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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
CALL
eBay
EBAY
$47.2B
| $3.82M | 0.01% |
162,518
-181,289
| -53% | -$4.07M |
|
1827
PUT
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.08B
| $3.82M | 0.01% |
119,900
+75,000
| +167% | +$2M |
|
1828
CALL
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$13.5B
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
207,000
-103,000
| -33% | -$1.78M |
|
1829
ICF International
ICFI
$1.58B
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
107,601
+14,562
| +16% | +$490K |
|
1830
CALL
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.8B
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
38,800
-20,000
| -34% | -$1.99M |
|
1831
Steris
STE
$23.1B
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
88,646
-7,940
| -8% | -$345K |
|
1832
Griffon
GFF
$4.59B
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
303,461
+20,676
| +7% | +$245K |
|
1833
CALL
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
42,000
+12,000
| +40% | +$1.05M |
|
|
BEAM
1834
PUT
DELISTED
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
58,600
| – | – |
|
1835
CALL
Snap-on
SNA
$20.4B
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
38,000
+20,000
| +111% | +$1.92M |
|
|
SIMG
1836
DELISTED
SILICON IMAGE INC
SIMG
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
707,297
+173,528
| +33% | +$967K |
|
1837
PUT
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.8B
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
74,700
| – | – |
|
1838
PUT
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$277B
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
494,400
| – | – |
|
|
1839
PUT
Snap-on
SNA
$20.4B
| $3.77M | 0.01% |
37,900
-2,100
| -5% | -$201K |
|
1840
CALL
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.4B
| $3.77M | 0.01% |
120,000
-310,000
| -72% | -$9.62M |
|
|
BID
1841
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
76,332
+38,137
| +100% | +$1.7M |
|
|
CAM
1842
PUT
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
64,200
| – | – |
|
|
BEAT
1843
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
377,791
+308,691
| +447% | +$2.43M |
|
1844
PUT
Equifax
EFX
$22.5B
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
62,400
+42,400
| +212% | +$2.61M |
|
|
AUY
1845
PUT
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
358,500
-89,000
| -20% | -$938K |
|
|
DTV
1846
PUT
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
62,400
| – | – |
|
|
GAP
1847
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.25B
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
92,323
-19,009
| -17% | -$820K |
|
1848
CALL
Crown Holdings
CCK
$13.1B
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
87,900
+40,000
| +84% | +$1.75M |
|
|
LL
1849
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
34,841
+22,733
| +188% | +$2.2M |
|
|
WEB
1850
PUT
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
114,800
+73,300
| +177% | +$2.09M |
|
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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.