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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
VWOB icon
2851
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB
$6.25B
$703K ﹤0.01%
9,425
-24,110
-72% -$1.79M
FMNB icon
2852
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$921M
$701K ﹤0.01%
55,025
+782
+1% +$10.6K
POWL icon
2853
Powell Industries
POWL
$6.95B
$700K ﹤0.01%
84,021
-2,751
-3% -$27.3K
TNL icon
2854
CALL
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.5B
$695K ﹤0.01%
19,400
– –
AGIO icon
2855
PUT
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.01B
$692K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$926K
CVI icon
2856
PUT
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.8B
$690K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
DMRC icon
2857
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$129M
$689K ﹤0.01%
47,547
+5,228
+12% +$115K
SGI
2858
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.5B
$688K ﹤0.01%
+66,552
New +$798K
MRTX
2859
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
$688K ﹤0.01%
16,225
-43,520
-73% -$1.73M
DSGX icon
2860
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.62B
$687K ﹤0.01%
26,000
+11,100
+74% +$325K
MNK
2861
PUT
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$687K ﹤0.01%
43,500
– –
MRVL icon
2862
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$216B
$686K ﹤0.01%
+42,381
New +$702K
STGW icon
2863
Stagwell
STGW
$2.13B
$685K ﹤0.01%
262,477
-29,768
-10% -$84.7K
FF icon
2864
Future Fuel
FF
$238M
$684K ﹤0.01%
43,121
+16,559
+62% +$276K
LDL
2865
PUT
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$684K ﹤0.01%
+33,700
New +$919K
GOV
2866
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$683K ﹤0.01%
99,458
+42,496
+75% +$378K
AMRN
2867
PUT
Amarin Corp
AMRN
$296M
$681K ﹤0.01%
2,500
– –
SRDX
2868
PUT
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
$681K ﹤0.01%
14,400
+200
+1% +$12K
CZR
2869
CALL
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$679K ﹤0.01%
100,000
– –
DECK icon
2870
PUT
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.1B
$678K ﹤0.01%
+31,800
New +$645K
PZZA icon
2871
Papa John's
PZZA
$790M
$677K ﹤0.01%
17,018
+6,651
+64% +$335K
FSACW
2872
DELISTED
Federal Street Acquisition Corp. Warrant
FSACW
$677K ﹤0.01%
+995,000
New +$1.09M
SXI icon
2873
PUT
Standex International
SXI
$3.67B
$672K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
STI
2874
CALL
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$671K ﹤0.01%
13,300
– –
ALL icon
2875
CALL
Allstate
ALL
$65.1B
$669K ﹤0.01%
8,100
+4,300
+113% +$386K
113 114
115
116 117

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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.