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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$77.2B
AUM Growth
+$3.78B
Cap. Flow
+$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
4.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.56%
Holding
4,729
New
599
Increased
1,385
Reduced
1,503
Closed
674

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$430M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$364M
3
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$298M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$258M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$244M

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
GNRC icon
1776
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.9B
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
87,306
+26,403
+43% +$1.18M
WLB
1777
PUT
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
94,500
+20,500
+28% +$835K
EE
1778
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
96,716
-73,892
-43% -$2.8M
RPTP
1779
DELISTED
RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM STK (DE)
RPTP
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
368,205
-64,487
-15% -$659K
GTS
1780
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
185,042
-24,575
-12% -$431K
VNO icon
1781
CALL
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.46B
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
47,840
+13,669
+40% +$1.05M
NCI
1782
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
250,834
+18,537
+8% +$300K
IOC
1783
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
64,163
-110,457
-63% -$6.44M
SMA
1784
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
344,826
+267,831
+348% +$2.48M
CRR
1785
CALL
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
58,700
HOT
1786
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
41,740
-260,197
-86% -$21.5M
WDC icon
1787
Western Digital
WDC
$163B
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
+47,092
New +$3.54M
SCHW
1788
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
117,600
FLY
1789
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
269,309
-51,464
-16% -$736K
KFY icon
1790
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.33B
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
138,418
+50,908
+58% +$1.5M
SBAC icon
1791
CALL
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.9B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
31,000
-11,500
-27% -$1.24M
TECK icon
1792
PUT
Teck Resources
TECK
$35.1B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
181,900
+20,000
+12% +$454K
SAFM
1793
CALL
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
39,000
+13,100
+51% +$1.24M
CL icon
1794
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.8B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
+52,493
New +$3.46M
FLS icon
1795
CALL
Flowserve
FLS
$10.2B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
48,500
-35,900
-43% -$2.66M
CALM icon
1796
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.93B
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
76,366
+45,790
+150% +$1.82M
LBTYA icon
1797
PUT
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.68B
$3.4M ﹤0.01%
96,876
YELL
1798
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
$3.4M ﹤0.01%
167,113
+134,832
+418% +$3.22M
MBT
1799
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$3.4M ﹤0.01%
227,337
+200,906
+760% +$3.68M
KFX
1800
DELISTED
KOFAX LIMITED COM STK
KFX
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
437,078
-288,450
-40% -$2.22M

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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.