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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
WPC icon
3976
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
– –
-8,779
Closed -$553K
WPM icon
3977
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$71.7B
– –
-353,281
Closed -$6.02M
WSFS icon
3978
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.08B
– –
-11,748
Closed -$554K
WSO icon
3979
CALL
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.9B
– –
-15,000
Closed -$2.67M
WSO icon
3980
PUT
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.9B
– –
-7,100
Closed -$1.26M
WST icon
3981
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24.8B
– –
-6,084
Closed -$751K
WW
3982
DELISTED
WW International
WW
– –
-425,349
Closed -$23.3M
WWD icon
3983
Woodward
WWD
$20.3B
– –
-6,172
Closed -$499K
XLE icon
3984
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$41.7B
– –
-240,000
Closed -$9.09M
XLU icon
3985
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.2B
– –
-11,956
Closed -$315K
XLY icon
3986
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$23.4B
– –
-54,000
Closed -$3.17M
XPO icon
3987
PUT
XPO
XPO
$23.2B
– –
-37,588
Closed -$1.48M
XRT icon
3988
State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF
XRT
$491M
– –
-150,000
Closed -$7.65M
XYL icon
3989
Xylem
XYL
$26.5B
– –
-3,100
Closed -$248K
YELP icon
3990
PUT
Yelp
YELP
$1.27B
– –
-7,200
Closed -$354K
YUMC icon
3991
PUT
Yum China
YUMC
$16.9B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$702K
ZLAB icon
3992
Zai Lab
ZLAB
$2.92B
– –
-36,369
Closed -$708K
ZTO icon
3993
ZTO Express
ZTO
$16.2B
– –
-48,767
Closed -$808K
ZTS icon
3994
PUT
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.1B
– –
-2,800
Closed -$256K
ONIT
3995
PUT
Onity Group
ONIT
$301M
– –
-3,333
Closed -$197K
CMBT
3996
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.24B
– –
-24,677
Closed -$215K
NBIS
3997
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$59.6B
– –
-203,412
Closed -$6.69M
AIFU
3998
CALL
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$110M
– –
-50
Closed -$540K
AIFU
3999
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$110M
– –
-19
Closed -$208K
TVRD
4000
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$24.8M
– –
-1,260
Closed -$1.09M
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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.