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David Shaw

David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B Turnover 26.1%
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
+3.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$54.2B
AUM Growth
-$1.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.73B
Cap. Flow %
-6.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.23%
Holding
3,766
New
402
Increased
1,315
Reduced
1,324
Closed
445
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$549M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$537M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$515M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$386M
5
HD icon
Home Depot
HD
+$308M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 23.45%
2 Healthcare 11.73%
3 Technology 10.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.32%
5 Financials 9.88%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.68T
$849M 1.57%
23,741,120
+16,243,580
+217% +$549M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
CVS icon
2
CVS Health
CVS
$120B
$518M 0.95%
5,407,612
+5,383,276
+22,121% +$537M
2014 Q2
8 quarters
META icon
3
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$517M 0.95%
4,523,197
+4,467,535
+8,026% +$515M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
MCD icon
4
McDonald's
MCD
$176B
$506M 0.93%
4,208,156
+3,082,762
+274% +$386M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
BKNG icon
5
PUT
Booking.com
BKNG
$117B
$494M 0.91%
9,897,500
+1,972,500
+25% +$102M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
WMT icon
6
Walmart Inc
WMT
$951B
$486M 0.9%
19,961,418
+6,855,375
+52% +$159M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
JRVR icon
7
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$184M
$477M 0.88%
14,047,238
– –
2014 Q4
6 quarters
BIIB icon
8
Biogen
BIIB
$37B
$391M 0.72%
1,615,650
-612,567
-27% -$161M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
PYPL icon
9
PayPal
PYPL
$48.8B
$386M 0.71%
10,583,984
+1,760,639
+20% +$67.3M
2015 Q3
3 quarters
TWX
10
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$381M 0.7%
5,178,361
-1,222,384
-19% -$90.4M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
HUM icon
11
Humana
HUM
$50.7B
$380M 0.7%
2,112,486
-333,987
-14% -$59.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
BRK.B icon
12
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.16T
$378M 0.7%
2,612,103
-2,307,460
-47% -$330M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
LLY icon
13
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.14T
$350M 0.65%
4,449,700
+224,295
+5% +$16.9M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
V icon
14
Visa
V
$766B
$334M 0.62%
4,504,703
+2,144,233
+91% +$168M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
BKNG icon
15
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$117B
$334M 0.62%
6,680,000
+1,315,000
+25% +$68.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
C icon
16
Citigroup
C
$202B
$328M 0.6%
7,737,999
-1,663,150
-18% -$73.5M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
HD icon
17
Home Depot
HD
$319B
$319M 0.59%
2,499,294
+2,325,907
+1,341% +$308M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
NKE icon
18
Nike
NKE
$55.4B
$318M 0.59%
5,759,936
+5,076,090
+742% +$289M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
AMAT icon
19
Applied Materials
AMAT
$299B
$314M 0.58%
13,101,650
+4,268,392
+48% +$94.2M
2014 Q2
8 quarters
BAC icon
20
Bank of America
BAC
$350B
$297M 0.55%
22,357,736
-3,502,909
-14% -$49.2M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
VRSN icon
21
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.9B
$292M 0.54%
3,379,123
-150,644
-4% -$13M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
EMC icon
22
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$278M 0.51%
10,215,930
+882,867
+9% +$23.9M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
AAPL icon
23
PUT
Apple
AAPL
$5.07T
$270M 0.5%
11,287,200
+3,400,400
+43% +$84.5M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
CI icon
24
Cigna
CI
$81.1B
$269M 0.5%
2,099,723
-676,143
-24% -$89.3M
2014 Q4
6 quarters
VMW
25
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$267M 0.49%
4,667,731
+3,084,802
+195% +$178M
2013 Q2
12 quarters

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David Shaw's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, David Shaw held 3,766 positions worth $54.2B, down 2.7% from $55.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $3.73B in Q2 2016, closing 445 positions and reducing 1,324 holdings. Its most notable exit was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, an estimated $369M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 23% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock worth $198M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2016 buy was Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock: 8,430,023 shares worth $198M.
  • David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2016, an estimated $549M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $475M.
  • David Shaw fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $369M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $54.2B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • David Shaw opened 402 new positions and closed 445 in Q2 2016.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $54.2B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.