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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
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
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
MATV icon
3026
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$676M
$524K ﹤0.01%
20,933
+14,637
+232% +$450K
GEF icon
3027
Greif
GEF
$4.89B
$520K ﹤0.01%
14,005
-10,645
-43% -$498K
SRC
3028
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$520K ﹤0.01%
14,738
-7,864
-35% -$303K
NAV
3029
CALL
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$519K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
NAV
3030
PUT
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$519K ﹤0.01%
20,000
+10,000
+100% +$313K
GDDY icon
3031
CALL
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.7B
$518K ﹤0.01%
7,900
– –
WMK icon
3032
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.76B
$518K ﹤0.01%
10,852
-6,894
-39% -$312K
DATA
3033
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$516K ﹤0.01%
4,300
-700
-14% -$78.3K
GPOR
3034
PUT
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$515K ﹤0.01%
78,700
-30,200
-28% -$279K
LTS
3035
DELISTED
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc
LTS
$515K ﹤0.01%
220,930
-35,087
-14% -$93.9K
TWO
3036
CALL
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.28B
$514K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
CXO
3037
CALL
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$514K ﹤0.01%
5,000
– –
EXP icon
3038
CALL
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.27B
$513K ﹤0.01%
+8,400
New +$602K
ARWR icon
3039
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.3B
$512K ﹤0.01%
41,186
-27,071
-40% -$370K
EXC icon
3040
Exelon
EXC
$45.7B
$512K ﹤0.01%
15,920
+778
+5% +$24.9K
WRLD icon
3041
PUT
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$887M
$511K ﹤0.01%
5,000
– –
NUE icon
3042
PUT
Nucor
NUE
$55.5B
$508K ﹤0.01%
9,800
-1,800
-16% -$106K
PRAA icon
3043
PRA Group
PRAA
$759M
$506K ﹤0.01%
20,776
+1,817
+10% +$54.3K
CULP icon
3044
Culp Inc
CULP
$43.9M
$504K ﹤0.01%
26,675
+1,112
+4% +$24.1K
WIFI
3045
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$504K ﹤0.01%
24,513
-82,794
-77% -$2.2M
RESI
3046
DELISTED
Front Yard Residential Corporation Common Stock
RESI
$502K ﹤0.01%
57,448
-214,162
-79% -$2M
SPB icon
3047
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.03B
$499K ﹤0.01%
11,803
-11,778
-50% -$681K
SCS
3048
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
$498K ﹤0.01%
33,548
-55,105
-62% -$896K
VEDL
3049
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$497K ﹤0.01%
+43,068
New +$492K
SYRS
3050
DELISTED
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
SYRS
$496K ﹤0.01%
8,888
+7,859
+764% +$597K
120 121
122
123 124

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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.