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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
PUT
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.8B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
303,100
-233,200
| -43% | -$9.45M |
|
|
PARA
902
PUT
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
198,400
-80,700
| -29% | -$5.09M |
|
903
Bankunited
BKU
$3.3B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
+352,423
| New | +$11.5M |
|
904
PUT
AstraZeneca
AZN
$259B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
188,300
+174,700
| +1,285% | +$11.3M |
|
|
ULTI
905
PUT
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
89,100
-17,800
| -17% | -$2.79M |
|
|
LL
906
CALL
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
130,000
-18,300
| -12% | -$1.83M |
|
907
Ecopetrol
EC
$35.6B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
298,893
+98,022
| +49% | +$3.51M |
|
|
OMG
908
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
366,682
+21,249
| +6% | +$712K |
|
|
SGI
909
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.5B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
958,708
-1,106,436
| -54% | -$13.7M |
|
910
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$122B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
247,930
-135,908
| -35% | -$6.56M |
|
911
CALL
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.4B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
149,500
-139,500
| -48% | -$11.2M |
|
912
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
+146,585
| New | +$11.9M |
|
|
AGU
913
PUT
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
123,700
-40,000
| -24% | -$3.66M |
|
|
HZNP
914
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
797,124
+335,894
| +73% | +$3.79M |
|
915
Under Armour
UAA
$2.31B
| $12M | 0.02% |
418,952
-63,532
| -13% | -$1.66M |
|
916
PUT
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
| $12M | 0.02% |
147,300
-97,000
| -40% | -$7.78M |
|
917
PUT
Bunge Global
BG
$21.2B
| $12M | 0.02% |
150,500
| – | – |
|
918
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32B
| $12M | 0.02% |
93,141
-187,069
| -67% | -$21.5M |
|
|
ONIT
919
PUT
Onity Group
ONIT
$299M
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
20,293
+3,713
| +22% | +$2.41M |
|
|
RAI
920
PUT
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
446,200
+60,000
| +16% | +$1.51M |
|
|
ENLC
921
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
351,058
+343,422
| +4,497% | +$12.7M |
|
922
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.6B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
240,278
+21,392
| +10% | +$1.08M |
|
923
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
50,501
+29,401
| +139% | +$7.2M |
|
924
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
103,619
-112,623
| -52% | -$12.3M |
|
925
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$91.5B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
299,215
+242,815
| +431% | +$10.2M |
|
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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.