤0.01%
+9,301
New +$238K
ONCT
3997
DELISTED
Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCT
$236K ﹤0.01%
110
-27
-20% -$67.3K
BGC icon
3998
BGC Group
BGC
$5.68B
$234K ﹤0.01%
55,529
-139,216
-71% -$591K
WAL icon
3999
PUT
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.55B
$234K ﹤0.01%
9,500
-5,000
-34% -$116K
LSI
4000
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$234K ﹤0.01%
4,779
-4,521
-49% -$211K
158 159
160
161 162

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David Shaw's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, David Shaw held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $4.59B in Q1 2014, closing 795 positions and reducing 1,925 holdings. Its most notable exit was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $236M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.3% of assets, up from 6.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Veren worth $53.3M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
  • David Shaw added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
  • David Shaw fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • David Shaw opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.