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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
DCH
3576
PUT
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.53B
$120K ﹤0.01%
+10,800
New +$144K
BBDC icon
3577
Barings BDC
BBDC
$989M
$120K ﹤0.01%
+13,342
New +$132K
SNCR
3578
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$120K ﹤0.01%
+2,178
New +$120K
TPCO
3579
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
$120K ﹤0.01%
10,545
-4,813
-31% -$69.6K
FTR
3580
CALL
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$119K ﹤0.01%
50,000
– –
AVDL
3581
DELISTED
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
AVDL
$118K ﹤0.01%
45,844
-21,696
-32% -$73.8K
OMED
3582
DELISTED
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
OMED
$117K ﹤0.01%
156,249
-171,920
-52% -$259K
UPL
3583
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$115K ﹤0.01%
150,900
+81,716
+118% +$103K
GPRO icon
3584
GoPro
GPRO
$111M
$114K ﹤0.01%
26,952
-642,588
-96% -$3.59M
BBBY
3585
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$114K ﹤0.01%
10,037
-51,503
-84% -$673K
NE
3586
CALL
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$114K ﹤0.01%
43,700
+33,100
+312% +$157K
HOV icon
3587
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$739M
$113K ﹤0.01%
6,618
+5,922
+851% +$187K
HTT
3588
High Templar Tech Ltd
HTT
$393M
$111K ﹤0.01%
+25,790
New +$123K
SVRA icon
3589
Savara
SVRA
$1.14B
$111K ﹤0.01%
+14,729
New +$133K
HSTO
3590
DELISTED
Histogen Inc. Common Stock
HSTO
$108K ﹤0.01%
311
+104
+50% +$80.8K
BEST
3591
DELISTED
BEST Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty (20) Class A Ordinary Shares
BEST
$107K ﹤0.01%
1,301
-3,518
-73% -$365K
KDNY
3592
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
$107K ﹤0.01%
+8,077
New +$161K
NOG icon
3593
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.86B
$105K ﹤0.01%
+4,629
New +$136K
OR icon
3594
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$7.02B
$104K ﹤0.01%
11,834
-25,370
-68% -$199K
SID icon
3595
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.37B
$103K ﹤0.01%
46,840
+28,901
+161% +$69.3K
BRG
3596
DELISTED
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
BRG
$103K ﹤0.01%
+11,400
New +$105K
BINI
3597
DELISTED
Bollinger Innovations
BINI
– –
0
– –
ORC
3598
Orchid Island Capital
ORC
$1.34B
$98K ﹤0.01%
+3,052
New +$102K
XNET
3599
Xunlei
XNET
$316M
$98K ﹤0.01%
+28,926
New +$155K
FLEX icon
3600
CALL
Flex
FLEX
$39.4B
$97K ﹤0.01%
16,853
-3,052
-15% -$21.3K
142 143
144
145 146

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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.