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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
BXP icon
4276
PUT
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.2B
– –
-35,100
Closed -$3.52M
CAKE icon
4277
CALL
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.7B
– –
-25,700
Closed -$1.24M
CATO icon
4278
Cato Corp
CATO
$55.7M
– –
-28,255
Closed -$899K
CBT icon
4279
PUT
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.33B
– –
-5,600
Closed -$288K
CCI icon
4280
PUT
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.5B
– –
-63,500
Closed -$4.66M
CGNX icon
4281
Cognex
CGNX
$9.85B
– –
-38,166
Closed -$712K
CHD icon
4282
CALL
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.3B
– –
-32,400
Closed -$1.07M
CHD icon
4283
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.3B
– –
-51,082
Closed -$1.69M
CHD icon
4284
PUT
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.3B
– –
-40,000
Closed -$1.33M
CHDN icon
4285
PUT
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.32B
– –
-60,000
Closed -$897K
CHTR icon
4286
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
– –
-38,600
Closed -$5.28M
CIA icon
4287
Citizens
CIA
$200M
– –
-46,496
Closed -$407K
CIB icon
4288
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$24B
– –
-23,068
Closed -$1.13M
CLB icon
4289
CALL
Core Laboratories
CLB
$553M
– –
-10,000
Closed -$1.91M
CLH icon
4290
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.6B
– –
-13,711
Closed -$747K
CLNE icon
4291
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$351M
– –
-782,169
Closed -$10.1M
CLX icon
4292
Clorox
CLX
$13B
– –
-3,000
Closed -$263K
CMC icon
4293
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.18B
– –
-316,782
Closed -$6.44M
CMRE icon
4294
Costamare
CMRE
$1.88B
– –
-40,570
Closed -$741K
CMTL icon
4295
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$53M
– –
-28,146
Closed -$887K
CNX icon
4296
CALL
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.4B
– –
-75,840
Closed -$2.4M
CNXN icon
4297
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.94B
– –
-26,095
Closed -$648K
COHR icon
4298
Coherent
COHR
$53.9B
– –
-69,204
Closed -$1.22M
COLB icon
4299
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.67B
– –
-22,061
Closed -$607K
CORT icon
4300
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$13.3B
– –
-14,338
Closed -$46K
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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.