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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$408M |
| 2 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$253M |
| 5 |
Hewlett Packard
HPE
|
+$211M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$424M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
|
+$323M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$280M |
| 5 |
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 11.19% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.41% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.12% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 8.45% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2751
PUT
Titan International
TWI
$454M
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$547K |
|
|
VNET
2752
CALL
VNET Group
VNET
$1.84B
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
|
TFCFA
2753
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2754
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.35B
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
3,470
-4,820
| -58% | -$765K |
|
|
GARS
2755
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
59,757
+27,539
| +85% | +$261K |
|
2756
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.11B
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
8,426
-79,076
| -90% | -$4.6M |
|
2757
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$110B
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
-21,800
| -80% | -$2.31M |
|
2758
HealthStream
HSTM
$842M
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
22,213
-49,318
| -69% | -$1.27M |
|
2759
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.2B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
7,512
-10,790
| -59% | -$743K |
|
2760
PUT
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$206B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
|
GFN
2761
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
|
GES
2762
PUT
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
45,800
-30,400
| -40% | -$427K |
|
2763
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
8,261
-6,241
| -43% | -$399K |
|
|
MOMO
2764
PUT
Hello Group
MOMO
$841M
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-80,000
| -73% | -$1.77M |
|
2765
PUT
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.1B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
| – | – |
|
2766
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.48B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,202
| New | +$495K |
|
2767
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.93B
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
15,648
-12,626
| -45% | -$431K |
|
|
Y
2768
PUT
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
+900
| New | +$502K |
|
|
MNDT
2769
CALL
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
46,000
-4,300
| -9% | -$55.8K |
|
|
FL
2770
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,703
| New | +$548K |
|
2771
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$124B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
152,128
-13,140
| -8% | -$45.8K |
|
2772
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.2B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,418
| New | +$538K |
|
|
XNET
2773
Xunlei
XNET
$316M
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
140,844
+3,660
| +3% | +$16.8K |
|
|
EXAS
2774
CALL
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $540K | ﹤0.01% |
40,400
-16,700
| -29% | -$270K |
|
2775
PUT
Herbalife
HLF
$1.32B
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
+15,200
| +211% | +$415K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, David Shaw held 3,804 positions worth $58.9B, up 3.9% from $56.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q4 2016 filing shows 462 new, 1,382 increased, 1,255 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Deere & Co: 1,429,259 shares worth $147M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $424M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, down from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2016 buy was Deere & Co: 1,429,259 shares worth $147M.
- David Shaw added most to Netflix in Q4 2016, an estimated $408M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $424M.
- David Shaw fully exited LinkedIn Corporation in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $323M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $58.9B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- David Shaw opened 462 new positions and closed 397 in Q4 2016.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $58.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.