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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
+16.7%
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
$77.4B
AUM Growth
+$4.82B
Cap. Flow
-$6.74B
Cap. Flow %
-8.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.98%
Holding
4,169
New
447
Increased
1,310
Reduced
1,599
Closed
617

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$436M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$407M
3
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$295M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$267M
5
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$230M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$407M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$400M
3
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$314M
4
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
+$276M
5
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$257M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.04%
2 Healthcare 13.44%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.38%
4 Financials 7.19%
5 Industrials 6.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TFCFA
4051
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
– –
-3,125,090
Closed -$150M
ESL
4052
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
– –
-3,498
Closed -$425K
ICON
4053
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
– –
-9,338
Closed -$7K
CIVI
4054
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
– –
-112,340
Closed -$1.97M
NTRI
4055
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
– –
-52,434
Closed -$2.3M
SGYP
4056
DELISTED
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc Common Stock
SGYP
– –
-13,359
Closed -$2K
SPA
4057
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
– –
-180,522
Closed -$3.28M
ITG
4058
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
– –
-52,243
Closed -$1.58M
BNCL
4059
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
– –
-469,372
Closed -$6.71M
NXEO
4060
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
NXEO
– –
-21,013
Closed -$181K
TAHO
4061
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
– –
-3,578,279
Closed -$13.1M
NXTM
4062
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
– –
-26,616
Closed -$762K
ORBK
4063
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
– –
-804,418
Closed -$45.5M
AHL
4064
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
– –
-57,013
Closed -$2.39M
NFX
4065
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
– –
-401,862
Closed -$5.89M
NFX
4066
PUT
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
– –
-95,700
Closed -$1.4M
ATHN
4067
CALL
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
– –
-37,400
Closed -$4.93M
ATHN
4068
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
– –
-67,636
Closed -$8.92M
DNB
4069
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
– –
-137,143
Closed -$19.6M
P
4070
CALL
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-165,000
Closed -$1.33M
P
4071
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-4,744,875
Closed -$38.4M
SEND
4072
DELISTED
SendGrid, Inc.
SEND
– –
-196,434
Closed -$8.48M
WRD
4073
DELISTED
WildHorse Resource Development
WRD
– –
-324,700
Closed -$4.58M
ESND
4074
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
– –
-36,456
Closed -$459K
TSRO
4075
CALL
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
– –
-204,100
Closed -$15.2M
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David Shaw's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, David Shaw held 4,169 positions worth $77.4B, up 6.6% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $6.74B in Q1 2019, closing 617 positions and reducing 1,599 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shire pic, an estimated $276M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Lyft worth $159M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q1 2019 buy was Lyft: 2,245,851 shares worth $159M.
  • David Shaw added most to Pfizer in Q1 2019, an estimated $436M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $407M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Shire pic in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $276M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $77.4B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • David Shaw opened 447 new positions and closed 617 in Q1 2019.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 6.6% quarter-over-quarter to $77.4B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.