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 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 28.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.16% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
29,880
-20,769
| -41% | -$2.6M |
|
1902
Saratoga Investment
SAR
$295M
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+153,085
| New | +$3.84M |
|
1903
CALL
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$77B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
28,600
-18,200
| -39% | -$2.12M |
|
1904
CALL
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
28,900
+22,500
| +352% | +$3.01M |
|
1905
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.14B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
1,201,608
+896,750
| +294% | +$2.73M |
|
1906
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$145M
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
113,075
-5,645
| -5% | -$202K |
|
|
PTLA
1907
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
+158,733
| New | +$4.38M |
|
1908
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.8B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
161,708
+108,674
| +205% | +$2.33M |
|
1909
SK Telecom
SKM
$15.2B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
99,274
-17,947
| -15% | -$671K |
|
1910
CALL
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.16B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
25,700
+11,300
| +78% | +$1.7M |
|
1911
PUT
Diageo
DEO
$51.5B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
-20,800
| -48% | -$3.38M |
|
1912
CarGurus
CARG
$3.29B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
107,198
-132,128
| -55% | -$4.67M |
|
1913
NovaGold Resources
NG
$4.05B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
420,696
+79,049
| +23% | +$547K |
|
1914
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.6B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
158,848
+145,748
| +1,113% | +$3.54M |
|
1915
CALL
Teleflex
TFX
$5.84B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
1916
CALL
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.7B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$4.2M |
|
1917
CALL
Autodesk
ADSK
$57B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
20,500
-12,700
| -38% | -$2.06M |
|
1918
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.27B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
8,504
-22,183
| -72% | -$9.77M |
|
|
TRQ
1919
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
514,065
+442,726
| +621% | +$2.28M |
|
|
1920
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.16B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
25,535
-46,498
| -65% | -$6.99M |
|
1921
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.23B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
63,106
+51,613
| +449% | +$3.12M |
|
|
SGEN
1922
PUT
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,800
| New | +$3.48M |
|
1923
CALL
Dollar General
DG
$28.8B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
+3,800
| +19% | +$603K |
|
1924
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
22,590
-173,703
| -88% | -$26.9M |
|
1925
Citi Trends
CTRN
$590M
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
161,699
+1,335
| +0.8% | +$26K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, David Shaw held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $3.91B in Q4 2019, closing 412 positions and reducing 1,498 holdings. Its most notable exit was Celgene Corp, an estimated $460M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 29% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Tesla worth $501M.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- David Shaw added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.