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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
+6.39%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$121B
AUM Growth
+$9.79B
Cap. Flow
-$7.58B
Cap. Flow %
-6.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.24%
Holding
5,958
New
1,032
Increased
1,969
Reduced
1,595
Closed
616

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IVV icon
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
+$986M
2
SE icon
Sea Limited
SE
+$480M
3
SNOW icon
Snowflake
SNOW
+$441M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$422M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$393M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$575M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$515M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$506M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$447M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$434M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.97%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.19%
3 Financials 7.48%
4 Healthcare 7.05%
5 Communication Services 6.09%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ADI icon
1801
CALL
Analog Devices
ADI
$180B
$7.61M 0.01%
+43,300
New +$7.67M
GWB
1802
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$7.61M 0.01%
224,042
+66,718
+42% +$2.28M
DLR icon
1803
PUT
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$71.8B
$7.61M 0.01%
43,000
– –
NOVA
1804
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$7.61M 0.01%
272,399
+259,670
+2,040% +$9.36M
CPAR
1805
DELISTED
Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Share
CPAR
$7.59M 0.01%
779,355
+442,277
+131% +$4.32M
DOW icon
1806
CALL
Dow Inc
DOW
$21.9B
$7.59M 0.01%
133,800
+103,800
+346% +$5.92M
EQHA
1807
DELISTED
EQ Health Acquisition Corp.
EQHA
$7.59M 0.01%
781,435
+566,078
+263% +$5.52M
EXAS
1808
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$7.58M 0.01%
97,450
-50,068
-34% -$4.42M
LKFT
1809
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.91B
$7.57M 0.01%
137,340
+539
+0.4% +$28.1K
LUXA
1810
DELISTED
Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
LUXA
$7.56M 0.01%
771,199
+173,333
+29% +$1.71M
LGV
1811
DELISTED
Longview Acquisition Corp. II
LGV
$7.52M 0.01%
764,216
+156,000
+26% +$1.54M
PWSC
1812
DELISTED
PowerSchool Holdings, Inc.
PWSC
$7.52M 0.01%
456,351
-24,569
-5% -$526K
KTOS icon
1813
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.94B
$7.51M 0.01%
387,031
+268,381
+226% +$5.66M
EVE.U
1814
DELISTED
EVe Mobility Acquisition Corp Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant
EVE.U
$7.51M 0.01%
+750,000
New +$7.5M
ENER
1815
DELISTED
Accretion Acquisition Corp
ENER
$7.5M 0.01%
+768,706
New +$7.49M
VGAS icon
1816
Verde Clean Fuels
VGAS
$29.5M
$7.49M 0.01%
+754,951
New +$7.48M
DEA
1817
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.17B
$7.48M 0.01%
130,583
+25,893
+25% +$1.4M
FLDDU
1818
DELISTED
FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. Unit
FLDDU
$7.48M 0.01%
+750,000
New +$7.47M
GATE
1819
DELISTED
Marblegate Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
GATE
$7.47M 0.01%
+764,551
New +$7.48M
AL
1820
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.46M 0.01%
168,755
-182,057
-52% -$7.89M
AFL icon
1821
Aflac
AFL
$58.9B
$7.46M 0.01%
127,736
+96,876
+314% +$5.43M
ROSS
1822
DELISTED
Ross Acquisition Corp II
ROSS
$7.46M 0.01%
763,994
-146,420
-16% -$1.44M
ASAN icon
1823
PUT
Asana
ASAN
$2.18B
$7.46M 0.01%
100,000
-40,000
-29% -$4.24M
EXEEL
1824
DELISTED
Expand Energy Corp Class C Warrants
EXEEL
$7.45M 0.01%
230,136
– –
WQGA
1825
DELISTED
World Quantum Growth Acquisition Corp.
WQGA
$7.45M 0.01%
+759,646
New +$7.46M
71 72
73
74 75

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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 Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.

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.