David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$161M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 7.42% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 7% |
| 3 | Financials | 6.95% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 6.82% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
576
PUT
Petrobras
PBR
$120B
| $19.9M | 0.03% |
1,286,700
+385,900
| +43% | +$5.5M |
|
577
Innospec
IOSP
$2.33B
| $19.9M | 0.03% |
426,951
+5,330
| +1% | +$230K |
|
578
CALL
Oracle
ORCL
$409B
| $19.9M | 0.03% |
600,000
+400,000
| +200% | +$13M |
|
|
AXLL
579
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
| $19.9M | 0.03% |
526,110
+402,584
| +326% | +$16.8M |
|
580
PUT
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.22B
| $19.8M | 0.03% |
329,500
+39,900
| +14% | +$2.54M |
|
|
AUXL
581
DELISTED
AUXILIUM PHARAMCEUTICALS INC
AUXL
| $19.8M | 0.03% |
1,085,000
+377,867
| +53% | +$6.83M |
|
|
CERN
582
PUT
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $19.7M | 0.03% |
375,200
+26,800
| +8% | +$1.3M |
|
583
PUT
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.25B
| $19.7M | 0.03% |
269,600
+174,900
| +185% | +$11.4M |
|
584
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$177B
| $19.6M | 0.03% |
240,400
-58,400
| -20% | -$4.86M |
|
|
FLIR
585
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
| $19.6M | 0.03% |
622,645
-14,445
| -2% | -$451K |
|
586
Tesla
TSLA
$1.4T
| $19.5M | 0.03% |
1,513,905
-5,025,990
| -77% | -$49.7M |
|
587
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$16.1B
| $19.4M | 0.03% |
289,053
+91,078
| +46% | +$6.15M |
|
588
PUT
NextEra Energy
NEE
$174B
| $19.3M | 0.03% |
964,400
+275,600
| +40% | +$5.69M |
|
|
YHOO
589
CALL
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $19.3M | 0.03% |
582,200
-213,100
| -27% | -$6.03M |
|
|
MJN
590
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
| $19.3M | 0.03% |
259,351
+104,275
| +67% | +$7.82M |
|
|
CIM
591
Chimera Investment
CIM
$969M
| $19.3M | 0.03% |
422,230
-4,136
| -1% | -$184K |
|
|
AGN
592
PUT
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
| $19.2M | 0.03% |
+212,600
| New | +$19.1M |
|
593
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$28.9B
| $19.2M | 0.03% |
399,300
-94,800
| -19% | -$4.44M |
|
|
MDR
594
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
| $19.2M | 0.03% |
861,315
+532,875
| +162% | +$12.6M |
|
|
WCC
595
WESCO International
WCC
$16.6B
| $19.2M | 0.03% |
250,792
+169,366
| +208% | +$12.6M |
|
596
Celanese
CE
$5.1B
| $19.2M | 0.03% |
363,197
-147,749
| -29% | -$7.24M |
|
597
Xerox
XRX
$372M
| $19.1M | 0.03% |
703,759
+303,795
| +76% | +$7.98M |
|
598
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$154B
| $19.1M | 0.03% |
397,826
+27,915
| +8% | +$1.38M |
|
599
PUT
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.5B
| $19.1M | 0.03% |
426,909
+319,671
| +298% | +$13.4M |
|
600
PUT
International Paper
IP
$22.1B
| $19M | 0.03% |
454,762
+57,287
| +14% | +$2.55M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, David Shaw held 4,679 positions worth $62.7B, up 18% from $53.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $4.08B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 738 new positions and adding to 1,785 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 7.4% of assets, down from 9.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M.
- David Shaw added most to DELL INC in Q3 2013, an estimated $528M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $751M.
- David Shaw fully exited BMC SOFTWARE, INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $264M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $62.7B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- David Shaw opened 738 new positions and closed 426 in Q3 2013.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.