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 |
Snap
SNAP
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
Lockheed Martin
LMT
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$337M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$559M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$558M |
| 3 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$530M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$525M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$420M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.41% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.22% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 7.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.7% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
DexCom
DXCM
$33.2B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
31,840
-177,520
| -85% | -$15.9M |
|
|
FITB
2177
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.5B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
106,667
-130,791
| -55% | -$3.3M |
|
|
CTXS
2178
PUT
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
22,600
+12,600
| +126% | +$1.6M |
|
2179
PUT
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-1,000
| -2% | -$63.1K |
|
|
IPOD.U
2180
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant
IPOD.U
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+200,686
| New | +$2.4M |
|
2181
Cable One
CABO
$142M
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
1,315
-123
| -9% | -$243K |
|
|
ADMS
2182
DELISTED
Adamas Pharmaceuticals
ADMS
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
676,126
+82,179
| +14% | +$352K |
|
2183
Diodes
DIOD
$4.28B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
41,493
-18,727
| -31% | -$1.21M |
|
|
SEM
2184
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
196,285
-176,133
| -47% | -$2.3M |
|
2185
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.63B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
93,429
+16,595
| +22% | +$483K |
|
2186
SiTime
SITM
$18.7B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,030
| New | +$2.46M |
|
2187
EnerSys
ENS
$7.03B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
35,046
+14,293
| +69% | +$1.12M |
|
2188
PUT
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
16,300
+1,300
| +9% | +$231K |
|
|
DX
2189
Dynex Capital
DX
$3.19B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
163,369
+107,378
| +192% | +$1.84M |
|
2190
PUT
Trane Technologies
TT
$102B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$2.76M |
|
|
ODT
2191
DELISTED
Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ODT
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
151,100
+48,647
| +47% | +$751K |
|
|
BZUN
2192
Baozun
BZUN
$176M
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
84,382
-33,321
| -28% | -$1.22M |
|
|
PINC
2193
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
82,590
-3,715
| -4% | -$128K |
|
2194
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.35B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
52,338
+20,748
| +66% | +$1.14M |
|
2195
DHI Group
DHX
$186M
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
1,302,478
-5,410
| -0.4% | -$11.1K |
|
2196
Dollar General
DG
$28.2B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
13,688
-29,505
| -68% | -$6.3M |
|
2197
Freedom Holding
FRHC
$10.8B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
56,081
+29,971
| +115% | +$1.05M |
|
|
KSU
2198
PUT
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
14,100
| – | – |
|
|
RDS.A
2199
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
81,700
+34,500
| +73% | +$1.08M |
|
|
MAXN
2200
DELISTED
Maxeon Solar Technologies
MAXN
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
1,011
-235
| -19% | -$519K |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, David Shaw held 4,343 positions worth $112B, up 14% from $97.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $10.9B in Q4 2020, closing 477 positions and reducing 1,508 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Gold Trust, an estimated $217M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in Snowflake worth $147M.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2020 buy was Snowflake: 523,721 shares worth $147M.
- David Shaw added most to Snap in Q4 2020, an estimated $362M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $559M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Gold Trust in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $217M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $112B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- David Shaw opened 563 new positions and closed 477 in Q4 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $112B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.