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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2076
CALL
Wingstop
WING
$2.94B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
36,100
| – | – |
|
2077
Welltower
WELL
$172B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
37,973
+19,045
| +101% | +$1.63M |
|
2078
CALL
Nice
NICE
$6.13B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-2,300
| -10% | -$351K |
|
2079
PUT
Etsy
ETSY
$7.56B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$3.33M |
|
2080
Oil States International
OIS
$521M
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
189,977
+90,382
| +91% | +$1.37M |
|
2081
PUT
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.8B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
15,800
| – | – |
|
|
LPT
2082
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
51,574
-12,084
| -19% | -$692K |
|
|
TEN
2083
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
236,096
+16,814
| +8% | +$220K |
|
2084
Titan International
TWI
$450M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
852,412
+96,221
| +13% | +$287K |
|
|
RFP
2085
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
733,861
+306,415
| +72% | +$1.27M |
|
2086
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$43.7B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+264,368
| New | +$3.1M |
|
|
AVNS
2087
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
91,033
-168,543
| -65% | -$6.1M |
|
|
GNMK
2088
DELISTED
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
637,159
+254,433
| +66% | +$1.4M |
|
2089
Banco Macro
BMA
$4.89B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
84,192
-27,038
| -24% | -$728K |
|
2090
CALL
HP
HPQ
$26.6B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
148,500
-86,300
| -37% | -$1.64M |
|
|
2091
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$88.1B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
2092
CALL
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.3B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,400
| New | +$2.78M |
|
2093
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$394M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
818,504
+7,163
| +0.9% | +$23.7K |
|
2094
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$9.76B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
430,517
+100,348
| +30% | +$997K |
|
2095
CALL
LendingTree
TREE
$395M
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-21,200
| -68% | -$7.02M |
|
2096
HSBC
HSBC
$352B
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,499
| New | +$2.94M |
|
2097
CALL
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$28.1B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
90,000
+40,000
| +80% | +$1.29M |
|
2098
Cohu
COHU
$2.46B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
132,089
-144,021
| -52% | -$2.59M |
|
2099
CALL
Travelers Companies
TRV
$76.9B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
22,000
| – | – |
|
2100
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.44B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
383,335
-53,815
| -12% | -$433K |
|
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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.