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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
SNMX
4001
DELISTED
Senomyx, Inc.
SNMX
– –
-25,050
Closed -$134K
KLXI
4002
PUT
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
– –
-5,930
Closed -$221K
AVHI
4003
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
– –
-19,255
Closed -$277K
AAV
4004
DELISTED
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd
AAV
– –
-10,100
Closed -$64K
EDR
4005
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
– –
-22,685
Closed -$711K
PRKR
4006
DELISTED
Parkervision Inc
PRKR
– –
-6,251
Closed -$23K
FNGN
4007
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
– –
-14,250
Closed -$605K
RSO
4008
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
– –
-2,829
Closed -$44K
BBG
4009
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
– –
-187,020
Closed -$1.61M
SNI
4010
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
– –
-3,621
Closed -$237K
ENTL
4011
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
– –
-17,400
Closed -$450K
CUDA
4012
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
– –
-34,858
Closed -$1.38M
GIMO
4013
CALL
DELISTED
Gigamon Inc.
GIMO
– –
-50,000
Closed -$1.65M
TESO
4014
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
– –
-22,440
Closed -$245K
CBF
4015
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
– –
-7,284
Closed -$212K
ABCO
4016
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
– –
-23,868
Closed -$1.3M
RICE
4017
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
– –
-14,700
Closed -$306K
CAB
4018
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
– –
-4,700
Closed -$235K
MORE
4019
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
– –
-12,677
Closed -$114K
AMRI
4020
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
– –
-33,831
Closed -$684K
ENOC
4021
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
– –
-11,691
Closed -$113K
PVTB
4022
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
– –
-10,151
Closed -$404K
FNBC
4023
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
– –
-10,059
Closed -$362K
HAR
4024
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
– –
-12,210
Closed -$1.45M
SE
4025
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
– –
-202,455
Closed -$5.89M
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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.