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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3476
Telos
TLS
$360M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+94,667
| New | +$2.02M |
|
3477
SunPower Inc
SPWR
$61.9M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
150,357
+89,290
| +146% | +$869K |
|
3478
PUT
Marriott International
MAR
$92.3B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
8,800
-33,500
| -79% | -$5.27M |
|
3479
NextNav
NN
$2.65B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+165,788
| New | +$1.42M |
|
3480
CALL
Hershey
HSY
$36.4B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
7,500
| – | – |
|
3481
CALL
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.8B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-57,500
| -74% | -$4.15M |
|
3482
PUT
Calix
CALX
$2.37B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+18,100
| New | +$1.18M |
|
|
CS
3483
PUT
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
3484
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.67B
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
37,508
+8,398
| +29% | +$313K |
|
3485
CALL
Albertsons Companies
ACI
$5.94B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
47,800
| – | – |
|
|
BRSP
3486
BrightSpire Capital
BRSP
$605M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
140,586
+77,829
| +124% | +$754K |
|
3487
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56.3B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
45,300
-51,300
| -53% | -$1.59M |
|
3488
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.02B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
28,803
-892
| -3% | -$44.5K |
|
3489
B&G Foods
BGS
$282M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+46,820
| New | +$1.43M |
|
|
GFLU
3490
DELISTED
GFL Environmental Inc. Tangible Equity Units
GFLU
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
16,621
-346,625
| -95% | -$31M |
|
3491
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$652M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
52,053
-44,344
| -46% | -$1.22M |
|
|
AGTI
3492
DELISTED
Agiliti Inc
AGTI
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
62,013
+8,512
| +16% | +$187K |
|
|
GTPA
3493
DELISTED
Gores Technology Partners, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GTPA
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
144,954
+2,854
| +2% | +$28.2K |
|
3494
EUDA Health Holdings
EUDA
$45M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,340
| New | +$1.42M |
|
|
LIBY
3495
DELISTED
Liberty Resources Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
LIBY
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+145,101
| New | +$1.43M |
|
3496
Hamilton Beach Brands
HBB
$435M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
99,541
-2,078
| -2% | -$32K |
|
|
STEL
3497
DELISTED
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
49,306
-21,818
| -31% | -$616K |
|
3498
PUT
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$55.5B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,400
| New | +$1.39M |
|
|
ACR
3499
ACRES Commercial Realty
ACR
$101M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
113,764
-14,217
| -11% | -$206K |
|
|
KC
3500
CALL
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings
KC
$3.17B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
90,000
+5,000
| +6% | +$107K |
|
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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.