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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-15.32%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$72.6B
AUM Growth
-$10.7B
Cap. Flow
+$3.99B
Cap. Flow %
5.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
4,217
New
541
Increased
1,544
Reduced
1,324
Closed
497

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$453M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$431M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$376M
4
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$353M
5
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
+$335M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$746M
2
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$378M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$348M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$307M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$275M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.42%
2 Consumer Discretionary 11.75%
3 Healthcare 11.33%
4 Financials 7.58%
5 Communication Services 6.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SMI
2826
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$730K ﹤0.01%
170,564
+87,342
+105% +$391K
KMB icon
2827
CALL
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.9B
$729K ﹤0.01%
6,400
-300
-4% -$33.3K
NNBR icon
2828
NN Inc
NNBR
$292M
$729K ﹤0.01%
108,716
-44,173
-29% -$424K
RDUS
2829
CALL
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
$729K ﹤0.01%
44,200
– –
ALEX
2830
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$727K ﹤0.01%
+39,551
New +$797K
TNDM icon
2831
CALL
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.5B
$725K ﹤0.01%
+19,100
New +$674K
XONE
2832
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
$724K ﹤0.01%
+109,307
New +$880K
WAL icon
2833
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.69B
$723K ﹤0.01%
18,300
-88,444
-83% -$4.18M
VWTR
2834
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$723K ﹤0.01%
79,071
+15,792
+25% +$167K
ACHN
2835
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
$723K ﹤0.01%
454,823
+320,949
+240% +$907K
TACO
2836
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$723K ﹤0.01%
72,380
+20,450
+39% +$221K
ABM icon
2837
PUT
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.73B
$722K ﹤0.01%
22,500
– –
MCRI icon
2838
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.22B
$718K ﹤0.01%
18,830
+5,226
+38% +$212K
GTLS
2839
CALL
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
$715K ﹤0.01%
11,000
-13,700
-55% -$904K
LCII icon
2840
PUT
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.55B
$715K ﹤0.01%
10,700
-3,500
-25% -$255K
TLND
2841
DELISTED
Talend S.A. American Depositary Shares
TLND
$714K ﹤0.01%
19,244
-30,431
-61% -$1.47M
STRA icon
2842
CALL
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.91B
$711K ﹤0.01%
6,270
+3,600
+135% +$459K
GWR
2843
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$711K ﹤0.01%
9,602
-37,283
-80% -$2.99M
ASH icon
2844
CALL
Ashland
ASH
$3.38B
$710K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
SRCL
2845
CALL
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$708K ﹤0.01%
19,300
– –
AZPN
2846
CALL
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$707K ﹤0.01%
8,600
+5,900
+219% +$485K
CRSP icon
2847
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.89B
$706K ﹤0.01%
24,712
+19,177
+346% +$667K
CISN
2848
DELISTED
Cision Ltd. Ordinary Share
CISN
$706K ﹤0.01%
+60,314
New +$824K
NTGR icon
2849
NETGEAR
NTGR
$581M
$705K ﹤0.01%
13,559
-4,694
-26% -$253K
EVOP
2850
DELISTED
EVO Payments, Inc. Class A Common Stock
EVOP
$705K ﹤0.01%
+28,585
New +$705K
112 113
114
115 116

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David Shaw's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, David Shaw held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
  • David Shaw added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • David Shaw opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.