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 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$986M |
| 2 |
Sea Limited
SE
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$422M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$393M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$575M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$506M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$447M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$434M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 41.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.19% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 7.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPGS
2551
DELISTED
Simon Property Group Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
SPGS
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
386,874
+122,109
| +46% | +$1.19M |
|
2552
First Advantage
FA
$3.66B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
197,851
+162,451
| +459% | +$3.13M |
|
|
BLD
2553
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
13,637
-30,363
| -69% | -$7.77M |
|
2554
CALL
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.13B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
56,500
+11,016
| +24% | +$815K |
|
2555
CALL
Nutrien
NTR
$35.4B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$3.5M |
|
|
MUDS
2556
DELISTED
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II Class A Common Stock
MUDS
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
378,176
+343,886
| +1,003% | +$3.42M |
|
2557
Dragonfly Energy
DFLI
$16.9M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
4,193
| – | – |
|
|
IRBT
2558
PUT
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
57,000
| – | – |
|
|
PVG
2559
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
266,516
+86,873
| +48% | +$1.1M |
|
|
HSII
2560
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
85,784
-21,986
| -20% | -$1M |
|
|
LFACU
2561
DELISTED
LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II Units
LFACU
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+375,000
| New | +$3.79M |
|
2562
CALL
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$33.6B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
60,400
| – | – |
|
|
CSII
2563
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
199,568
+118,050
| +145% | +$3.15M |
|
2564
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.01B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
113,866
-26,888
| -19% | -$1.08M |
|
2565
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.3B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
41,221
-95,913
| -70% | -$8.56M |
|
2566
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.1B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
232,269
+19,146
| +9% | +$291K |
|
2567
PUT
Repligen
RGEN
$10.1B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
14,100
+13,000
| +1,182% | +$3.5M |
|
2568
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.89B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,100
| New | +$3.7M |
|
2569
PUT
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
77,800
| – | – |
|
2570
CALL
Sempra
SRE
$56.1B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
56,400
| – | – |
|
|
DHACU
2571
DELISTED
Digital Health Acquisition Corp. Unit
DHACU
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+365,000
| New | +$3.72M |
|
2572
Polaris
PII
$3.61B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
33,896
-100,687
| -75% | -$11.9M |
|
|
MTAL
2573
DELISTED
Metals Acquisition
MTAL
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+384,416
| New | +$3.74M |
|
2574
PUT
BlackBerry
BB
$4.9B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
398,300
-382,700
| -49% | -$3.83M |
|
|
KC
2575
PUT
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings
KC
$3.18B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
236,400
-110,000
| -32% | -$2.36M |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, David Shaw held 5,958 positions worth $121B, up 8.8% from $111B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $7.58B in Q4 2021, closing 616 positions and reducing 1,595 holdings. Its most notable exit was Aon, an estimated $179M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 42% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF worth $1.02B.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2021 buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 2,140,000 shares worth $1.02B.
- David Shaw added most to Sea Limited in Q4 2021, an estimated $480M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $575M.
- David Shaw fully exited Aon in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $179M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $121B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- David Shaw opened 1,032 new positions and closed 616 in Q4 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $121B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.