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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
351
PUT
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85.9B
| $54.8M | 0.06% |
146,000
-6,500
| -4% | -$2.19M |
|
352
Post Holdings
POST
$3.65B
| $54.8M | 0.06% |
767,218
+43,912
| +6% | +$3M |
|
353
PUT
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
| $54.7M | 0.06% |
1,732,000
-131,000
| -7% | -$3.98M |
|
354
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.55B
| $54.5M | 0.06% |
1,220,409
+235,057
| +24% | +$11.1M |
|
355
CALL
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $54.4M | 0.06% |
424,258
-256,479
| -38% | -$33.3M |
|
356
Alcoa
AA
$13.7B
| $53.9M | 0.06% |
2,506,480
+2,242,881
| +851% | +$46.4M |
|
357
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.3B
| $53.8M | 0.06% |
758,403
+111,357
| +17% | +$7.42M |
|
|
XLNX
358
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $53.4M | 0.06% |
546,170
+193,038
| +55% | +$18.1M |
|
359
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $53.3M | 0.06% |
474,154
-86,222
| -15% | -$9.41M |
|
360
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $53.3M | 0.06% |
763,694
+691,969
| +965% | +$47.8M |
|
361
PUT
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $53.2M | 0.06% |
600,300
-339,200
| -36% | -$28.2M |
|
362
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| $53M | 0.06% |
485,899
+349,262
| +256% | +$39.6M |
|
|
SNBR
363
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $52.6M | 0.06% |
1,068,207
-206,999
| -16% | -$9.84M |
|
364
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.5B
| $52.5M | 0.06% |
760,810
-1,311,056
| -63% | -$81.8M |
|
365
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
| $52M | 0.06% |
1,127,104
+396,800
| +54% | +$18.5M |
|
366
Sabre
SABR
$848M
| $52M | 0.06% |
2,316,447
+613,338
| +36% | +$13.6M |
|
367
CALL
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
| $52M | 0.06% |
1,307,000
+129,000
| +11% | +$4.36M |
|
368
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
| $51.5M | 0.06% |
265,226
-302,028
| -53% | -$56.6M |
|
|
CERN
369
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $51.1M | 0.06% |
696,629
+433,529
| +165% | +$30M |
|
370
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$983M
| $51.1M | 0.06% |
1,128,008
-99,732
| -8% | -$4.24M |
|
371
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.92B
| $51M | 0.06% |
3,482,258
+1,235,814
| +55% | +$17.8M |
|
372
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.83B
| $50.9M | 0.06% |
1,060,586
+248,942
| +31% | +$10.6M |
|
373
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.21B
| $50.9M | 0.06% |
17,805,791
+406,423
| +2% | +$1.03M |
|
374
PUT
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| $50M | 0.06% |
462,000
-29,500
| -6% | -$3.07M |
|
375
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$61.3B
| $49.9M | 0.06% |
1,210,619
+13,558
| +1% | +$543K |
|
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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.