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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 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
CPB icon
2151
PUT
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.94B
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
122,800
-85,200
-41% -$3.55M
TOACU
2152
DELISTED
Talon 1 Acquisition Corp. Unit
TOACU
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
+525,000
New +$5.32M
VALE icon
2153
PUT
Vale
VALE
$65.2B
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
380,000
-95,700
-20% -$1.27M
VRM icon
2154
CALL
Vroom Inc
VRM
$47.7M
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
6,171
+1,366
+28% +$1.84M
FNVT
2155
DELISTED
Finnovate Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
FNVT
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
+539,391
New +$5.3M
CNGLU
2156
DELISTED
Canna-Global Acquisition Corp Unit
CNGLU
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
+525,000
New +$5.31M
AVAC
2157
DELISTED
Avalon Acquisition Inc. Class A Common Stock
AVAC
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
+537,654
New +$5.3M
NCAC
2158
DELISTED
Newcourt Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Share
NCAC
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
+536,505
New +$5.32M
MANT
2159
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
72,802
+15,154
+26% +$1.16M
CRSP icon
2160
PUT
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.74B
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
70,000
+56,000
+400% +$4.89M
FIBK icon
2161
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.55B
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
130,338
+60,916
+88% +$2.53M
URBN icon
2162
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.75B
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
+180,565
New +$5.72M
CRSP icon
2163
CALL
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.74B
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
69,900
+19,900
+40% +$1.74M
SCAQ
2164
DELISTED
Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
SCAQ
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
545,729
+265,878
+95% +$2.59M
RICO
2165
DELISTED
Agrico Acquisition Corp
RICO
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
526,639
+57,623
+12% +$578K
KVSA
2166
DELISTED
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. Class A Common Stock
KVSA
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
543,471
+88,257
+19% +$871K
MTRY
2167
DELISTED
Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
MTRY
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
+532,712
New +$5.26M
RDS.B
2168
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
121,500
+85,800
+240% +$3.87M
SLAC
2169
DELISTED
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I Class A Common Stock
SLAC
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
536,387
+46,838
+10% +$457K
GRPN icon
2170
Groupon
GRPN
$792M
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
227,107
-281,513
-55% -$6.57M
ROIC
2171
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
268,143
-174,513
-39% -$3.21M
SPKB
2172
DELISTED
Silver Spike Acquisition Corp II Class A Ordinary Shares
SPKB
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
540,746
+47,459
+10% +$463K
STAA icon
2173
PUT
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.12B
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
57,500
SWKS icon
2174
PUT
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
33,800
+24,000
+245% +$3.84M
IVCBU
2175
DELISTED
Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I Unit
IVCBU
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
+520,200
New +$5.24M

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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.