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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1126
PUT
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.85B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
127,900
-54,900
| -30% | -$4.08M |
|
1127
Abbott
ABT
$200B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
224,586
-174,520
| -44% | -$6.73M |
|
|
NBL
1128
PUT
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
121,700
-425,400
| -78% | -$28.2M |
|
|
FCE.A
1129
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
452,075
-9,030
| -2% | -$171K |
|
|
OPEN
1130
CALL
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
| $8.62M | 0.01% |
112,000
-27,000
| -19% | -$2.13M |
|
|
PNRA
1131
PUT
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
48,800
-30,100
| -38% | -$5.33M |
|
|
LVNTA
1132
PUT
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
268,620
+187,220
| +230% | +$5.95M |
|
1133
PUT
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.9B
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
90,500
-6,500
| -7% | -$654K |
|
|
MJN
1134
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
103,138
-243,773
| -70% | -$19.8M |
|
1135
CALL
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$129B
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
71,600
-29,400
| -29% | -$3.53M |
|
1136
Innoviva
INVA
$1.52B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
341,907
+28,351
| +9% | +$830K |
|
|
GAS
1137
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
173,830
+150,737
| +653% | +$7.11M |
|
|
QCOR
1138
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
130,768
+99,370
| +316% | +$6.34M |
|
1139
CALL
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22.8B
| $8.48M | 0.01% |
87,000
-32,800
| -27% | -$2.95M |
|
|
HRC
1140
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
219,887
+7,828
| +4% | +$302K |
|
|
AWH
1141
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
246,270
+89,952
| +58% | +$3.09M |
|
1142
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$6.47B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
204,300
+71,600
| +54% | +$3.11M |
|
1143
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$250B
| $8.4M | 0.01% |
1,516,996
+404,476
| +36% | +$2.41M |
|
1144
Ternium
TX
$10.7B
| $8.4M | 0.01% |
283,933
-13,972
| -5% | -$418K |
|
1145
Petrobras
PBR
$115B
| $8.39M | 0.01% |
638,156
+195,667
| +44% | +$2.28M |
|
1146
PUT
PACCAR
PCAR
$68.3B
| $8.38M | 0.01% |
186,300
+72,150
| +63% | +$2.97M |
|
|
RICE
1147
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
| $8.37M | 0.01% |
+317,017
| New | +$7.72M |
|
1148
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.86B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
179,906
+124,486
| +225% | +$5.12M |
|
1149
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.2B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
+118,686
| New | +$8.11M |
|
1150
CALL
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
108,200
+8,400
| +8% | +$617K |
|
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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.