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 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$986M |
| 2 |
Sea Limited
SE
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$422M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$393M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$575M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$506M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$447M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$434M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 41.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.19% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 7.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KWAC
3876
DELISTED
Kingswood Acquisition Corp.
KWAC
| $885K | ﹤0.01% |
87,638
| – | – |
|
3877
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.49B
| $884K | ﹤0.01% |
6,353
-35,102
| -85% | -$4.24M |
|
3878
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$628M
| $883K | ﹤0.01% |
61,997
+6,438
| +12% | +$82.5K |
|
3879
Newegg Commerce
NEGG
$373M
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,247
| New | +$1.2M |
|
3880
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.08B
| $878K | ﹤0.01% |
14,050
-75,925
| -84% | -$5.09M |
|
|
MRO
3881
CALL
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $877K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,400
| New | +$858K |
|
3882
CALL
LivePerson
LPSN
$34.4M
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,633
| New | +$1.13M |
|
3883
CALL
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.1B
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
34,900
| – | – |
|
3884
Zura Bio
ZURA
$562M
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
+88,597
| New | +$874K |
|
3885
GCM Grosvenor
GCMG
$836M
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
83,166
+72,329
| +667% | +$808K |
|
|
JHG
3886
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
20,824
-244,916
| -92% | -$10.8M |
|
3887
PUT
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.85B
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$833K |
|
3888
Novanta
NOVT
$5.47B
| $872K | ﹤0.01% |
4,945
-13
| -0.3% | -$2.17K |
|
|
FITB
3889
PUT
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.8B
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3890
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.58B
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
30,642
-255,712
| -89% | -$6.71M |
|
|
ADOC
3891
DELISTED
Edoc Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
ADOC
| $870K | ﹤0.01% |
84,956
| – | – |
|
|
FITB
3892
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.8B
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,946
| New | +$873K |
|
3893
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.5B
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
9,572
+1,813
| +23% | +$163K |
|
3894
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.8B
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
7,574
-6,912
| -48% | -$752K |
|
3895
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.82B
| $864K | ﹤0.01% |
13,893
-13,458
| -49% | -$805K |
|
3896
Passage Bio
PASG
$14.1M
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,795
| New | +$1.11M |
|
3897
REX American Resources
REX
$1.36B
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
53,922
+13,992
| +35% | +$214K |
|
3898
PUT
Vroom Inc
VRM
$48M
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
1,000
-625
| -38% | -$842K |
|
|
CZOO
3899
DELISTED
Cazoo Group Ltd
CZOO
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
71
-179
| -72% | -$2.77M |
|
|
SWCH
3900
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
| $860K | ﹤0.01% |
30,043
-37,639
| -56% | -$983K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, David Shaw held 5,958 positions worth $121B, up 8.8% from $111B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $7.58B in Q4 2021, closing 616 positions and reducing 1,595 holdings. Its most notable exit was Aon, an estimated $179M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 42% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF worth $1.02B.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2021 buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 2,140,000 shares worth $1.02B.
- David Shaw added most to Sea Limited in Q4 2021, an estimated $480M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $575M.
- David Shaw fully exited Aon in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $179M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $121B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- David Shaw opened 1,032 new positions and closed 616 in Q4 2021.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $121B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.