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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
+7.19%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$56.7B
AUM Growth
+$2.44B
Cap. Flow
-$1.63B
Cap. Flow %
-2.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.3%
Holding
3,773
New
448
Increased
1,212
Reduced
1,375
Closed
429

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$453M
2
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$410M
3
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$386M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$196M
5
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$188M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$374M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$289M
3
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$278M
4
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$227M
5
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$217M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.54%
2 Healthcare 11.42%
3 Financials 9.58%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.33%
5 Communication Services 7.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ORIT
2001
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
108,991
+30,655
+39% +$492K
ALB icon
2002
CALL
Albemarle
ALB
$15.7B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$1.65M
ACLS icon
2003
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.87B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
128,592
+11,056
+9% +$128K
AMD icon
2004
PUT
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$782B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
+247,200
New +$1.58M
DD
2005
CALL
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
25,500
-5,000
-16% -$340K
NGHC
2006
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
76,758
+15,550
+25% +$339K
ALNY icon
2007
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32.1B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
25,122
-14,630
-37% -$1.03M
DB icon
2008
CALL
Deutsche Bank
DB
$73.4B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
145,600
SAVE
2009
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$1.66M
LADR
2010
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.26B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
129,404
+11,152
+9% +$144K
AVTA
2011
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
151,779
-316,805
-68% -$3.52M
HSII
2012
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
91,497
+16,306
+22% +$302K
RDY icon
2013
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$10.3B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
182,005
-670,885
-79% -$6.41M
ABR icon
2014
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$961M
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
227,292
+7,230
+3% +$53.5K
XCRA
2015
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
278,236
-5,440
-2% -$32K
SSYS icon
2016
CALL
Stratasys
SSYS
$693M
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
69,900
TFX icon
2017
CALL
Teleflex
TFX
$5.94B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.79M
AD
2018
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.1B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
46,050
+687
+2% +$26.4K
TAST
2019
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
126,603
-36,674
-22% -$473K
LTM
2020
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
+205,772
New +$1.69M
SFS
2021
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
130,810
-169,394
-56% -$2.34M
TECK icon
2022
PUT
Teck Resources
TECK
$35.1B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
92,500
+35,000
+61% +$558K
RL icon
2023
Ralph Lauren
RL
$21.6B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
16,477
-2,270
-12% -$228K
UVXY icon
2024
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$284M
0
AUD
2025
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
128,621
-5,518
-4% -$75.7K

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David Shaw's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, David Shaw held 3,773 positions worth $56.7B, up 4.5% from $54.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q3 2016 filing shows 448 new, 1,212 increased, 1,375 reduced and 429 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $374M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2016 buy was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M.
  • David Shaw added most to Apple in Q3 2016, an estimated $453M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $374M.
  • David Shaw fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $278M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • David Shaw opened 448 new positions and closed 429 in Q3 2016.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.