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 Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$404M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$327M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$286M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 9.3% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 8.21% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.05% |
| 4 | Energy | 7.7% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.51% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GGP
2351
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+92,099
| New | +$1.95M |
|
2352
CALL
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.4B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
39,100
| – | – |
|
2353
CALL
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.37B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-30,000
| -60% | -$3.02M |
|
2354
CALL
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.49B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
61,134
-4,652
| -7% | -$152K |
|
2355
PUT
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$64.9M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
2,075
-1,550
| -43% | -$1.57M |
|
2356
CALL
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.19B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
84,900
+55,400
| +188% | +$1.32M |
|
|
TUP
2357
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
24,100
-3,900
| -14% | -$321K |
|
2358
PUT
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$28.2B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-273,200
| -77% | -$6.27M |
|
|
THR
2359
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
87,028
+13,202
| +18% | +$340K |
|
|
TLGT
2360
DELISTED
Teligent, Inc
TLGT
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,658
| New | +$1.44M |
|
2361
PUT
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$292M
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
+21,300
| +77% | +$792K |
|
|
ARG
2362
PUT
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
18,900
| – | – |
|
2363
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.24B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
89,650
-38,957
| -30% | -$828K |
|
|
RPRX
2364
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
113,310
-84,179
| -43% | -$1.63M |
|
|
MINI
2365
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
46,333
-51,986
| -53% | -$2.17M |
|
|
ALE
2366
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
38,310
+11,707
| +44% | +$586K |
|
|
UPL
2367
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
74,630
-112,560
| -60% | -$2.69M |
|
2368
CALL
Workday
WDAY
$48.8B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
-78,100
| -78% | -$7.44M |
|
2369
CALL
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$19.7B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
64,100
+20,000
| +45% | +$558K |
|
2370
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$107B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-120,700
| -92% | -$22.3M |
|
|
PETM
2371
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
28,955
+5,677
| +24% | +$376K |
|
|
CVD
2372
PUT
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
19,200
-800
| -4% | -$79.3K |
|
2373
PUT
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.2B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
105,300
-177,300
| -63% | -$3.22M |
|
2374
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$498M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
60,599
+17,586
| +41% | +$568K |
|
|
WDR
2375
CALL
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
27,000
+11,700
| +76% | +$804K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, David Shaw held 5,020 positions worth $70.1B, down 4.4% from $73.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $3.3B of net new capital in Q1 2014, opening 596 new positions and adding to 1,359 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 9.3% of assets, up from 6.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $453M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2014 buy was Veren: 1,596,878 shares worth $53.3M.
- David Shaw added most to Liberty Global Class C in Q1 2014, an estimated $404M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $236M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $70.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- David Shaw opened 596 new positions and closed 795 in Q1 2014.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $70.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.