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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.8% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.16% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.89% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.91% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GOOS
3501
PUT
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$809M
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$386K |
|
3502
TechTarget
TTGT
$276M
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,868
| New | +$352K |
|
3503
Artivion
AORT
$1.31B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
13,282
-7,239
| -35% | -$178K |
|
|
BBT
3504
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.65B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,964
| New | +$344K |
|
3505
CALL
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.96B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
GLOG
3506
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,800
| New | +$419K |
|
3507
CALL
B&G Foods
BGS
$284M
| $359K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3508
Forward Air
FWRD
$594M
| $359K | ﹤0.01% |
5,133
-8,684
| -63% | -$588K |
|
3509
PUT
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.6B
| $359K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,900
| New | +$354K |
|
|
IOTS
3510
DELISTED
Adesto Technologies Corp
IOTS
| $359K | ﹤0.01% |
42,230
+10,654
| +34% | +$83.7K |
|
|
ARR
3511
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.32B
| $358K | ﹤0.01% |
4,011
-309
| -7% | -$26.4K |
|
3512
Cars.com
CARS
$662M
| $358K | ﹤0.01% |
29,270
-6,630
| -18% | -$77.4K |
|
|
VGR
3513
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,468
| New | +$328K |
|
|
FARO
3514
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,006
| New | +$342K |
|
|
AKS
3515
PUT
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
107,300
| – | – |
|
3516
PUT
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.85B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,700
| New | +$316K |
|
|
CTT
3517
DELISTED
CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC.
CTT
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
30,719
+18,399
| +149% | +$210K |
|
|
BRKL
3518
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
21,323
-15,738
| -42% | -$248K |
|
3519
Afya
AFYA
$1.26B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,899
| New | +$348K |
|
3520
CALL
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.6B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
2,100
-6,300
| -75% | -$976K |
|
3521
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.46B
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
15,258
-5,532
| -27% | -$117K |
|
|
EBIX
3522
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
10,374
-14,586
| -58% | -$539K |
|
3523
Toyota
TM
$229B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
2,457
-811
| -25% | -$113K |
|
3524
Corpay
CPAY
$27.2B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
1,200
-13,342
| -92% | -$3.93M |
|
3525
Ooma
OOMA
$584M
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
26,026
+3,066
| +13% | +$37.3K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, David Shaw held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- David Shaw added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.