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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2626
CALL
Corteva
CTVA
$55.3B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
52,470
| – | – |
|
|
NTUS
2627
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
46,952
+24,395
| +108% | +$782K |
|
2628
Republic Services
RSG
$68B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
17,261
-67,184
| -80% | -$5.88M |
|
|
YMAB
2629
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,428
| New | +$1.46M |
|
2630
CALL
Aecom
ACM
$8.38B
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,700
| New | +$1.48M |
|
2631
Globant
GLOB
$1.67B
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
14,485
+1,014
| +8% | +$101K |
|
2632
PUT
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.5B
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
63,000
| – | – |
|
|
CPLG
2633
DELISTED
CorePoint Lodging Inc. Common Stock
CPLG
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
143,837
+7,218
| +5% | +$72.8K |
|
2634
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$1.03B
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
61,111
+41,522
| +212% | +$1.02M |
|
|
GCP
2635
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
67,603
-98,421
| -59% | -$2.12M |
|
2636
Aquestive Therapeutics
AQST
$677M
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+263,417
| New | +$1.37M |
|
|
EMBJ
2637
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$13.4B
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
78,459
+10,481
| +15% | +$184K |
|
|
ETFC
2638
CALL
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
33,700
+1,100
| +3% | +$47K |
|
2639
CALL
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.93B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
21,300
| – | – |
|
2640
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
19,312
+13,423
| +228% | +$1.12M |
|
2641
CALL
Spotify
SPOT
$113B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
+3,800
| +60% | +$522K |
|
|
RUTH
2642
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
69,101
+45,772
| +196% | +$1.01M |
|
|
TGH
2643
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
140,193
+30,046
| +27% | +$293K |
|
2644
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.32B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
1,162,174
-91,604
| -7% | -$117K |
|
|
FARM
2645
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
99,404
+63,504
| +177% | +$927K |
|
2646
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$124M
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
235,458
-19,862
| -8% | -$141K |
|
2647
CALL
VF Corp
VFC
$5.46B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
| – | – |
|
|
VER
2648
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,345
| New | +$1.55M |
|
2649
Ryder
R
$9.57B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
27,450
-35,759
| -57% | -$1.86M |
|
2650
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.7B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,500
| New | +$1.43M |
|
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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.