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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
PRTA icon
3076
PUT
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$482M
$474K ﹤0.01%
+46,000
New +$547K
TECK icon
3077
PUT
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.4B
$474K ﹤0.01%
22,000
+2,000
+10% +$43.4K
SNR
3078
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
$474K ﹤0.01%
+115,155
New +$606K
AYR
3079
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$474K ﹤0.01%
27,480
-4,276
-13% -$81.4K
BSTC
3080
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$473K ﹤0.01%
7,804
-4,257
-35% -$254K
SIGI icon
3081
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.52B
$472K ﹤0.01%
+7,752
New +$482K
TEAM icon
3082
PUT
Atlassian
TEAM
$43.4B
$472K ﹤0.01%
+5,300
New +$420K
GL icon
3083
Globe Life
GL
$13.3B
$470K ﹤0.01%
6,310
-4,880
-44% -$406K
XRX icon
3084
PUT
Xerox
XRX
$374M
$470K ﹤0.01%
23,800
– –
TTM
3085
CALL
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$470K ﹤0.01%
38,600
-131,300
-77% -$1.64M
UBA
3086
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$468K ﹤0.01%
24,327
-200
-0.8% -$4.03K
NSP icon
3087
CALL
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$467K ﹤0.01%
5,000
– –
JWN
3088
CALL
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$466K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
BRSL
3089
PUT
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.16B
$465K ﹤0.01%
+31,800
New +$526K
NEXA icon
3090
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$2.02B
$465K ﹤0.01%
39,077
+2,900
+8% +$35.4K
MMSI icon
3091
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.39B
$464K ﹤0.01%
8,321
+31
+0.4% +$1.84K
KWR icon
3092
CALL
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.79B
$462K ﹤0.01%
+2,600
New +$501K
TWOU
3093
PUT
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$462K ﹤0.01%
310
-13
-4% -$22.9K
WBT
3094
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$462K ﹤0.01%
41,589
+27,941
+205% +$431K
CI icon
3095
CALL
Cigna
CI
$74.1B
$460K ﹤0.01%
2,424
-52,676
-96% -$11M
ESND
3096
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$459K ﹤0.01%
+36,456
New +$460K
LIND icon
3097
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$2.09B
$456K ﹤0.01%
33,863
+18,845
+125% +$252K
TRK
3098
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$456K ﹤0.01%
28,007
+5,103
+22% +$84K
CHK
3099
CALL
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$455K ﹤0.01%
1,085
+688
+173% +$473K
AVEO
3100
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
$455K ﹤0.01%
+28,465
New +$626K
122 123
124
125 126

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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.