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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
+4.13%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$60.5B
AUM Growth
+$3.57B
Cap. Flow
+$235M
Cap. Flow %
0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.81%
Holding
3,739
New
483
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,313
Closed
407
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$374M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$301M
3
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$221M
4
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$215M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$201M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 22.33%
2 Technology 14.47%
3 Healthcare 12.19%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.75%
5 Financials 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.98T
$1.15B 1.91%
32,020,556
+5,115,468
+19% +$189M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
SPY icon
2
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$777B
$677M 1.12%
2,799,935
+537,616
+24% +$129M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
TJX icon
3
TJX Companies
TJX
$149B
$589M 0.97%
16,314,520
+6,742,166
+70% +$254M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
NXPI icon
4
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$62.6B
$571M 0.94%
5,219,245
+1,095,632
+27% +$117M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
GILD icon
5
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$207B
$522M 0.86%
7,381,096
+997,408
+16% +$66.4M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
GOOG icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.49T
$522M 0.86%
11,482,580
+3,534,580
+44% +$162M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
SPGI icon
7
S&P Global
SPGI
$136B
$503M 0.83%
3,443,312
+316,253
+10% +$43.9M
2016 Q2
4 quarters
JNJ icon
8
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$665B
$484M 0.8%
3,658,928
+100,888
+3% +$12.9M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
PYPL icon
9
PayPal
PYPL
$49.2B
$462M 0.76%
8,604,842
+4,267,011
+98% +$210M
2015 Q3
7 quarters
GOOGL icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.5T
$447M 0.74%
9,606,480
+3,695,340
+63% +$173M
2015 Q4
6 quarters
MCD icon
11
McDonald's
MCD
$196B
$441M 0.73%
2,880,596
-2,590,816
-47% -$374M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AMGN icon
12
Amgen
AMGN
$249B
$433M 0.72%
2,513,102
+776,837
+45% +$126M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
VRSN icon
13
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.7B
$421M 0.7%
4,526,615
+380,925
+9% +$34.4M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
DELL icon
14
Dell
DELL
$209B
$415M 0.69%
24,223,223
-1,209,631
-5% -$22.2M
2016 Q3
3 quarters
VZ icon
15
Verizon
VZ
$189B
$405M 0.67%
9,070,963
+6,918,829
+321% +$322M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
TWX
16
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$370M 0.61%
3,681,122
-1,901,765
-34% -$188M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
MRK icon
17
Merck
MRK
$362B
$365M 0.6%
5,966,271
+3,121,064
+110% +$190M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
BIIB icon
18
Biogen
BIIB
$36.7B
$354M 0.59%
1,305,858
-253,197
-16% -$67M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
BKNG icon
19
PUT
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$344M 0.57%
4,595,000
+665,000
+17% +$48.8M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
NFLX icon
20
Netflix
NFLX
$260B
$334M 0.55%
22,361,890
-14,374,010
-39% -$221M
2016 Q3
3 quarters
V icon
21
Visa
V
$790B
$325M 0.54%
3,462,739
-691,786
-17% -$64.2M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
YUM icon
22
Yum! Brands
YUM
$43.3B
$303M 0.5%
4,111,497
+11,936
+0.3% +$831K
2013 Q2
16 quarters
DIS icon
23
Walt Disney
DIS
$202B
$298M 0.49%
2,804,930
-169,898
-6% -$18.6M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
SLB icon
24
SLB Ltd
SLB
$73.7B
$293M 0.49%
4,455,342
+985,997
+28% +$70.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
AMAT icon
25
Applied Materials
AMAT
$264B
$293M 0.49%
7,099,135
+1,423,234
+25% +$60.5M
2014 Q2
12 quarters

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David Shaw's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, David Shaw held 3,739 positions worth $60.5B, up 6.3% from $56.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q2 2017 filing shows 483 new, 1,217 increased, 1,313 reduced and 407 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M. The largest sale was McDonald's, an estimated $374M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 5,284,075 shares worth $288M.
  • David Shaw added most to Verizon in Q2 2017, an estimated $322M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $374M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $215M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • David Shaw opened 483 new positions and closed 407 in Q2 2017.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.