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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
CIT
2151
CALL
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
47,400
TKR icon
2152
CALL
Timken Company
TKR
$8.73B
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
51,100
+2,065
+4% +$95K
PHM icon
2153
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.9B
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
122,583
-522,289
-81% -$9.84M
EZCH
2154
DELISTED
EZCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED ORD SHS (IL)
EZCH
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
89,367
-5,225
-6% -$133K
SCSC icon
2155
Scansource
SCSC
$1.14B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
62,244
+6,746
+12% +$252K
HOLI
2156
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
95,523
-116,352
-55% -$2.61M
AREX
2157
PUT
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
148,000
+105,600
+249% +$1.97M
TSYS
2158
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
767,915
+33,259
+5% +$103K
ITGR icon
2159
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
55,147
+7,024
+15% +$300K
YELP icon
2160
Yelp
YELP
$1.24B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
31,389
-41,671
-57% -$3.11M
WR
2161
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
62,776
+56,696
+933% +$2.05M
SWIR
2162
CALL
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
+80,000
New +$1.92M
ABMD
2163
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
86,069
+12,824
+18% +$325K
RYL
2164
CALL
DELISTED
RYLAND GROUP INC
RYL
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
64,300
LVLT
2165
PUT
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
46,600
GNCMA
2166
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
194,756
+4,989
+3% +$55.3K
MXIM
2167
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
+70,241
New +$2.21M
ODFL icon
2168
CALL
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.4B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
90,000
+30,000
+50% +$661K
RMBS icon
2169
CALL
Rambus
RMBS
$9.75B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
169,700
TRX icon
2170
TRX Gold Corp
TRX
$400M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
1,003,572
-22,658
-2% -$51.6K
CHDN icon
2171
PUT
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.11B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
130,200
SUSQ
2172
DELISTED
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC
SUSQ
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
+211,573
New +$2.18M
ICUI icon
2173
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.54B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
32,919
-28,807
-47% -$1.76M
POOL icon
2174
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.82B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
+39,105
New +$2.18M
SRE icon
2175
CALL
Sempra
SRE
$55.6B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
40,000

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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.