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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
+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
-$2.86B
Cap. Flow %
-5.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.3%
Holding
3,773
New
448
Increased
1,212
Reduced
1,375
Closed
429
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.6 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years

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 icon
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$278M
4
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$227M
5
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$217M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 26.84%
2 Technology 11.54%
3 Healthcare 11.42%
4 Financials 9.58%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.8T
$905M 1.6%
21,617,480
-2,123,640
-9% -$81.3M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$4.98T
$756M 1.33%
26,733,584
+17,119,376
+178% +$453M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
CVS icon
3
CVS Health
CVS
$107B
$617M 1.09%
6,930,665
+1,523,053
+28% +$144M
2014 Q2
9 quarters
BKNG icon
4
PUT
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$568M 1%
9,647,500
-250,000
-3% -$13.9M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
MCD icon
5
McDonald's
MCD
$196B
$546M 0.96%
4,732,256
+524,100
+12% +$62.1M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
JRVR icon
6
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$180M
$509M 0.9%
14,047,238
– –
2014 Q4
7 quarters
BIIB icon
7
Biogen
BIIB
$36.7B
$504M 0.89%
1,611,384
-4,266
-0.3% -$1.26M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
V icon
8
Visa
V
$789B
$503M 0.89%
6,079,896
+1,575,193
+35% +$126M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
WMT icon
9
Walmart Inc
WMT
$996B
$498M 0.88%
20,698,050
+736,632
+4% +$17.9M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
HUM icon
10
Humana
HUM
$52.1B
$433M 0.76%
2,445,074
+332,588
+16% +$57.7M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
DIS icon
11
Walt Disney
DIS
$202B
$413M 0.73%
4,452,363
+4,285,524
+2,569% +$410M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
BMY icon
12
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$393M 0.69%
7,284,500
+6,016,104
+474% +$386M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
VMW
13
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$358M 0.63%
4,886,494
+218,763
+5% +$15.4M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
BKNG icon
14
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$352M 0.62%
5,985,000
-695,000
-10% -$38.8M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
YHOO
15
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$352M 0.62%
8,167,604
+1,105,754
+16% +$45.3M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
AMAT icon
16
Applied Materials
AMAT
$264B
$336M 0.59%
11,133,723
-1,967,927
-15% -$54.9M
2014 Q2
9 quarters
BRK.B icon
17
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.22T
$336M 0.59%
2,322,789
-289,314
-11% -$42.3M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
RTX icon
18
RTX Corp
RTX
$256B
$325M 0.57%
5,087,872
+2,487,690
+96% +$165M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
LNKD
19
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$323M 0.57%
1,687,934
+768,637
+84% +$147M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
GOOG icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.49T
$321M 0.57%
8,263,840
+4,317,760
+109% +$164M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
WFC icon
21
Wells Fargo
WFC
$252B
$293M 0.52%
6,621,007
+1,428,996
+28% +$68.4M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
GOOGL icon
22
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.5T
$291M 0.51%
7,229,640
+4,294,180
+146% +$168M
2015 Q4
3 quarters
VRSN icon
23
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.7B
$284M 0.5%
3,627,611
+248,488
+7% +$19.9M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
ESRX
24
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$279M 0.49%
3,952,974
+1,909,987
+93% +$143M
2014 Q4
7 quarters
HD icon
25
Home Depot
HD
$343B
$257M 0.45%
1,998,114
-501,180
-20% -$66.8M
2016 Q1
2 quarters

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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 withdrew a net $2.86B in Q3 2016, closing 429 positions and reducing 1,375 holdings. Its most notable exit was EMC CORPORATION, an estimated $278M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 27% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Dell worth $185M.

  • 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.