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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
NAT icon
3651
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.48B
$34K ﹤0.01%
+17,196
New +$44.7K
XXII
3652
22nd Century Group
XXII
$2.63M
– –
0
– –
WIN
3653
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$33K ﹤0.01%
15,572
-112,327
-88% -$418K
JCP
3654
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$30K ﹤0.01%
+29,187
New +$40.9K
MMDMR
3655
DELISTED
Modern Media Acquisition Corp. Right
MMDMR
$29K ﹤0.01%
115,300
– –
ALT icon
3656
Altimmune
ALT
$605M
$27K ﹤0.01%
+13,100
New +$46.4K
HOS
3657
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$27K ﹤0.01%
18,934
-100
-0.5% -$351
MTNB icon
3658
Matinas BioPharma
MTNB
$2.89M
$26K ﹤0.01%
+882
New +$34.6K
SND icon
3659
Smart Sand
SND
$198M
$26K ﹤0.01%
+11,694
New +$36.8K
SRRA
3660
DELISTED
Sierra Oncology, Inc. Common Stock
SRRA
$25K ﹤0.01%
475
-98
-17% -$6.26K
PHIIK
3661
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$19K ﹤0.01%
+10,465
New +$60.6K
SMRT
3662
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$18K ﹤0.01%
17,179
-5,657
-25% -$9.72K
MMDMW
3663
DELISTED
Modern Media Acquisition Corp. Warrant
MMDMW
$18K ﹤0.01%
89,000
– –
TNK icon
3664
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$3.19B
$17K ﹤0.01%
2,299
-3,373
-59% -$28.9K
NM
3665
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
NM
$16K ﹤0.01%
5,830
+2,267
+64% +$10.1K
CLDX icon
3666
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$3.19B
$15K ﹤0.01%
4,889
-15,579
-76% -$76.5K
TALO.WS
3667
DELISTED
Talos Energy, Inc. Warrants to purchase common stock (expiring February 28, 2021)
TALO.WS
$14K ﹤0.01%
12,800
– –
SSI
3668
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$14K ﹤0.01%
19,106
-15,505
-45% -$24.2K
CRIS icon
3669
Curis
CRIS
$3.83M
$10K ﹤0.01%
35
-117
-77% -$64K
RRTS
3670
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
$10K ﹤0.01%
768
-6,971
-90% -$106K
AREX
3671
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$10K ﹤0.01%
11,812
-517
-4% -$792
UPL
3672
CALL
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$10K ﹤0.01%
12,900
– –
CTIC
3673
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
$8K ﹤0.01%
11,302
– –
CLD
3674
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$7K ﹤0.01%
18,309
– –
ICON
3675
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$7K ﹤0.01%
9,338
-10,589
-53% -$18.7K
145 146
147
148 149

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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.