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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2351
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.65B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,428
| New | +$2.06M |
|
2352
PUT
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.47B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
70,000
+50,000
| +250% | +$1.63M |
|
|
CMCSK
2353
PUT
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,600
| New | +$2.11M |
|
|
STI
2354
CALL
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
| – | – |
|
|
DLLR
2355
DELISTED
DFC GLOBAL CORP COM STK (DE)
DLLR
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
191,675
+47,506
| +33% | +$650K |
|
2356
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.89B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
84,817
+3,161
| +4% | +$78.9K |
|
|
PETM
2357
CALL
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,400
| New | +$1.98M |
|
2358
CALL
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.43B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$1.95M |
|
|
CARB
2359
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
139,052
+3,614
| +3% | +$50.6K |
|
2360
Gold Fields
GFI
$42.6B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+455,749
| New | +$2.44M |
|
|
BID
2361
CALL
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,400
| New | +$1.89M |
|
2362
PUT
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.4B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,300
| New | +$1.96M |
|
2363
PUT
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$48.9B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
200,000
| – | – |
|
|
AOL
2364
CALL
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
| – | – |
|
|
PHLT
2365
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
189,710
-1,547
| -0.8% | -$16.9K |
|
2366
CALL
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$102B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
64,400
| – | – |
|
2367
PUT
Kohl's
KSS
$2.03B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$2.09M |
|
|
BLOX
2368
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
49,483
-202,642
| -80% | -$7.05M |
|
2369
PUT
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.57B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
23,500
+3,500
| +18% | +$293K |
|
|
WDR
2370
PUT
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
+10,300
| +35% | +$513K |
|
|
MVC
2371
DELISTED
MVC Capital, Inc.
MVC
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
157,641
-6,597
| -4% | -$84.1K |
|
|
KNGT
2372
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
124,408
+61,166
| +97% | +$1.01M |
|
|
ALTR
2373
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
55,252
-137,810
| -71% | -$4.94M |
|
2374
Fabrinet
FN
$15.7B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
121,605
+61,212
| +101% | +$903K |
|
2375
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$277B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+267,600
| New | +$2.11M |
|
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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's Q3 2013 filing shows 738 new, 1,785 increased, 1,270 reduced and 426 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B: 14,172,864 shares worth $473M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $751M.
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.
- 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.