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 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.44B
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
2,069,060
-371,117
| -15% | -$3.96M |
|
602
Community Health Systems
CYH
$424M
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
675,175
+630,240
| +1,403% | +$20.8M |
|
603
PUT
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
276,200
-158,500
| -36% | -$12.6M |
|
|
BHI
604
PUT
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
334,800
+109,300
| +48% | +$6.47M |
|
|
PDCE
605
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
| $21.7M | 0.03% |
349,203
+84,295
| +32% | +$4.62M |
|
|
RTN
606
CALL
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $21.6M | 0.03% |
219,100
-7,900
| -3% | -$750K |
|
607
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.92B
| $21.6M | 0.03% |
470,139
-55,506
| -11% | -$2.51M |
|
608
CALL
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $21.5M | 0.03% |
456,100
+79,000
| +21% | +$3.49M |
|
609
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
| $21.5M | 0.03% |
+115,835
| New | +$20.3M |
|
|
Y
610
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
51,896
+4,681
| +10% | +$1.81M |
|
611
CALL
United Airlines
UAL
$36.7B
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
473,500
+21,200
| +5% | +$954K |
|
612
CALL
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
301,900
+10,600
| +4% | +$737K |
|
|
MTOR
613
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
1,723,097
+501,575
| +41% | +$5.64M |
|
|
FRC
614
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
390,846
-6,685
| -2% | -$344K |
|
|
AZPN
615
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
498,095
-35,814
| -7% | -$1.52M |
|
616
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
842,832
-374,278
| -31% | -$9.75M |
|
|
617
PUT
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| $21M | 0.03% |
215,800
-634,700
| -75% | -$57.4M |
|
618
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.47B
| $21M | 0.03% |
243,253
-607,050
| -71% | -$49.8M |
|
|
ACC
619
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $20.9M | 0.03% |
559,880
-78,955
| -12% | -$2.8M |
|
620
PUT
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| $20.9M | 0.03% |
366,200
-466,800
| -56% | -$27.9M |
|
621
PUT
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
| $20.8M | 0.03% |
173,000
+57,800
| +50% | +$6.87M |
|
622
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
| $20.8M | 0.03% |
788,012
+479,796
| +156% | +$13.4M |
|
623
CALL
Boeing
BA
$169B
| $20.7M | 0.03% |
164,600
-192,600
| -54% | -$25.1M |
|
624
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$68.4B
| $20.6M | 0.03% |
217,500
+73,300
| +51% | +$6.21M |
|
625
CALL
F5
FFIV
$21.8B
| $20.5M | 0.03% |
+192,500
| New | +$20.4M |
|
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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.