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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
+6.95%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$65.1B
AUM Growth
+$4.63B
Cap. Flow
-$1.46B
Cap. Flow %
-2.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.56%
Holding
3,794
New
469
Increased
1,367
Reduced
1,237
Closed
370
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
2.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$354M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$274M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$266M
4
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$257M
5
MDLZ icon
Mondelez International
MDLZ
+$224M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 24.73%
2 Technology 14.31%
3 Healthcare 10.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.28%
5 Communication Services 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
$1.24B 1.9%
32,077,920
+57,364
+0.2% +$2.23M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
NXPI icon
2
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$66.8B
$658M 1.01%
5,815,519
+596,274
+11% +$66.5M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
CMCSA icon
3
Comcast
CMCSA
$89.3B
$588M 0.9%
15,276,836
+8,991,839
+143% +$354M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
TJX icon
4
TJX Companies
TJX
$148B
$575M 0.88%
15,588,224
-726,296
-4% -$25.9M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
DELL icon
5
Dell
DELL
$219B
$542M 0.83%
25,025,383
+802,160
+3% +$15.5M
2016 Q3
4 quarters
TWX
6
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$540M 0.83%
5,270,618
+1,589,496
+43% +$161M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
GOOGL icon
7
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.64T
$538M 0.83%
11,046,200
+1,439,720
+15% +$68.3M
2015 Q4
7 quarters
MRK icon
8
Merck
MRK
$364B
$526M 0.81%
8,617,324
+2,651,053
+44% +$161M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
BKNG icon
9
PUT
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$523M 0.8%
7,140,000
+2,545,000
+55% +$193M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
JNJ icon
10
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$688B
$496M 0.76%
3,818,051
+159,123
+4% +$21.1M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
V icon
11
Visa
V
$794B
$495M 0.76%
4,704,818
+1,242,079
+36% +$126M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
SPGI icon
12
S&P Global
SPGI
$137B
$490M 0.75%
3,136,608
-306,704
-9% -$46.6M
2016 Q2
5 quarters
NFLX icon
13
Netflix
NFLX
$255B
$467M 0.72%
25,749,600
+3,387,710
+15% +$59.1M
2016 Q3
4 quarters
VRSN icon
14
VeriSign
VRSN
$28.1B
$443M 0.68%
4,165,929
-360,686
-8% -$36.3M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
SPY icon
15
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$800B
$437M 0.67%
1,740,101
-1,059,834
-38% -$261M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
GOOG icon
16
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.6T
$387M 0.6%
8,079,420
-3,403,160
-30% -$159M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
QCOM icon
17
Qualcomm
QCOM
$185B
$376M 0.58%
7,253,582
+4,859,792
+203% +$257M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
TMUS icon
18
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$180B
$376M 0.58%
6,095,820
+1,701,088
+39% +$107M
2014 Q1
14 quarters
MPC icon
19
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$113B
$373M 0.57%
6,645,440
+2,823,562
+74% +$151M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
NVDA icon
20
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$3.93T
$352M 0.54%
78,720,000
+40,876,000
+108% +$170M
2014 Q1
14 quarters
MCD icon
21
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$351M 0.54%
2,239,889
-640,707
-22% -$100M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
IBM icon
22
IBM
IBM
$234B
$335M 0.51%
2,413,200
+1,906,161
+376% +$266M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
META icon
23
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$325M 0.5%
1,900,568
+946,015
+99% +$158M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
MDLZ icon
24
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$85.5B
$308M 0.47%
7,575,027
+5,269,660
+229% +$224M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AMGN icon
25
Amgen
AMGN
$252B
$306M 0.47%
1,642,408
-870,694
-35% -$154M
2013 Q2
17 quarters

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David Shaw's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, David Shaw held 3,794 positions worth $65.1B, up 7.7% from $60.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q3 2017 filing shows 469 new, 1,367 increased, 1,237 reduced and 370 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Baker Hughes: 3,076,914 shares worth $113M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $356M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 25% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2017 buy was Baker Hughes: 3,076,914 shares worth $113M.
  • David Shaw added most to Comcast in Q3 2017, an estimated $354M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $356M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Mobileye N.V. in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $72.4M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $65.1B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • David Shaw opened 469 new positions and closed 370 in Q3 2017.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $65.1B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.