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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LLL
1451
CALL
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
49,000
| – | – |
|
|
BTU
1452
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
31,375
+10,411
| +50% | +$2.37M |
|
1453
CALL
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$139B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
113,700
-165,300
| -59% | -$8.26M |
|
1454
CALL
Truist Financial
TFC
$61.4B
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
155,600
-19,800
| -11% | -$748K |
|
1455
PUT
Workday
WDAY
$48B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
70,000
-4,600
| -6% | -$393K |
|
|
PACD
1456
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
69,835
-4,223
| -6% | -$406K |
|
1457
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$170B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
70,400
-40,000
| -36% | -$3.42M |
|
1458
PUT
Lumen
LUMN
$6.08B
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
140,800
-15,000
| -10% | -$589K |
|
1459
PUT
Teekay
TK
$1.17B
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
86,400
| – | – |
|
|
NE
1460
PUT
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
258,000
-54,312
| -17% | -$1.46M |
|
1461
CALL
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.02B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
58,700
+25,700
| +78% | +$2.5M |
|
1462
Sonoco
SON
$5.72B
| $5.67M | 0.01% |
144,199
+44,437
| +45% | +$1.81M |
|
|
CSC
1463
CALL
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
219,503
| – | – |
|
|
DO
1464
PUT
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
164,900
| – | – |
|
|
STR
1465
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
253,426
-66,333
| -21% | -$1.53M |
|
1466
PUT
American Tower
AMT
$83.2B
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
60,300
+10,000
| +20% | +$952K |
|
|
KING
1467
DELISTED
KING DIGITAL ENTMT PLC ORD SHS (IRL)
KING
| $5.64M | 0.01% |
+444,300
| New | +$7.29M |
|
1468
CALL
Fluor
FLR
$6.86B
| $5.64M | 0.01% |
84,400
+11,000
| +15% | +$809K |
|
1469
CALL
First Solar
FSLR
$22.2B
| $5.63M | 0.01% |
85,500
-44,700
| -34% | -$3.03M |
|
1470
ATI
ATI
$29.3B
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
151,241
+141,034
| +1,382% | +$5.93M |
|
|
CXO
1471
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $5.6M | 0.01% |
+44,678
| New | +$6.12M |
|
|
TYC
1472
PUT
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
| $5.59M | 0.01% |
119,757
| – | – |
|
1473
Lennox International
LII
$13.4B
| $5.59M | 0.01% |
72,669
+61,369
| +543% | +$5.18M |
|
|
BIN
1474
DELISTED
PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD COM
BIN
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
216,394
+18,173
| +9% | +$462K |
|
|
LLTC
1475
PUT
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $5.57M | 0.01% |
125,500
-8,200
| -6% | -$372K |
|
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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.