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 |
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
|
+$528M |
| 2 |
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
|
+$447M |
| 3 |
ONXX
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$320M |
| 3 |
BMC
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
CALL
Public Storage
PSA
$60.3B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
31,600
+11,600
| +58% | +$1.84M |
|
1552
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$8.49B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
65,700
+19,100
| +41% | +$1.32M |
|
|
XEC
1553
CALL
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
+52,600
| New | +$4.26M |
|
1554
Chubb
CB
$132B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
54,135
-187,534
| -78% | -$17.1M |
|
1555
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.9B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
118,258
-70,192
| -37% | -$2.93M |
|
1556
PUT
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.1B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
330,000
+105,300
| +47% | +$1.57M |
|
1557
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.88B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
+75,138
| New | +$4.57M |
|
1558
Southern Company
SO
$103B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
122,558
-7,796
| -6% | -$336K |
|
1559
PUT
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.9B
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
65,200
+25,200
| +63% | +$1.89M |
|
|
BHI
1560
CALL
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
102,700
| – | – |
|
1561
PUT
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.86B
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
78,400
+67,900
| +647% | +$4.02M |
|
1562
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$85.9B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
115,842
+79,361
| +218% | +$3.36M |
|
1563
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$139B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
108,748
-82,388
| -43% | -$3.62M |
|
1564
Insperity
NSP
$2B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
267,652
+60,804
| +29% | +$1.03M |
|
|
VAL
1565
CALL
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
79,300
+9,300
| +13% | +$609K |
|
|
MNTA
1566
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
349,428
+72,304
| +26% | +$1.11M |
|
1567
HDFC Bank
HDB
$121B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
653,052
-77,064
| -11% | -$633K |
|
1568
Workday
WDAY
$48B
| $5.02M | 0.01% |
62,056
-196,384
| -76% | -$14.3M |
|
|
WAGE
1569
PUT
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
| $5.02M | 0.01% |
99,500
+74,600
| +300% | +$3.08M |
|
1570
PUT
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$5.27B
| $5.02M | 0.01% |
182,600
+22,600
| +14% | +$472K |
|
1571
PUT
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
96,500
+20,000
| +26% | +$954K |
|
1572
PUT
Diageo
DEO
$52.7B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
+39,300
| New | +$4.92M |
|
1573
CALL
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.27B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
57,500
+4,800
| +9% | +$403K |
|
|
AAWW
1574
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
107,773
+52,209
| +94% | +$2.36M |
|
1575
Targa Resources
TRGP
$61.5B
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
68,021
-62,256
| -48% | -$4.3M |
|
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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.