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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
QUMU
4701
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
– –
-40,244
Closed -$515K
TTM
4702
PUT
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
– –
-45,000
Closed -$1.39M
SWIR
4703
CALL
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
– –
-27,400
Closed -$662K
ENDP
4704
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
– –
-10,669
Closed -$756K
CDR
4705
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
– –
-13,667
Closed -$565K
ACC
4706
CALL
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
– –
-20,000
Closed -$644K
SAFM
4707
CALL
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
– –
-13,000
Closed -$940K
MIC
4708
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
– –
-12,345
Closed -$672K
ECOL
4709
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
– –
-104,132
Closed -$3.87M
XLNX
4710
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
– –
-15,172
Closed -$754K
RDS.A
4711
PUT
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
– –
-21,413
Closed -$1.43M
BMTC
4712
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
– –
-7,882
Closed -$238K
MDP
4713
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
– –
-113,444
Closed -$5.88M
XONE
4714
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
– –
-14,103
Closed -$853K
CSOD
4715
CALL
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
– –
-53,000
Closed -$2.83M
SPRT
4716
DELISTED
support.com, Inc.
SPRT
– –
-12,112
Closed -$138K
SYKE
4717
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
– –
-74,701
Closed -$1.63M
MXIM
4718
PUT
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
– –
-10,500
Closed -$293K
USCR
4719
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
– –
-10,655
Closed -$241K
WRI
4720
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
– –
-38,628
Closed -$1.06M
ALSK
4721
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
– –
-45,744
Closed -$97K
CATM
4722
CALL
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
– –
-32,800
Closed -$1.43M
GLOG
4723
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
– –
-46,527
Closed -$976K
CTB
4724
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
– –
-512,047
Closed -$12.3M
CMD
4725
PUT
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
– –
-12,500
Closed -$424K
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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.