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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
+23.69%
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
$112B
AUM Growth
+$14.1B
Cap. Flow
-$10.3B
Cap. Flow %
-9.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.45%
Holding
4,343
New
563
Increased
1,352
Reduced
1,508
Closed
477

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$362M
2
LMT icon
Lockheed Martin
LMT
+$361M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$354M
4
FIS icon
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
+$354M
5
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$337M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$559M
2
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$558M
3
BA icon
Boeing
BA
+$530M
4
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$525M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$420M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.94%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.41%
3 Healthcare 9.22%
4 Communication Services 7.29%
5 Financials 6.7%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WORK
4151
CALL
DELISTED
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
– –
-40,000
Closed -$1.07M
ASPL.U
4152
DELISTED
Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-t
ASPL.U
– –
-600,000
Closed -$6M
OPENW
4153
DELISTED
Opendoor Technologies Inc Warrants expiring 12/18/2025
OPENW
– –
-344,400
Closed -$1.91M
WPF.U
4154
DELISTED
Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp.
WPF.U
– –
-387,558
Closed -$4.38M
PRAH
4155
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
– –
-18,416
Closed -$1.87M
NAV
4156
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
– –
-100,748
Closed -$4.39M
FAII.U
4157
DELISTED
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and
FAII.U
– –
-797,800
Closed -$8.22M
STAY
4158
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
– –
-10,999
Closed -$131K
GWPH
4159
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
– –
-8,287
Closed -$928K
WDR
4160
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
– –
-168,184
Closed -$2.5M
STPK.U
4161
DELISTED
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, and o
STPK.U
– –
-400,000
Closed -$4.1M
FPRX
4162
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
– –
-350,212
Closed -$1.65M
PS
4163
PUT
DELISTED
Pluralsight, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PS
– –
-30,000
Closed -$514K
BFT.U
4164
DELISTED
Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, an
BFT.U
– –
-500,000
Closed -$5.1M
AIZP
4165
DELISTED
Assurant, Inc. 6.50% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value
AIZP
– –
-40,000
Closed -$4.72M
EV
4166
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
– –
-361,986
Closed -$13.8M
SRE.PRA
4167
DELISTED
Sempra Energy 6% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
SRE.PRA
– –
-923,700
Closed -$91.2M
PE
4168
PUT
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
– –
-35,000
Closed -$328K
BMY.RT
4169
CALL
DELISTED
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Contingent Value Rights
BMY.RT
– –
-50,000
Closed -$113K
BMCH
4170
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
– –
-39,082
Closed -$1.67M
DMYT.WS
4171
DELISTED
dMY Technology Group, Inc. Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Clas
DMYT.WS
– –
-25,000
Closed -$75K
TCO
4172
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
– –
-1,301,069
Closed -$43.3M
HDS
4173
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
– –
-2,009,606
Closed -$82.9M
LN
4174
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
– –
-47,156
Closed -$2.4M
PIC.WS
4175
DELISTED
Pivotal Investment Corporation II Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for shares of
PIC.WS
– –
-13,774
Closed -$51K
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167
168 169

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David Shaw's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2020, David Shaw held 4,343 positions worth $112B, up 14% from $97.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

David Shaw withdrew a net $10.3B in Q4 2020, closing 477 positions and reducing 1,508 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Gold Trust, an estimated $217M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Snowflake worth $147M.

  • David Shaw's largest Q4 2020 buy was Snowflake: 523,721 shares worth $147M.
  • David Shaw added most to Snap in Q4 2020, an estimated $362M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $559M.
  • David Shaw fully exited iShares Gold Trust in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $217M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q4 2020.
  • David Shaw opened 563 new positions and closed 477 in Q4 2020.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.