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 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$986M |
| 2 |
Sea Limited
SE
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$422M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$393M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$575M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$506M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$447M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$434M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 41.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.19% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 7.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3151
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.08B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
54,328
+30,459
| +128% | +$1.2M |
|
3152
Rapid7
RPD
$896M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,862
| New | +$2.2M |
|
|
WW
3153
CALL
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+130,000
| New | +$2.33M |
|
3154
PUT
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.17B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
130,000
| – | – |
|
|
LVACU
3155
DELISTED
LAVA Medtech Acquisition Corp. Unit
LVACU
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+200,000
| New | +$2.02M |
|
|
ROCC
3156
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,791
| New | +$2.29M |
|
3157
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$166B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
42,468
-5,557
| -12% | -$241K |
|
|
KDNY
3158
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
128,102
+95,966
| +299% | +$1.37M |
|
3159
Teleflex
TFX
$5.92B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,352
| New | +$2.16M |
|
|
EBIX
3160
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
68,640
+25,720
| +60% | +$820K |
|
3161
Talphera
TLPH
$62.3M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
186,079
+20,375
| +12% | +$310K |
|
|
BCOV
3162
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
204,047
+157,652
| +340% | +$1.66M |
|
3163
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.2B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
99,910
-258
| -0.3% | -$5K |
|
|
JWN
3164
PUT
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
92,000
| – | – |
|
3165
Vera Bradley
VRA
$94.1M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
244,427
+182,510
| +295% | +$1.76M |
|
3166
CALL
STMicroelectronics
STM
$44B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,500
| New | +$2.01M |
|
3167
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$15B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,020
| New | +$2.08M |
|
3168
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$220M
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
78,666
+29,170
| +59% | +$757K |
|
3169
PUT
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82.7B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,800
| New | +$2.1M |
|
3170
CALL
BlackLine
BL
$1.92B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-14,000
| -41% | -$1.62M |
|
|
INFN
3171
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
215,926
+49,963
| +30% | +$423K |
|
|
TCRR
3172
DELISTED
TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock
TCRR
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+443,757
| New | +$2.77M |
|
|
SAFE
3173
PUT
Safehold
SAFE
$1.09B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
16,435
| – | – |
|
3174
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.14B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
62,150
-41,419
| -40% | -$1.28M |
|
|
LAXXU
3175
DELISTED
8i Acquisition 2 Corp Unit
LAXXU
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+200,000
| New | +$2.05M |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, David Shaw held 5,958 positions worth $121B, up 8.8% from $111B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $7.58B in Q4 2021, closing 616 positions and reducing 1,595 holdings. Its most notable exit was Aon, an estimated $179M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 42% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF worth $1.02B.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2021 buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 2,140,000 shares worth $1.02B.
- David Shaw added most to Sea Limited in Q4 2021, an estimated $480M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $575M.
- David Shaw fully exited Aon in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $179M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $121B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- David Shaw opened 1,032 new positions and closed 616 in Q4 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $121B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.