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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
-15.32%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$72.6B
AUM Growth
-$10.7B
Cap. Flow
+$3.99B
Cap. Flow %
5.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
4,217
New
541
Increased
1,544
Reduced
1,324
Closed
497

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$453M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$431M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$376M
4
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$353M
5
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
+$335M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$746M
2
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$378M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$348M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$307M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$275M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.42%
2 Consumer Discretionary 11.75%
3 Healthcare 11.33%
4 Financials 7.58%
5 Communication Services 6.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KRA
3501
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$202K ﹤0.01%
+9,263
New +$272K
PPG icon
3502
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.2B
$201K ﹤0.01%
+1,968
New +$204K
FNHC
3503
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$201K ﹤0.01%
10,087
+628
+7% +$13.8K
RDS.B
3504
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$201K ﹤0.01%
3,361
-7,103
-68% -$454K
AG icon
3505
PUT
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.3B
$200K ﹤0.01%
34,000
– –
RILY icon
3506
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$283M
$200K ﹤0.01%
+14,092
New +$259K
AHT
3507
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21.5M
$199K ﹤0.01%
50
+7
+16% +$35K
FCF icon
3508
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.12B
$199K ﹤0.01%
+16,482
New +$226K
GYRE icon
3509
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$683M
$198K ﹤0.01%
3,347
+1,267
+61% +$93.4K
RDC
3510
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$196K ﹤0.01%
23,376
-130,340
-85% -$1.92M
VISN
3511
PUT
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.5B
$195K ﹤0.01%
+11,900
New +$252K
BILI icon
3512
Bilibili
BILI
$6.91B
$192K ﹤0.01%
13,164
-136,513
-91% -$1.91M
PKE icon
3513
Park Aerospace
PKE
$718M
$191K ﹤0.01%
10,550
-15,956
-60% -$288K
DHXM
3514
DELISTED
DHX Media Ltd. Common Voting and Variable Voting Shares
DHXM
$191K ﹤0.01%
+116,100
New +$230K
KEG
3515
DELISTED
Key Energy Services, Inc. Common Stock
KEG
$189K ﹤0.01%
91,258
+23,463
+35% +$171K
PTEN icon
3516
PUT
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.52B
$187K ﹤0.01%
18,100
-23,800
-57% -$351K
RDHL
3517
Redhill Biopharma
RDHL
$3.68M
$186K ﹤0.01%
+33
New +$253K
VTVT icon
3518
vTv Therapeutics
VTVT
$134M
$186K ﹤0.01%
+1,758
New +$163K
HT
3519
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$186K ﹤0.01%
10,578
-23,645
-69% -$441K
EARN
3520
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$168M
$185K ﹤0.01%
+18,091
New +$196K
ABUS icon
3521
Arbutus Biopharma
ABUS
$1.03B
$184K ﹤0.01%
48,047
-12,509
-21% -$61.6K
NXEO
3522
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
NXEO
$181K ﹤0.01%
21,013
-76,982
-79% -$777K
VRDN icon
3523
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.72B
$179K ﹤0.01%
+3,940
New +$228K
IPI icon
3524
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$510M
$178K ﹤0.01%
6,877
-3,593
-34% -$123K
AVX
3525
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$178K ﹤0.01%
11,693
-63,697
-84% -$1.03M
139 140
141
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David Shaw's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, David Shaw held 4,217 positions worth $72.6B, down 13% from $83.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $3.99B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 541 new positions and adding to 1,544 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $746M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q4 2018 buy was Alibaba: 3,066,336 shares worth $420M.
  • David Shaw added most to Oracle in Q4 2018, an estimated $431M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $746M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Aetna Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $378M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • David Shaw opened 541 new positions and closed 497 in Q4 2018.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.