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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3251
PUT
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$17.1B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+24,500
| New | +$1.82M |
|
3252
Morningstar
MORN
$8.21B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
5,508
-2,408
| -30% | -$745K |
|
3253
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$88.1M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
25,897
+22,981
| +788% | +$2.09M |
|
3254
Better Home & Finance Holding
BETR
$277M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
3,784
| – | – |
|
|
AJRD
3255
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
40,061
+200
| +0.5% | +$8.8K |
|
3256
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$118M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
89,279
-2,481
| -3% | -$45.9K |
|
3257
PUT
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.7B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.93M |
|
3258
Nucor
NUE
$57.3B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
16,322
-100,967
| -86% | -$11M |
|
3259
PUT
Ternium
TX
$11B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
42,800
+30,900
| +260% | +$1.3M |
|
3260
PUT
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$9.91B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
29,500
| – | – |
|
|
AMED
3261
CALL
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+11,500
| New | +$1.85M |
|
3262
Crescent Energy
CRGY
$4.51B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+146,830
| New | +$2.03M |
|
|
HAPN
3263
PUT
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.13B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,900
| New | +$2.6M |
|
|
SMAR
3264
CALL
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
+3,000
| +14% | +$210K |
|
|
ACC
3265
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
32,456
-12,952
| -29% | -$691K |
|
3266
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.15B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
77,465
-74,915
| -49% | -$1.89M |
|
|
CNSL
3267
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
248,217
+13,037
| +6% | +$107K |
|
3268
CALL
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.89B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+11,900
| New | +$1.71M |
|
3269
PUT
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.8B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
13,200
-49,000
| -79% | -$5.95M |
|
3270
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.5B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
7,793
-42,352
| -84% | -$10M |
|
|
PPBI
3271
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+46,206
| New | +$1.91M |
|
3272
PUT
NetApp
NTAP
$37.4B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3273
PUT
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.56B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
61,900
| – | – |
|
3274
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.73B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,907
| New | +$1.91M |
|
3275
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$402M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
24,508
+14,172
| +137% | +$1.11M |
|
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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.