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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+10.16%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$62.7B
AUM Growth
+$9.54B
Cap. Flow
+$4.08B
Cap. Flow %
6.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.94%
Holding
4,679
New
738
Increased
1,785
Reduced
1,270
Closed
426

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$751M
2
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$320M
3
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
+$264M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$201M
5
MCD icon
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
HD icon
126
Home Depot
HD
$335B
$99.2M 0.16%
1,308,047
+769,572
+143% +$59.4M
HNT
127
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$99.2M 0.16%
3,129,707
+567,063
+22% +$17.9M
LLY icon
128
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
$98.2M 0.16%
1,950,630
+1,341,111
+220% +$70.2M
ADBE icon
129
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$96.8M 0.15%
1,864,514
-1,042,404
-36% -$49.7M
ESRX
130
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$96.5M 0.15%
1,562,101
-1,551,405
-50% -$100M
WMT icon
131
CALL
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
$96.3M 0.15%
3,905,400
+269,700
+7% +$6.8M
GOOG icon
132
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$95.8M 0.15%
4,392,402
+598,234
+16% +$13.2M
WYNN icon
133
PUT
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.3B
$95.5M 0.15%
604,100
+115,400
+24% +$16.2M
BA icon
134
PUT
Boeing
BA
$169B
$94.8M 0.15%
806,800
+698,700
+646% +$75.3M
EQIX icon
135
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
$94.7M 0.15%
515,510
-127,340
-20% -$23.1M
A icon
136
Agilent Technologies
A
$44.9B
$94.2M 0.15%
2,569,988
+1,910,328
+290% +$64.4M
DISH
137
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$94.1M 0.15%
2,090,343
+2,047,365
+4,764% +$92.1M
ROC
138
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$94M 0.15%
1,404,899
+147,857
+12% +$9.75M
BRK.B icon
139
PUT
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$93.3M 0.15%
821,900
-101,600
-11% -$11.7M
PG icon
140
PUT
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
$92.4M 0.15%
1,222,800
-540,200
-31% -$43M
MSFT icon
141
CALL
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$92.3M 0.15%
2,772,100
-124,200
-4% -$4.09M
WCRX
142
DELISTED
WARNER CHILCOTT PLC ORD SHS CL A (IRL)
WCRX
$92.2M 0.15%
4,033,175
-361,564
-8% -$7.65M
IBM icon
143
CALL
IBM
IBM
$222B
$92.1M 0.15%
520,490
+68,095
+15% +$12.4M
HLF icon
144
Herbalife
HLF
$1.33B
$92M 0.15%
2,638,622
-1,625,162
-38% -$50.3M
AOL
145
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$91.7M 0.15%
2,652,503
-603,682
-19% -$21.5M
HOUS
146
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$91M 0.15%
2,115,735
+1,121,837
+113% +$50.8M
NEM icon
147
PUT
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$90.3M 0.14%
3,214,100
+30,300
+1% +$898K
HSH
148
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
$89.9M 0.14%
2,926,038
+312,235
+12% +$10.3M
AVP
149
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$88.8M 0.14%
4,309,508
+937,306
+28% +$20.1M
WHR icon
150
PUT
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.63B
$88.2M 0.14%
602,300
+143,700
+31% +$19M

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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.