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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
+6.39%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$121B
AUM Growth
+$9.79B
Cap. Flow
-$7.58B
Cap. Flow %
-6.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.24%
Holding
5,958
New
1,032
Increased
1,969
Reduced
1,595
Closed
616

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IVV icon
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
+$986M
2
SE icon
Sea Limited
SE
+$480M
3
SNOW icon
Snowflake
SNOW
+$441M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$422M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$393M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$575M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$515M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$506M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$447M
5
BABA icon
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
CLLS
3426
Cellectis
CLLS
$358M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
190,943
+102,421
+116% +$1.01M
AAGR
3427
DELISTED
African Agriculture Holdings Inc
AAGR
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+220,377
New +$1.57M
FXCOU
3428
DELISTED
Financial Strategies Acquisition Corp. Unit
FXCOU
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+150,000
New +$1.54M
QUAD icon
3429
Quad
QUAD
$518M
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
385,426
-69,223
-15% -$284K
SKT icon
3430
CALL
Tanger
SKT
$4.33B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
80,000
EXPR
3431
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
25,040
-108,330
-81% -$8.51M
OLLI icon
3432
PUT
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$4.32B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
30,000
PLAY icon
3433
CALL
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$319M
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
40,000
-10,000
-20% -$371K
AMTI
3434
DELISTED
Applied Molecular Transport Inc. Common Stock
AMTI
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
109,824
+58,377
+113% +$1.15M
MAAQU
3435
DELISTED
Mana Capital Acquisition Corp. Unit
MAAQU
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+149,645
New +$1.53M
ACHR icon
3436
Archer Aviation
ACHR
$4.57B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
253,834
-496,166
-66% -$3.28M
LSI
3437
PUT
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.34M
RACB
3438
DELISTED
Research Alliance Corp. II Class A Common Stock
RACB
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
157,573
+128,307
+438% +$1.26M
RDS.A
3439
PUT
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
35,300
-8,600
-20% -$388K
CHRS icon
3440
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$226M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
95,665
+50,998
+114% +$892K
PEGA icon
3441
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.9B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+27,300
New +$1.62M
REV
3442
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
134,452
+26,085
+24% +$303K
KRNT icon
3443
PUT
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$727M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$1.54M
TWCB
3444
DELISTED
Bilander Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
TWCB
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
+156,351
New +$1.53M
ZNTL icon
3445
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
ZNTL
$367M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
18,092
-36,346
-67% -$2.81M
SXC icon
3446
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$873M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
230,392
+33,635
+17% +$223K
SKY icon
3447
Champion Homes
SKY
$4.89B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
+19,207
New +$1.39M
SCHL icon
3448
Scholastic
SCHL
$738M
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
37,917
-16,823
-31% -$634K
SIEN
3449
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
41,270
-5,196
-11% -$252K
VWO icon
3450
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$127B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
30,520

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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.