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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
CALL
eBay
EBAY
$47B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
252,331
-591,624
| -70% | -$13.2M |
|
1427
CALL
Perrigo
PRGO
$2.01B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
40,000
+10,000
| +33% | +$1.49M |
|
1428
PACCAR
PCAR
$68.1B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
158,426
-200,140
| -56% | -$8.34M |
|
1429
PUT
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$11.3B
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
136,600
-22,500
| -14% | -$1M |
|
|
TFCFA
1430
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
174,400
| – | – |
|
1431
CALL
Cummins
CMI
$78.6B
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
45,300
+5,600
| +14% | +$808K |
|
|
PNRA
1432
CALL
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
36,600
-5,000
| -12% | -$754K |
|
|
GAP
1433
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.26B
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
142,752
+5,300
| +4% | +$225K |
|
1434
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$10.9B
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
92,140
+29,601
| +47% | +$2.13M |
|
|
PCYC
1435
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
50,369
-3,360
| -6% | -$383K |
|
|
CERN
1436
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
99,128
-422,361
| -81% | -$23.7M |
|
1437
PUT
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.3B
| $5.9M | 0.01% |
154,000
+74,100
| +93% | +$2.82M |
|
1438
Ericsson
ERIC
$33.7B
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
+467,423
| New | +$5.8M |
|
1439
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$12.1B
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
699,627
-459,009
| -40% | -$4.54M |
|
|
X
1440
PUT
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
150,000
+40,800
| +37% | +$1.43M |
|
1441
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.8B
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
1,183,404
+329,027
| +39% | +$2.53M |
|
1442
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$746M
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
63,967
-39,433
| -38% | -$4.16M |
|
1443
PUT
Estee Lauder
EL
$37.5B
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
78,500
| – | – |
|
1444
PUT
Corning
GLW
$126B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
303,100
-83,600
| -22% | -$1.74M |
|
|
ESV
1445
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
35,476
+32,690
| +1,173% | +$6.48M |
|
|
IM
1446
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
226,954
+102,069
| +82% | +$2.9M |
|
|
CMA
1447
CALL
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
117,400
-30,800
| -21% | -$1.54M |
|
|
RTI
1448
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
237,226
-16,116
| -6% | -$436K |
|
1449
CALL
Stratasys
SSYS
$683M
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
48,300
+23,500
| +95% | +$2.66M |
|
|
ICON
1450
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
15,791
+12,782
| +425% | +$5.27M |
|
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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.