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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3301
Goodyear
GT
$1.77B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
83,957
-598,645
| -88% | -$12.4M |
|
3302
Southland Holdings
SLND
$35.1M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+183,333
| New | +$1.8M |
|
|
ITQ
3303
DELISTED
Itiquira Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
ITQ
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
183,596
-14,410
| -7% | -$141K |
|
3304
PUT
Green Plains
GPRE
$984M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,400
| New | +$1.91M |
|
3305
CALL
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.27B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$1.7M |
|
|
3306
PUT
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.27B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$1.7M |
|
3307
Interface
TILE
$2.19B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
111,700
-155,231
| -58% | -$2.41M |
|
3308
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$391M
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
334,505
-7,945
| -2% | -$40.9K |
|
3309
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.23B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+38,997
| New | +$1.79M |
|
3310
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$672M
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,414
| New | +$1.96M |
|
3311
CALL
CryoPort
CYRX
$839M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
29,900
-10,000
| -25% | -$692K |
|
3312
Silicom
SILC
$274M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
34,249
-1,337
| -4% | -$59.3K |
|
3313
Tronox
TROX
$877M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+73,493
| New | +$1.76M |
|
3314
Caesarstone
CSTE
$111M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
155,427
-11,655
| -7% | -$140K |
|
|
GHL
3315
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
98,193
-1,856
| -2% | -$31.9K |
|
3316
CALL
Ralph Lauren
RL
$21B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
14,800
-15,100
| -51% | -$1.81M |
|
3317
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.74B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
23,172
-11,524
| -33% | -$1.01M |
|
3318
Procept Biorobotics
PRCT
$1.18B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,214
| New | +$2.6M |
|
3319
Macerich
MAC
$6.78B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+101,181
| New | +$1.9M |
|
3320
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.1B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,793
| New | +$1.67M |
|
3321
CALL
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$41B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3322
Nerdy
NRDY
$88M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,795
| New | +$2.76M |
|
3323
PUT
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.18B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
FSR
3324
PUT
DELISTED
Fisker Inc.
FSR
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+110,700
| New | +$1.92M |
|
3325
CALL
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.48B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$1.82M |
|
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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.