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 Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$430M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$244M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$602M |
| 2 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
|
+$183M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PUT
Teradata
TDC
$2.51B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
63,000
+10,000
| +19% | +$430K |
|
|
EXPR
2002
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
8,447
+6,978
| +475% | +$2.22M |
|
|
ESL
2003
CALL
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
23,700
-100
| -0.4% | -$11.4K |
|
2004
PUT
Lear
LEA
$8.2B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
+20,500
| +205% | +$1.98M |
|
2005
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$367M
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
154,161
-66,246
| -30% | -$1.26M |
|
2006
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.16B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,145
| New | +$2.61M |
|
2007
PUT
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$38.3B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
-21,300
| -51% | -$2.75M |
|
2008
Ecopetrol
EC
$34.1B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
84,088
-28,089
| -25% | -$960K |
|
|
PACW
2009
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
63,696
-124,812
| -66% | -$5.23M |
|
2010
Chubb
CB
$134B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
24,991
-47,878
| -66% | -$4.99M |
|
|
PMT
2011
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$807M
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+122,292
| New | +$2.67M |
|
2012
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.23B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
34,600
-25,700
| -43% | -$2.27M |
|
2013
PUT
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.5B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
82,000
| – | – |
|
|
TFCFA
2014
CALL
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
75,800
| – | – |
|
2015
PUT
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.37B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
+38,500
| +63% | +$848K |
|
|
DTV
2016
PUT
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-24,400
| -45% | -$2.1M |
|
|
2017
CALL
Lear
LEA
$8.2B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
+18,500
| +161% | +$1.79M |
|
2018
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$57.7M
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
52,450
+41,510
| +379% | +$2.14M |
|
2019
Griffon
GFF
$4.59B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
227,163
+21,478
| +10% | +$253K |
|
2020
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$9.9B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
199,484
+162,316
| +437% | +$2.19M |
|
2021
PhenixFIN
PFX
$102M
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,937
| New | +$2.8M |
|
|
ENDP
2022
CALL
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
37,800
| – | – |
|
2023
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.35B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
75,838
-15,956
| -17% | -$554K |
|
|
2024
CALL
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$38.3B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-18,300
| -48% | -$2.36M |
|
|
TIVO
2025
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
130,494
+47,365
| +57% | +$1.07M |
|
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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.