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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.8% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.16% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.89% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.91% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2476
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$2.08B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
276,206
+14,129
| +5% | +$81.1K |
|
2477
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.78B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
43,700
-1,069
| -2% | -$48.2K |
|
2478
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.43B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
32,781
-41,757
| -56% | -$2.34M |
|
|
RARX
2479
PUT
DELISTED
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
RARX
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$1.77M |
|
2480
PUT
EQT Corp
EQT
$34.3B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
171,900
| – | – |
|
|
NSA
2481
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
55,691
-106,663
| -66% | -$3.58M |
|
2482
PUT
Peabody Energy
BTU
$3.33B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+205,000
| New | +$2.36M |
|
2483
Beyond Meat
BYND
$245M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
823
+755
| +1,110% | +$2.1M |
|
|
TECD
2484
CALL
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,000
| New | +$1.67M |
|
2485
CALL
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.74B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,300
| New | +$1.49M |
|
|
BERY
2486
PUT
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
42,580
+4,792
| +13% | +$190K |
|
|
CMRX
2487
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
912,927
+231,934
| +34% | +$427K |
|
|
WWE
2488
CALL
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
28,500
| – | – |
|
2489
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$921M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
92,435
+9,534
| +12% | +$184K |
|
2490
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.8B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
11,631
+4,366
| +60% | +$668K |
|
|
EXPR
2491
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
18,929
-6,181
| -25% | -$486K |
|
2492
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.6B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
123,488
-239,264
| -66% | -$3.24M |
|
2493
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.08B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
55,234
-24,201
| -30% | -$764K |
|
2494
NVE Corp
NVEC
$518M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
25,731
+4,449
| +21% | +$290K |
|
|
AT
2495
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
786,309
-4,903
| -0.6% | -$11.6K |
|
|
SF
2496
Stifel
SF
$12.2B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
67,869
+51,988
| +327% | +$1.36M |
|
2497
PUT
Invesco
IVZ
$14.6B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
101,500
-31,700
| -24% | -$541K |
|
2498
PUT
Abbott
ABT
$197B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
21,000
-80,500
| -79% | -$6.74M |
|
|
AVYA
2499
CALL
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
-30,000
| -18% | -$368K |
|
2500
PUT
New Oriental
EDU
$9.19B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-20,000
| -57% | -$2.39M |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, David Shaw held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- David Shaw added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.