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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
RNET
3276
CALL
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$316K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
AXON
3277
PUT
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$48.5B
$315K ﹤0.01%
7,200
-28,700
-80% -$1.49M
CM icon
3278
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$105B
$315K ﹤0.01%
8,458
-258,778
-97% -$11M
CLW icon
3279
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$343M
$314K ﹤0.01%
12,892
+1,395
+12% +$37.6K
TER icon
3280
CALL
Teradyne
TER
$57B
$314K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
STAA icon
3281
CALL
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.17B
$313K ﹤0.01%
9,800
-15,800
-62% -$616K
UVE icon
3282
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.21B
$313K ﹤0.01%
8,263
-2,300
-22% -$100K
MKL icon
3283
PUT
Markel Group
MKL
$22.5B
$311K ﹤0.01%
+300
New +$328K
ESTE
3284
DELISTED
Earthstone Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock
ESTE
$311K ﹤0.01%
+68,799
New +$519K
APPN icon
3285
PUT
Appian
APPN
$2.81B
$310K ﹤0.01%
+11,600
New +$310K
NVGS icon
3286
Navigator Holdings
NVGS
$1.37B
$310K ﹤0.01%
+33,022
New +$380K
SVC
3287
CALL
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$310K ﹤0.01%
2,600
– –
TRMK icon
3288
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.7B
$309K ﹤0.01%
10,873
-22,000
-67% -$682K
BERY
3289
CALL
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$309K ﹤0.01%
+7,079
New +$302K
ARR
3290
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.32B
$307K ﹤0.01%
+2,997
New +$324K
SNX icon
3291
PUT
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.5B
$307K ﹤0.01%
+7,600
New +$301K
EGIO
3292
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$307K ﹤0.01%
3,279
-2,051
-38% -$301K
ZS icon
3293
CALL
Zscaler
ZS
$28.5B
$306K ﹤0.01%
+7,800
New +$295K
CZR
3294
PUT
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$306K ﹤0.01%
45,000
– –
ROG icon
3295
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.19B
$305K ﹤0.01%
3,082
-376
-11% -$45.1K
VRSK icon
3296
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.7B
$305K ﹤0.01%
2,800
-5,274
-65% -$617K
POWI icon
3297
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.97B
$304K ﹤0.01%
9,978
-1,570
-14% -$46.3K
GHDX
3298
CALL
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
$303K ﹤0.01%
4,700
+1,400
+42% +$98.1K
RMTI icon
3299
Rockwell Medical
RMTI
$31.8M
$302K ﹤0.01%
1,214
+936
+337% +$372K
FBRX icon
3300
Forte Biosciences
FBRX
$1.63B
$301K ﹤0.01%
+98
New +$422K
130 131
132
133 134

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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.