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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OA
876
CALL
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
121,000
+82,900
| +218% | +$7.86M |
|
|
DS
877
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
2,320,685
+1,485,007
| +178% | +$7.52M |
|
878
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.02B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
818,419
+374,327
| +84% | +$5.33M |
|
|
RTN
879
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
152,677
+94,602
| +163% | +$7.02M |
|
880
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$343M
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
246,079
+55,100
| +29% | +$2.67M |
|
881
CALL
CVS Health
CVS
$120B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
207,000
+37,300
| +22% | +$2.22M |
|
|
PX
882
CALL
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
97,500
+42,500
| +77% | +$5.05M |
|
883
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$13B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
142,900
+36,300
| +34% | +$3.06M |
|
|
IPXL
884
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
567,304
+119,015
| +27% | +$2.46M |
|
|
MLNX
885
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
+304,104
| New | +$13M |
|
|
NTT
886
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
441,263
-125,341
| -22% | -$3.28M |
|
887
CALL
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$62.2M
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
10,263
+7,763
| +311% | +$7.54M |
|
888
PUT
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$24.4B
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
157,600
+14,200
| +10% | +$1.06M |
|
|
JOY
889
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
225,075
-422,929
| -65% | -$21.6M |
|
|
URS
890
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
213,540
-252,930
| -54% | -$12.5M |
|
891
CALL
MetLife
MET
$61.1B
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
274,105
+16,382
| +6% | +$706K |
|
892
Insulet
PODD
$10.1B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
315,919
+135,152
| +75% | +$4.54M |
|
893
CALL
Campbell Soup
CPB
$7.2B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
281,000
+93,800
| +50% | +$4.2M |
|
894
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.7B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
297,770
+112,164
| +60% | +$4.29M |
|
895
PUT
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.23B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
243,750
+155,700
| +177% | +$6.57M |
|
896
PUT
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
845,000
+825,000
| +4,125% | +$10.2M |
|
897
PUT
Sony
SONY
$142B
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
2,635,500
+429,500
| +19% | +$1.82M |
|
898
CarMax
KMX
$8.91B
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
233,904
+115,940
| +98% | +$5.67M |
|
|
CONN
899
PUT
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
226,500
+186,200
| +462% | +$11M |
|
900
CALL
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.5B
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
1,031,400
+22,200
| +2% | +$215K |
|
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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.