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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2676
CALL
Gartner
IT
$12.5B
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2677
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.33B
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
479,668
-87,434
| -15% | -$679K |
|
|
FTCH
2678
CALL
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
+80,000
| +400% | +$2.94M |
|
|
MOMO
2679
PUT
Hello Group
MOMO
$842M
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
372,000
| – | – |
|
2680
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
$1.8B
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
142,850
-147,139
| -51% | -$3.46M |
|
2681
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
MLTX
$1.3B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
337,021
+296,968
| +741% | +$2.95M |
|
|
ZYNE
2682
DELISTED
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc
ZYNE
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
1,157,412
-248,577
| -18% | -$920K |
|
|
GLS
2683
DELISTED
Gelesis Holdings, Inc.
GLS
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
334,586
| – | – |
|
2684
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.24B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
42,130
+4,211
| +11% | +$325K |
|
2685
OmniAb
OABI
$647M
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
+333,486
| New | +$3.33M |
|
2686
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$347M
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
245,884
-59,870
| -20% | -$831K |
|
2687
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
24,337
+17,127
| +238% | +$2.17M |
|
|
BLSA
2688
DELISTED
BCLS Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
BLSA
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
336,413
+313,286
| +1,355% | +$3.1M |
|
|
VSACU
2689
DELISTED
Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. Unit
VSACU
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+325,000
| New | +$3.29M |
|
2690
Matrix Service
MTRX
$310M
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
440,062
+271,291
| +161% | +$2.55M |
|
2691
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$398M
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
151,494
-33,940
| -18% | -$926K |
|
|
QDRO
2692
DELISTED
Quadro Acquisition One Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
QDRO
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
339,834
-244,774
| -42% | -$2.38M |
|
2693
CALL
Emerson Electric
EMR
$86.9B
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,500
| New | +$3.34M |
|
2694
CALL
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.16B
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
182,900
| – | – |
|
2695
Axalta
AXTA
$7.87B
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
99,547
-45,418
| -31% | -$1.44M |
|
|
CHS
2696
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $3.29M | ﹤0.01% |
612,104
+536,938
| +714% | +$2.92M |
|
2697
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.68B
| $3.29M | ﹤0.01% |
239,251
+60,357
| +34% | +$838K |
|
2698
Comscore
SCOR
$80.3M
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
49,154
+1,131
| +2% | +$81K |
|
|
TSC
2699
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
108,501
-105,868
| -49% | -$2.99M |
|
2700
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.91B
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
25,003
+1,910
| +8% | +$248K |
|
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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.