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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.8% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.16% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.89% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.91% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3301
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$874M
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
5,926
+3,830
| +183% | +$372K |
|
|
GPMT
3302
Granite Point Mortgage Trust
GPMT
$51.1M
| $538K | ﹤0.01% |
29,272
-32,968
| -53% | -$605K |
|
3303
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.37B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
6,418
-910
| -12% | -$75.7K |
|
3304
PUT
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.11B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
21,000
-14,400
| -41% | -$346K |
|
3305
CALL
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.04B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,700
| New | +$515K |
|
3306
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.07B
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,714
| New | +$523K |
|
3307
First Financial Corp
THFF
$942M
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
11,709
-3,997
| -25% | -$176K |
|
|
TIF
3308
CALL
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
4,000
-91,200
| -96% | -$10.8M |
|
3309
Cadiz
CDZI
$356M
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,449
| New | +$559K |
|
3310
Exponent
EXPO
$3.32B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
7,731
-42,336
| -85% | -$2.8M |
|
3311
CALL
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$22.7B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
ETRN
3312
PUT
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$496K |
|
3313
PUT
Dycom Industries
DY
$10.5B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
11,300
-700
| -6% | -$34.1K |
|
3314
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.97B
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
11,802
+402
| +4% | +$18.9K |
|
3315
CALL
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.64B
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
3,300
| – | – |
|
|
CLDR
3316
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
45,500
-81,163
| -64% | -$778K |
|
3317
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.91B
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
8,667
-11,417
| -57% | -$623K |
|
|
GTT
3318
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
46,503
-64,348
| -58% | -$539K |
|
3319
PUT
Deutsche Bank
DB
$73.2B
| $527K | ﹤0.01% |
67,800
-6,900
| -9% | -$51.8K |
|
3320
Culp Inc
CULP
$44.1M
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
38,557
+6,374
| +20% | +$97.8K |
|
3321
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
$740M
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
43,073
+16,215
| +60% | +$193K |
|
3322
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.31B
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
12,206
+5,678
| +87% | +$229K |
|
|
WRI
3323
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
16,806
-256,397
| -94% | -$7.85M |
|
3324
CALL
RPC Inc
RES
$1.37B
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$448K |
|
|
XNET
3325
Xunlei
XNET
$322M
| $524K | ﹤0.01% |
+106,931
| New | +$464K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, David Shaw held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- David Shaw added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.