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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
PUT
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
47,700
+23,700
| +99% | +$2.52M |
|
1552
Aon
AON
$75.3B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
56,854
-224,779
| -80% | -$19.6M |
|
1553
CALL
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.34B
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
199,100
-180,000
| -47% | -$4.81M |
|
|
BECN
1554
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
| $4.93M | 0.01% |
193,634
+123,681
| +177% | +$3.5M |
|
|
FSL
1555
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
| $4.93M | 0.01% |
252,401
+89,166
| +55% | +$1.9M |
|
1556
Loews
L
$22.7B
| $4.92M | 0.01% |
118,153
-483,409
| -80% | -$20.8M |
|
|
BLT
1557
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
324,414
-46,437
| -13% | -$692K |
|
1558
PUT
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
67,201
| – | – |
|
|
EMC
1559
PUT
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
167,400
| – | – |
|
1560
PUT
Seagate
STX
$186B
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
85,500
+28,000
| +49% | +$1.66M |
|
|
HMHC
1561
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
251,487
-264,537
| -51% | -$4.94M |
|
|
SCHW
1562
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
166,222
-170,148
| -51% | -$4.82M |
|
1563
CALL
Ross Stores
ROST
$77.4B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
129,200
| – | – |
|
|
ISBC
1564
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
481,935
-1,100,798
| -70% | -$11.6M |
|
|
XL
1565
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
146,987
-119,522
| -45% | -$3.99M |
|
|
SF
1566
Stifel
SF
$12B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
233,582
+165,954
| +245% | +$3.46M |
|
1567
CALL
Entergy
ETR
$49.6B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
125,000
| – | – |
|
1568
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.7B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
142,070
-47,867
| -25% | -$1.66M |
|
1569
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
+43,448
| New | +$4.85M |
|
1570
PUT
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$39.9B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
203,800
| – | – |
|
1571
CALL
TransDigm Group
TDG
$65.9B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
26,100
-21,000
| -45% | -$3.75M |
|
1572
Sempra
SRE
$54.9B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
+91,240
| New | +$4.7M |
|
|
SVC
1573
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.03B
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
36,047
+10,993
| +44% | +$1.59M |
|
1574
PUT
Amphenol
APH
$196B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
383,200
+84,800
| +28% | +$1.06M |
|
|
DDC
1575
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
335,792
-32,222
| -9% | -$449K |
|
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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.