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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
CALL
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.1B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
1602
PUT
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
42,900
+26,700
| +165% | +$3.09M |
|
1603
PUT
OGE Energy
OGE
$9.49B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
133,000
-52,000
| -28% | -$1.88M |
|
|
SWY
1604
PUT
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
+167,550
| New | +$3.99M |
|
1605
CALL
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
44,792
| – | – |
|
|
MDVN
1606
CALL
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
160,000
| – | – |
|
|
FRX
1607
PUT
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
112,000
+92,700
| +480% | +$4.03M |
|
1608
NetEase
NTES
$82.5B
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
329,895
+236,965
| +255% | +$3.24M |
|
1609
PUT
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$624M
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
53,400
+37,800
| +242% | +$2.9M |
|
|
SCHW
1610
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
226,500
+124,500
| +122% | +$2.71M |
|
|
CSC
1611
CALL
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
219,503
+172,043
| +363% | +$3.62M |
|
1612
CALL
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$4.15M |
|
1613
PUT
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.3B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
91,600
+67,500
| +280% | +$3.43M |
|
1614
CALL
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
79,500
+52,300
| +192% | +$2.79M |
|
1615
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.4B
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
556,026
-2,774,415
| -83% | -$23.3M |
|
1616
CALL
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.9B
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
111,300
+74,900
| +206% | +$3.12M |
|
|
CYN
1617
PUT
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
71,500
+55,900
| +358% | +$3.78M |
|
|
MGLN
1618
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
| $4.76M | 0.01% |
79,474
-46,320
| -37% | -$2.68M |
|
1619
PUT
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.27B
| $4.76M | 0.01% |
55,000
+8,700
| +19% | +$730K |
|
|
NEWS
1620
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
260,230
-1,442
| -0.6% | -$21.6K |
|
|
DFS
1621
CALL
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
93,800
-43,300
| -32% | -$2.17M |
|
|
CS
1622
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
155,156
+135,634
| +695% | +$4.03M |
|
1623
PUT
Western Digital
WDC
$163B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
98,828
+11,642
| +13% | +$575K |
|
1624
CALL
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$9.86B
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
172,500
+92,300
| +115% | +$2.69M |
|
|
SUNE
1625
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
592,947
+28,361
| +5% | +$235K |
|
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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.