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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
SSTK icon
4351
PUT
Shutterstock
SSTK
$197M
– –
-20,000
Closed -$1.66M
SWK icon
4352
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.1B
– –
-11,000
Closed -$983K
SXT icon
4353
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.73B
– –
-6,247
Closed -$348K
SYBT icon
4354
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.55B
– –
-12,348
Closed -$246K
TAL icon
4355
CALL
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.28B
– –
-120,000
Closed -$550K
TAL icon
4356
PUT
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.28B
– –
-240,000
Closed -$1.1M
TCBI icon
4357
PUT
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.27B
– –
-12,400
Closed -$669K
TFX icon
4358
CALL
Teleflex
TFX
$5.88B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$1.06M
TGT icon
4359
Target
TGT
$75.1B
– –
-39,289
Closed -$2.38M
THG icon
4360
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.77B
– –
-18,167
Closed -$1.15M
THO icon
4361
CALL
Thor Industries
THO
$4.14B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$569K
TOWN icon
4362
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.49B
– –
-20,339
Closed -$320K
TRAK icon
4363
ReposiTrak
TRAK
$145M
– –
-28,979
Closed -$316K
TREX icon
4364
Trex
TREX
$4.77B
– –
-33,040
Closed -$277K
TREX icon
4365
PUT
Trex
TREX
$4.77B
– –
-137,600
Closed -$991K
TRN icon
4366
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.37B
– –
-312,978
Closed -$10.4M
TSM icon
4367
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
– –
-618,521
Closed -$13.2M
TXT icon
4368
PUT
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
– –
-5,300
Closed -$203K
TYL icon
4369
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$14.4B
– –
-6,354
Closed -$574K
TYL icon
4370
PUT
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$14.4B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$912K
UAA icon
4371
Under Armour
UAA
$2.32B
– –
-18,976
Closed -$633K
UCTT
4372
CALL
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.46B
– –
-40,000
Closed -$362K
URBN icon
4373
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.36B
– –
-22,836
Closed -$773K
UVE icon
4374
CALL
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.18B
– –
-45,100
Closed -$585K
UVE icon
4375
PUT
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.18B
– –
-60,800
Closed -$789K
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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.