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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IRF
1676
DELISTED
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
| $4.37M | 0.01% |
159,372
-85,335
| -35% | -$2.27M |
|
1677
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$254M
| $4.37M | 0.01% |
115,908
-11,554
| -9% | -$404K |
|
1678
PUT
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$72B
| $4.35M | 0.01% |
82,000
-15,100
| -16% | -$786K |
|
1679
CALL
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.85B
| $4.35M | 0.01% |
55,200
-82,500
| -60% | -$6.53M |
|
|
FLY
1680
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $4.34M | 0.01% |
289,505
+41,906
| +17% | +$645K |
|
1681
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.8B
| $4.34M | 0.01% |
553,599
+75,896
| +16% | +$518K |
|
|
BID
1682
PUT
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $4.33M | 0.01% |
99,400
-33,400
| -25% | -$1.6M |
|
|
ADT
1683
PUT
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
| $4.31M | 0.01% |
+143,800
| New | +$4.75M |
|
1684
PUT
Baxter International
BAX
$13.7B
| $4.3M | 0.01% |
107,514
-147,280
| -58% | -$5.51M |
|
|
PCP
1685
CALL
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
| $4.3M | 0.01% |
17,000
-122,900
| -88% | -$31.8M |
|
1686
Cummins
CMI
$80B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
28,785
-33,179
| -54% | -$4.61M |
|
1687
Universal Display
OLED
$4.06B
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
134,152
-71,003
| -35% | -$2.36M |
|
|
PACW
1688
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
+99,533
| New | +$4.2M |
|
|
XLRN
1689
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
| $4.27M | 0.01% |
+123,801
| New | +$5.59M |
|
|
ONIT
1690
CALL
Onity Group
ONIT
$292M
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
7,240
| – | – |
|
1691
CALL
Stratasys
SSYS
$697M
| $4.24M | 0.01% |
40,000
+32,600
| +441% | +$3.9M |
|
1692
PUT
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
| $4.24M | 0.01% |
147,813
-106,250
| -42% | -$2.79M |
|
1693
PUT
Sempra
SRE
$55.5B
| $4.23M | 0.01% |
87,400
-169,200
| -66% | -$7.87M |
|
1694
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.5B
| $4.22M | 0.01% |
+89,487
| New | +$4.12M |
|
|
MXIM
1695
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $4.22M | 0.01% |
127,333
-277,157
| -69% | -$8.51M |
|
|
SKUL
1696
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
| $4.21M | 0.01% |
458,582
+87,045
| +23% | +$706K |
|
1697
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$948M
| $4.21M | 0.01% |
131,297
+85,204
| +185% | +$3.2M |
|
1698
CALL
International Paper
IP
$22.1B
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
98,084
-53,539
| -35% | -$2.38M |
|
1699
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$8.51B
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
58,900
-85,700
| -59% | -$6.71M |
|
1700
PUT
Teck Resources
TECK
$35.2B
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
193,600
-32,900
| -15% | -$763K |
|
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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.