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 |
Snap
SNAP
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
Lockheed Martin
LMT
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$337M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$559M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$558M |
| 3 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$530M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$525M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$420M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.41% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.22% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 7.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.7% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2801
PUT
General Mills
GIS
$21.3B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2802
Financial Institutions
FISI
$799M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
52,189
+23
| +0% | +$446 |
|
2803
PUT
DaVita
DVA
$11.3B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2804
Energous
WATT
$63.9M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,087
+489
| +82% | +$645K |
|
2805
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.79B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
17,480
-1,970
| -10% | -$125K |
|
2806
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$8.32B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
42,444
+2,857
| +7% | +$73.2K |
|
|
PRO
2807
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
23,064
-26,881
| -54% | -$1.06M |
|
2808
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$587M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
52,548
-14,244
| -21% | -$322K |
|
2809
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$536M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
26,033
-844
| -3% | -$33.5K |
|
2810
PUT
VF Corp
VFC
$5.44B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
13,700
+6,100
| +80% | +$487K |
|
2811
Akebia Therapeutics
AKBA
$264M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
416,583
-1,613,787
| -79% | -$4.71M |
|
2812
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$278M
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,991
| New | +$1.19M |
|
2813
PUT
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.3B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
34,194
| – | – |
|
2814
PUT
Edison International
EIX
$28.7B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
18,500
| – | – |
|
|
ATVI
2815
PUT
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
12,500
-39,900
| -76% | -$3.24M |
|
2816
First Solar
FSLR
$22.2B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
11,716
-360,739
| -97% | -$31.3M |
|
2817
PUT
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.21B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
2818
KB Financial Group
KB
$42.3B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,117
| New | +$1.14M |
|
2819
Lumen
LUMN
$6.01B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
118,091
-908,396
| -88% | -$8.97M |
|
2820
CALL
Dow Inc
DOW
$22.1B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
20,700
-9,300
| -31% | -$480K |
|
|
SCHW
2821
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$195B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
21,600
-92,400
| -81% | -$4.18M |
|
|
BCPC
2822
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.69B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+9,940
| New | +$1.05M |
|
2823
PUT
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+5,000
| New | +$1.08M |
|
2824
CALL
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24.3B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
18,200
| – | – |
|
|
2825
Dow Inc
DOW
$22.1B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
20,276
-1,705
| -8% | -$88K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, David Shaw held 4,343 positions worth $112B, up 14% from $97.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $10.3B in Q4 2020, closing 477 positions and reducing 1,508 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Gold Trust, an estimated $217M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Snowflake worth $147M.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2020 buy was Snowflake: 523,721 shares worth $147M.
- David Shaw added most to Snap in Q4 2020, an estimated $362M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $559M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Gold Trust in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $217M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- David Shaw opened 563 new positions and closed 477 in Q4 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.