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 |
Visa
V
|
+$365M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$307M |
| 3 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$250M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$242M |
| 5 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$240M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$520M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$372M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$172M |
| 5 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$171M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 41.36% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.15% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.51% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.52% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3326
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.79B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
14,949
+5,965
| +66% | +$477K |
|
|
WIRE
3327
PUT
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
| – | – |
|
3328
CALL
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$3.01B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,300
| New | +$1,000K |
|
|
VSXY
3329
CALL
Victoria's Secret
VSXY
$7.11B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$1.35M |
|
|
SAND
3330
DELISTED
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
224,780
-183,820
| -45% | -$1.07M |
|
|
MOBVU
3331
DELISTED
Mobiv Acquisition Corp Unit
MOBVU
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,000
| New | +$1.15M |
|
3332
PUT
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$5.45B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
26,300
| – | – |
|
3333
Visteon
VC
$2.75B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
10,886
-13,344
| -55% | -$1.59M |
|
3334
CALL
AGCO
AGCO
$7.77B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,000
| New | +$1.25M |
|
|
GBIO
3335
DELISTED
Generation Bio
GBIO
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
21,742
+3,542
| +19% | +$222K |
|
3336
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.08B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
40,378
-31,632
| -44% | -$1.32M |
|
|
NUVL
3337
DELISTED
Nuvalent
NUVL
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
59,135
+42,642
| +259% | +$714K |
|
|
VTLE
3338
CALL
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+18,300
| New | +$1.3M |
|
|
NEWR
3339
CALL
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$600K |
|
3340
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$893M
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
14,477
-15,875
| -52% | -$1.47M |
|
3341
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.2B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
46,004
-118,259
| -72% | -$3.22M |
|
|
BWAQ
3342
DELISTED
Blue World Acquisition Corporation Class A Ordinary Shares
BWAQ
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
113,906
| – | – |
|
3343
C4 Therapeutics
CCCC
$523M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
130,082
+51,294
| +65% | +$533K |
|
|
NLSN
3344
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
41,140
-8,060
| -16% | -$210K |
|
|
SKX
3345
CALL
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
35,900
| – | – |
|
3346
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.8B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
18,784
+7,590
| +68% | +$490K |
|
3347
PACCAR
PCAR
$67B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
20,382
+9,673
| +90% | +$562K |
|
3348
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.09B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
88,504
-86,772
| -50% | -$1.22M |
|
3349
CALL
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$13.6B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+5,100
| New | +$1.07M |
|
3350
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
5,655
-52,853
| -90% | -$10.7M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, David Shaw held 5,820 positions worth $83.7B, down 1.8% from $85.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $7.97B in Q3 2022, closing 678 positions and reducing 1,597 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, an estimated $171M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 41% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Prologis worth $66.1M.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2022 buy was Prologis: 650,725 shares worth $66.1M.
- David Shaw added most to Visa in Q3 2022, an estimated $365M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was PayPal, cutting an estimated $520M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $171M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $83.7B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- David Shaw opened 545 new positions and closed 678 in Q3 2022.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 1.8% quarter-over-quarter to $83.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.