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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
CALL
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.75B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
90,000
+50,000
| +125% | +$1.63M |
|
2002
PUT
Ferrari
RACE
$72.9B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
+400
| +2% | +$64.7K |
|
2003
Parsons
PSN
$5.27B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
81,772
+53,676
| +191% | +$2M |
|
|
CMBT
2004
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.28B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
269,246
+244,982
| +1,010% | +$2.71M |
|
|
PENG
2005
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.68B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
177,906
+17,106
| +11% | +$265K |
|
2006
CALL
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.45B
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
155,800
+52,700
| +51% | +$1.04M |
|
2007
CALL
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$52.3B
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,600
| New | +$3.15M |
|
|
GRUB
2008
CALL
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
34,600
+2,950
| +9% | +$270K |
|
|
GRA
2009
CALL
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
48,100
| – | – |
|
|
CKH
2010
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
77,845
+19,916
| +34% | +$870K |
|
2011
PUT
Ternium
TX
$10.9B
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
152,600
+30,000
| +24% | +$611K |
|
2012
CALL
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
| – | – |
|
2013
Spotify
SPOT
$108B
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
22,371
-36,088
| -62% | -$4.96M |
|
|
COR
2014
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,838
| New | +$3.45M |
|
|
ARCE
2015
DELISTED
Arco Platform Limited Class A Common Shares
ARCE
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
75,498
+66,665
| +755% | +$2.97M |
|
|
TTM
2016
PUT
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
258,000
| – | – |
|
|
EA
2017
CALL
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
31,000
-21,500
| -41% | -$2.13M |
|
2018
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.91B
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
154,273
-80,903
| -34% | -$1.71M |
|
2019
ADT
ADT
$5.46B
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
418,900
-145,555
| -26% | -$1.15M |
|
2020
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$39.3B
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
-5,700
| -16% | -$669K |
|
|
OPB
2021
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
128,054
+32,263
| +34% | +$798K |
|
2022
CALL
CarMax
KMX
$8.94B
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
37,700
| – | – |
|
|
CSII
2023
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
| $3.3M | ﹤0.01% |
67,943
-55,441
| -45% | -$2.52M |
|
|
CLLS
2024
Cellectis
CLLS
$356M
| $3.29M | ﹤0.01% |
192,330
+55,107
| +40% | +$736K |
|
2025
XBiotech
XBIT
$70.4M
| $3.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+175,789
| New | +$2.26M |
|
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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.