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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2751
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.48B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,763
| New | +$1.15M |
|
2752
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.8B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
49,601
+24,087
| +94% | +$655K |
|
|
MRTX
2753
PUT
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$965K |
|
2754
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.18B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
199,982
+165,051
| +473% | +$1.08M |
|
2755
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.6B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,981
| New | +$1.26M |
|
2756
WD-40
WDFC
$2.91B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
6,616
-26,686
| -80% | -$5.03M |
|
|
AKS
2757
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
390,463
-105,913
| -21% | -$294K |
|
2758
CALL
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$524M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,400
| New | +$1.36M |
|
2759
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.28B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
20,304
+13,371
| +193% | +$846K |
|
2760
CALL
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$113B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
97,100
-25,000
| -20% | -$274K |
|
2761
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$7.1B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
45,849
-119,056
| -72% | -$3.31M |
|
2762
PUT
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.6B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$992K |
|
|
CLR
2763
CALL
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,000
| New | +$1.15M |
|
|
SA
2764
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.69B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
91,731
+72,430
| +375% | +$917K |
|
2765
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$448M
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
103,346
+44,615
| +76% | +$526K |
|
2766
Zai Lab
ZLAB
$2.92B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
30,474
-8,818
| -22% | -$326K |
|
2767
CALL
Dropbox
DBX
$7.57B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,600
| New | +$1.33M |
|
|
SUP
2768
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
342,740
+181,579
| +113% | +$552K |
|
2769
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.43B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
38,958
+14,865
| +62% | +$445K |
|
2770
Titan Machinery
TITN
$438M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
85,252
+22,214
| +35% | +$346K |
|
|
HTZ
2771
PUT
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
2772
CALL
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.12B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.3M |
|
2773
PUT
Stratasys
SSYS
$694M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,200
| New | +$1.24M |
|
2774
Digi International
DGII
$2.89B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
70,767
-36,153
| -34% | -$574K |
|
2775
Immersion
IMMR
$255M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
168,829
+5,570
| +3% | +$41.7K |
|
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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.