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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2626
CALL
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.79B
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
12,200
-19,300
| -61% | -$4.61M |
|
2627
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$30.1B
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
815,410
-401,484
| -33% | -$1.82M |
|
2628
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$762M
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+566,552
| New | +$3.87M |
|
2629
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.52B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+54,089
| New | +$3.2M |
|
|
LSPRU
2630
DELISTED
Larkspur Health Acquisition Corp. Unit
LSPRU
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
+350,000
| New | +$3.5M |
|
2631
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.49B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
89,238
-289,754
| -76% | -$11.1M |
|
2632
PUT
Weibo
WB
$1.72B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
113,000
+22,000
| +24% | +$894K |
|
2633
CALL
Burlington
BURL
$17.5B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
12,000
-9,600
| -44% | -$2.7M |
|
2634
Standard BioTools
LAB
$254M
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
891,635
+102,428
| +13% | +$479K |
|
2635
Brink's
BCO
$4.5B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
53,243
+48,583
| +1,043% | +$3.13M |
|
2636
Entegris
ENTG
$21.7B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
25,192
-3,126
| -11% | -$437K |
|
2637
Alliance Entertainment
AENT
$280M
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
356,391
+174,682
| +96% | +$1.71M |
|
2638
PUT
PVH
PVH
$3.52B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
32,700
+30,000
| +1,111% | +$3.28M |
|
2639
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
1,110,289
+8,639
| +0.8% | +$35.9K |
|
2640
Progressive
PGR
$128B
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
33,912
-5,906
| -15% | -$564K |
|
|
VHNAU
2641
DELISTED
Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp. Units
VHNAU
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+350,000
| New | +$3.52M |
|
2642
PUT
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.38B
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-41,000
| -67% | -$7.44M |
|
|
PMVC
2643
DELISTED
PMV Consumer Acquisition Corp.
PMVC
| $3.47M | ﹤0.01% |
353,229
+14,885
| +4% | +$146K |
|
2644
MasTec
MTZ
$20B
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
37,504
-101,640
| -73% | -$9.29M |
|
|
LYLT
2645
DELISTED
Loyalty Ventures Inc. Common Stock
LYLT
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,108
| New | +$3.72M |
|
2646
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.37B
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
282,500
+251,181
| +802% | +$3.29M |
|
|
SWTX
2647
DELISTED
SpringWorks Therapeutics
SWTX
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
55,704
-44,753
| -45% | -$2.96M |
|
2648
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
22,700
+6,471
| +40% | +$988K |
|
2649
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.61B
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
119,572
+69,708
| +140% | +$1.99M |
|
2650
CALL
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.8B
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
42,000
| – | – |
|
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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.