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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
INGR icon
3826
PUT
Ingredion
INGR
$6.74B
– –
-7,400
Closed -$777K
INTU icon
3827
PUT
Intuit
INTU
$100B
– –
-2,900
Closed -$659K
IOVA icon
3828
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$3.76B
– –
-22,754
Closed -$256K
IP icon
3829
International Paper
IP
$22B
– –
-7,352
Closed -$309K
IPGP icon
3830
CALL
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.12B
– –
-12,600
Closed -$1.97M
IT icon
3831
CALL
Gartner
IT
$12.4B
– –
-15,200
Closed -$2.41M
IT icon
3832
PUT
Gartner
IT
$12.4B
– –
-6,500
Closed -$1.03M
ITRN icon
3833
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$1.01B
– –
-9,570
Closed -$329K
JEF icon
3834
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
– –
-365,659
Closed -$7.19M
JKHY icon
3835
PUT
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.8B
– –
-12,200
Closed -$1.95M
KEP icon
3836
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$14.5B
– –
-17,478
Closed -$230K
KFY icon
3837
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.37B
– –
-15,870
Closed -$781K
KGC icon
3838
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
– –
-43,287
Closed -$117K
KIM icon
3839
PUT
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.1B
– –
-30,000
Closed -$502K
KLXE icon
3840
KLX Energy Services
KLXE
$35.9M
– –
-6,693
Closed -$1.07M
KMI icon
3841
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69B
– –
-58,900
Closed -$1.04M
KNDI
3842
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$64M
– –
-18,215
Closed -$88K
KR icon
3843
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
– –
-24,305
Closed -$705K
KRG icon
3844
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.24B
– –
-31,500
Closed -$524K
LBTYK icon
3845
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
– –
-239,009
Closed -$6.73M
LCII icon
3846
CALL
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.48B
– –
-13,900
Closed -$1.15M
LCII icon
3847
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.48B
– –
-5,639
Closed -$411K
LDOS icon
3848
PUT
Leidos
LDOS
$17.7B
– –
-7,100
Closed -$491K
LILA icon
3849
CALL
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
– –
-20,303
Closed -$271K
LNN icon
3850
CALL
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.18B
– –
-14,000
Closed -$1.4M
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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.