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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
PRXL
4551
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
– –
-6,400
Closed -$365K
AMRI
4552
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
– –
-28,755
Closed -$589K
SALE
4553
DELISTED
RetailMeNot, Inc. Series 1
SALE
– –
-166,997
Closed -$4.44M
ZLTQ
4554
CALL
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
– –
-60,000
Closed -$911K
BEAV
4555
CALL
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
– –
-13,810
Closed -$925K
PLKI
4556
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
– –
-25,686
Closed -$1.12M
ACAT
4557
CALL
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
– –
-25,100
Closed -$989K
ACAT
4558
PUT
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
– –
-23,000
Closed -$907K
HGG
4559
PUT
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.02M
ACUR
4560
DELISTED
Acura Pharmaceuticals
ACUR
– –
-2,210
Closed -$12K
VASC
4561
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
– –
-18,143
Closed -$403K
WCIC
4562
DELISTED
WCI Communities, Inc.
WCIC
– –
-28,949
Closed -$559K
IQNT
4563
CALL
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
– –
-28,300
Closed -$393K
NRF
4564
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
– –
-13,163
Closed -$461K
IM
4565
CALL
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
– –
-27,300
Closed -$797K
IM
4566
PUT
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
– –
-20,000
Closed -$584K
MOBI
4567
PUT
DELISTED
Sky-mobi Limited ADS
MOBI
– –
-61,000
Closed -$505K
CPHD
4568
CALL
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
– –
-26,800
Closed -$1.28M
RAX
4569
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
– –
-1,130,907
Closed -$37.5M
VMEM
4570
DELISTED
VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM
– –
-10,634
Closed -$189K
ITC
4571
PUT
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
– –
-7,400
Closed -$270K
FEIC
4572
CALL
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
– –
-18,400
Closed -$1.67M
FEIC
4573
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
– –
-33,040
Closed -$3M
FEIC
4574
PUT
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
– –
-43,100
Closed -$3.91M
RLYP
4575
DELISTED
RELYPSA INC COM
RLYP
– –
-120,382
Closed -$2.93M
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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.