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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
PUT
SBA Communications
SBAC
$20B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
52,500
-181,800
| -78% | -$16.9M |
|
1602
Sabesp
SBS
$17.1B
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
+2,657,997
| New | +$4.84M |
|
1603
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$44B
| $4.76M | 0.01% |
879,188
+569,800
| +184% | +$3.15M |
|
|
NCI
1604
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
| $4.76M | 0.01% |
254,856
-28,559
| -10% | -$515K |
|
1605
Oil States International
OIS
$496M
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
84,284
-494,291
| -85% | -$27.4M |
|
|
SWY
1606
CALL
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
143,535
-32,393
| -18% | -$1M |
|
1607
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
67,142
-57,946
| -46% | -$4.13M |
|
|
PDS
1608
Precision Drilling
PDS
$1.12B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
19,785
+16,555
| +513% | +$3.33M |
|
1609
PUT
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
65,000
| – | – |
|
1610
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.29B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
+90,664
| New | +$4.38M |
|
1611
CALL
General Mills
GIS
$21.3B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
91,400
-20,000
| -18% | -$990K |
|
|
HAR
1612
CALL
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
44,500
-66,100
| -60% | -$6.59M |
|
|
EGOV
1613
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
+244,874
| New | +$5.1M |
|
1614
CALL
Aon
AON
$75.2B
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
56,100
-8,900
| -14% | -$741K |
|
|
SAFM
1615
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
60,185
-7,030
| -10% | -$524K |
|
|
BIN
1616
DELISTED
PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD COM
BIN
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
186,613
+450
| +0.2% | +$10.9K |
|
1617
CALL
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$51.8B
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
41,308
-25,010
| -38% | -$2.75M |
|
1618
PUT
American Tower
AMT
$82.8B
| $4.71M | 0.01% |
57,500
-4,100
| -7% | -$334K |
|
|
DISH
1619
CALL
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $4.7M | 0.01% |
75,500
+31,500
| +72% | +$1.83M |
|
|
PNRA
1620
CALL
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
26,600
-6,000
| -18% | -$1.06M |
|
|
N
1621
PUT
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
49,500
-50,000
| -50% | -$5.34M |
|
|
OREX
1622
DELISTED
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
OREX
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
72,109
-82,709
| -53% | -$5.59M |
|
|
XNPT
1623
DELISTED
XENOPORT, INC.
XNPT
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
906,380
+167,446
| +23% | +$1.01M |
|
1624
Albany International
AIN
$1.67B
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
131,447
-17,100
| -12% | -$610K |
|
1625
Polaris
PII
$3.62B
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
33,410
+28,352
| +561% | +$3.82M |
|
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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.