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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
+0.81%
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
$77.2B
AUM Growth
+$3.78B
Cap. Flow
+$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
4.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.56%
Holding
4,729
New
599
Increased
1,385
Reduced
1,503
Closed
674

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$430M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$364M
3
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$298M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$258M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$244M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$602M
2
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$321M
3
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$312M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$233M
5
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
+$183M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 9.23%
2 Consumer Discretionary 8.61%
3 Energy 8.3%
4 Healthcare 6.98%
5 Communication Services 6.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NTRS icon
4276
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.2B
– –
-16,771
Closed -$1.13M
NVGS icon
4277
Navigator Holdings
NVGS
$1.37B
– –
-52,799
Closed -$1.55M
NVRI icon
4278
Enviri
NVRI
$595M
– –
-160,648
Closed -$4.28M
NXST icon
4279
CALL
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.74B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$1.03M
NXST icon
4280
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.74B
– –
-18,796
Closed -$970K
ADAM
4281
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$886M
– –
-11,925
Closed -$373K
NYT icon
4282
New York Times
NYT
$10.9B
– –
-14,101
Closed -$214K
OCSL icon
4283
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.16B
– –
-4,360
Closed -$129K
ACH
4284
Accendra Health
ACH
$89.2M
– –
-94,650
Closed -$3.22M
OTEX icon
4285
PUT
Open Text
OTEX
$5.95B
– –
-60,000
Closed -$1.44M
OVV icon
4286
CALL
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.2B
– –
-30,000
Closed -$3.56M
OXSQ icon
4287
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$150M
– –
-20,382
Closed -$202K
PAGP icon
4288
CALL
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.4B
– –
-7,510
Closed -$640K
PBR icon
4289
Petrobras
PBR
$120B
– –
-643,156
Closed -$10.8M
PCRX icon
4290
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$991M
– –
-82,082
Closed -$7.99M
PEGA icon
4291
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.64B
– –
-140,486
Closed -$1.48M
PFLT icon
4292
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
$740M
– –
-32,001
Closed -$457K
PGEN icon
4293
Precigen
PGEN
$2.57B
– –
-9,518
Closed -$229K
PH icon
4294
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$128B
– –
-24,149
Closed -$2.85M
PH icon
4295
PUT
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$128B
– –
-24,500
Closed -$3.08M
PHI icon
4296
PLDT
PHI
$4.19B
– –
-5,412
Closed -$365K
PINC
4297
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
– –
-21,699
Closed -$650K
PKOH icon
4298
CALL
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$649M
– –
-8,500
Closed -$494K
PKOH icon
4299
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$649M
– –
-8,628
Closed -$501K
PLCE icon
4300
CALL
Children's Place
PLCE
$58M
– –
-15,500
Closed -$769K
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David Shaw's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, David Shaw held 4,729 positions worth $77.2B, up 5.1% from $73.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.39B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 599 new positions and adding to 1,385 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 9.2% of assets, up from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $321M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2014 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 16,804,239 shares worth $422M.
  • David Shaw added most to HP in Q3 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Liberty Media Series A, cutting an estimated $321M.
  • David Shaw fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $602M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $77.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • David Shaw opened 599 new positions and closed 674 in Q3 2014.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $77.2B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.