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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMPI
1651
DELISTED
Advanced Merger Partners Inc
AMPI
| $8.84M | 0.01% |
909,666
+557,215
| +158% | +$5.43M |
|
1652
CALL
DigitalOcean
DOCN
$14B
| $8.84M | 0.01% |
+110,000
| New | +$10.3M |
|
|
PSAG
1653
DELISTED
Property Solutions Acquisition Corporation II Class A Common Stock
PSAG
| $8.82M | 0.01% |
908,254
+666,635
| +276% | +$6.49M |
|
|
OACB
1654
DELISTED
Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II
OACB
| $8.82M | 0.01% |
892,557
+92,986
| +12% | +$918K |
|
1655
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
| $8.81M | 0.01% |
68,528
-56,052
| -45% | -$7.13M |
|
1656
CALL
Globant
GLOB
$1.74B
| $8.79M | 0.01% |
28,000
+12,000
| +75% | +$3.55M |
|
1657
PUT
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.83B
| $8.78M | 0.01% |
168,500
| – | – |
|
|
LVRA
1658
DELISTED
Levere Holdings Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
LVRA
| $8.77M | 0.01% |
900,818
+338,691
| +60% | +$3.31M |
|
|
APGB
1659
DELISTED
Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II
APGB
| $8.75M | 0.01% |
894,676
-2,327
| -0.3% | -$22.8K |
|
1660
American Electric Power
AEP
$66.6B
| $8.74M | 0.01% |
98,204
+18,850
| +24% | +$1.59M |
|
1661
Grindr
GRND
$2.74B
| $8.73M | 0.01% |
862,017
+157,989
| +22% | +$1.6M |
|
|
TBCH
1662
Turtle Beach Corp
TBCH
$231M
| $8.73M | 0.01% |
392,329
-7,572
| -2% | -$204K |
|
1663
Cintas
CTAS
$81.7B
| $8.72M | 0.01% |
78,724
-32,356
| -29% | -$3.49M |
|
|
1664
PUT
Oracle
ORCL
$426B
| $8.72M | 0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
1665
CALL
Capital One
COF
$133B
| $8.72M | 0.01% |
60,100
-66,100
| -52% | -$10.2M |
|
1666
Lennox International
LII
$13.5B
| $8.72M | 0.01% |
26,886
+21,567
| +405% | +$6.74M |
|
1667
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$14.2B
| $8.69M | 0.01% |
+181,510
| New | +$9.5M |
|
|
ESM
1668
DELISTED
ESM Acquisition Corporation
ESM
| $8.69M | 0.01% |
894,162
+531,029
| +146% | +$5.18M |
|
1669
Children's Place
PLCE
$58.5M
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
109,261
-79,316
| -42% | -$6.97M |
|
|
VAQC
1670
DELISTED
Vector Acquisition Corporation II Class A Ordinary Shares
VAQC
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
885,774
-15,347
| -2% | -$150K |
|
1671
CALL
Eaton
ETN
$163B
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$8.29M |
|
1672
PUT
Cisco
CSCO
$441B
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
136,100
-223,700
| -62% | -$12.8M |
|
1673
Bankunited
BKU
$3.31B
| $8.62M | 0.01% |
203,651
+139,456
| +217% | +$5.84M |
|
1674
Yext
YEXT
$673M
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
867,602
+233,059
| +37% | +$2.62M |
|
|
TUP
1675
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
561,612
-227,352
| -29% | -$4.23M |
|
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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.