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 Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$430M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$244M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
CALL
Costco
COST
$429B
| $24.5M | 0.03% |
195,400
+24,900
| +15% | +$3.01M |
|
602
Teleflex
TFX
$5.9B
| $24.5M | 0.03% |
233,121
-6,683
| -3% | -$717K |
|
603
PUT
Texas Instruments
TXN
$237B
| $24.4M | 0.03% |
512,500
| – | – |
|
|
WBMD
604
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
| $24.4M | 0.03% |
584,503
+168,760
| +41% | +$8.14M |
|
|
OWW
605
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
| $24.4M | 0.03% |
3,104,423
+1,001,279
| +48% | +$8.58M |
|
|
CNVR
606
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
| $24.4M | 0.03% |
712,851
+159,916
| +29% | +$4.36M |
|
607
PUT
VF Corp
VFC
$5.61B
| $24.3M | 0.03% |
391,347
| – | – |
|
|
AVP
608
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
| $24.3M | 0.03% |
1,927,212
+657,621
| +52% | +$9.02M |
|
|
JCP
609
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
2,414,124
+2,352,026
| +3,788% | +$23.1M |
|
|
TWX
610
PUT
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
321,300
+38,600
| +14% | +$2.99M |
|
611
Goodyear
GT
$1.71B
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
1,069,252
-1,276,094
| -54% | -$32.8M |
|
|
FWLT
612
DELISTED
FOSTER WHEELER AG (SWITZERLAND)
FWLT
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
762,947
-106,809
| -12% | -$3.49M |
|
|
XLS
613
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
1,457,958
-600,010
| -29% | -$9.75M |
|
614
PUT
Target
TGT
$77.4B
| $24.1M | 0.03% |
383,900
+161,200
| +72% | +$9.77M |
|
615
CALL
Blackrock
BLK
$181B
| $24M | 0.03% |
73,200
-43,400
| -37% | -$14M |
|
|
INXN
616
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
859,851
-8,015
| -0.9% | -$221K |
|
617
PUT
Deere & Co
DE
$176B
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
289,800
+189,800
| +190% | +$16.2M |
|
|
DD
618
CALL
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
348,017
| – | – |
|
|
SCTY
619
CALL
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
395,300
+56,100
| +17% | +$3.86M |
|
620
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$197B
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
812,467
+609,178
| +300% | +$18.7M |
|
621
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.2B
| $23.4M | 0.03% |
989,928
+693,366
| +234% | +$16.6M |
|
622
Newmont
NEM
$137B
| $23.3M | 0.03% |
1,012,783
+213,692
| +27% | +$5.45M |
|
|
FDO
623
PUT
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
| $23.1M | 0.03% |
299,000
-76,500
| -20% | -$5.64M |
|
624
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.35B
| $23.1M | 0.03% |
285,177
-222,081
| -44% | -$18.5M |
|
625
Invesco
IVZ
$14.3B
| $23.1M | 0.03% |
584,122
+530,122
| +982% | +$20.8M |
|
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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.