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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
FBR
4101
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
– –
-24,894
Closed -$461K
GNBC
4102
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
– –
-12,947
Closed -$286K
GOV
4103
PUT
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
– –
-81,500
Closed -$920K
EOCC
4104
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
– –
-18,110
Closed -$376K
ECYT
4105
CALL
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
– –
-105,000
Closed -$1.86M
ECYT
4106
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
– –
-74,788
Closed -$1.33M
ECYT
4107
PUT
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
– –
-22,900
Closed -$407K
XOXO
4108
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
– –
-467,252
Closed -$16.1M
ESRX
4109
CALL
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
– –
-10,100
Closed -$960K
ESRX
4110
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
– –
-388,258
Closed -$36.9M
DOTA
4111
DELISTED
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. Class A Common Stock
DOTA
– –
-30,412
Closed -$308K
ABCD
4112
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
– –
-32,363
Closed -$383K
OCLR
4113
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
– –
-34,022
Closed -$304K
FCE.A
4114
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
– –
-100,137
Closed -$2.51M
SONC
4115
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
– –
-79,191
Closed -$3.43M
SODA
4116
CALL
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
– –
-18,900
Closed -$2.7M
SODA
4117
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
– –
-59,029
Closed -$8.45M
SODA
4118
PUT
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
– –
-83,600
Closed -$12M
MITL
4119
DELISTED
Mitel Networks Corporation
MITL
– –
-75,907
Closed -$836K
AFSI
4120
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
– –
-19,401
Closed -$282K
AFSI
4121
PUT
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
– –
-75,000
Closed -$1.09M
EGN
4122
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
– –
-537,451
Closed -$46.3M
EGN
4123
PUT
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
– –
-10,000
Closed -$862K
AET
4124
CALL
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
– –
-5,000
Closed -$1.01M
AET
4125
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
– –
-1,863,159
Closed -$378M
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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.