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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ESL
1476
PUT
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $5.57M | 0.01% |
+52,300
| New | +$5.51M |
|
1477
CALL
Targa Resources
TRGP
$61.5B
| $5.57M | 0.01% |
56,100
+1,100
| +2% | +$103K |
|
|
SIVB
1478
CALL
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $5.54M | 0.01% |
43,000
-1,300
| -3% | -$152K |
|
1479
Stantec
STN
$8.26B
| $5.53M | 0.01% |
181,000
-157,200
| -46% | -$4.77M |
|
1480
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.7B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
+50,863
| New | +$5.51M |
|
1481
CALL
Royal Gold
RGLD
$22.7B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
88,000
+48,000
| +120% | +$2.95M |
|
1482
PUT
Range Resources
RRC
$9.58B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
66,400
-32,900
| -33% | -$2.8M |
|
1483
CALL
Hershey
HSY
$37.6B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
52,700
+14,200
| +37% | +$1.45M |
|
1484
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.16B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
83,758
+36,104
| +76% | +$2.35M |
|
|
PPLI
1485
CALL
People Inc
PPLI
$2.94B
| $5.5M | 0.01% |
430,846
+329,010
| +323% | +$4.23M |
|
1486
ICF International
ICFI
$1.58B
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
138,015
+28,902
| +26% | +$1.06M |
|
1487
CALL
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$115B
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
165,900
-989,900
| -86% | -$32.9M |
|
1488
CALL
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.8B
| $5.47M | 0.01% |
104,500
| – | – |
|
1489
Bruker
BRKR
$8.66B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
238,982
-301,021
| -56% | -$6.57M |
|
1490
PUT
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.18B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
60,000
+30,100
| +101% | +$2.74M |
|
1491
CALL
Akamai
AKAM
$15.2B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
93,300
+88,500
| +1,844% | +$4.89M |
|
1492
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.3B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
220,366
-206,692
| -48% | -$4.76M |
|
1493
CALL
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.5B
| $5.43M | 0.01% |
64,100
-10,100
| -14% | -$869K |
|
|
ENH
1494
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
100,743
+11,044
| +12% | +$587K |
|
1495
Teekay
TK
$1.17B
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
96,037
+84,237
| +714% | +$4.58M |
|
|
X
1496
CALL
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
195,600
-1,147,400
| -85% | -$30.1M |
|
|
SIVB
1497
PUT
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $5.4M | 0.01% |
41,900
| – | – |
|
1498
CALL
Copa Holdings
CPA
$6.04B
| $5.39M | 0.01% |
37,100
+8,200
| +28% | +$1.14M |
|
1499
CALL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $5.39M | 0.01% |
44,800
-54,400
| -55% | -$6.47M |
|
|
OPEN
1500
PUT
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
| $5.38M | 0.01% |
70,000
-62,200
| -47% | -$4.9M |
|
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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.