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 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$986M |
| 2 |
Sea Limited
SE
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$422M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$393M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$575M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$506M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$447M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$11.8B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
85,818
-36,510
| -30% | -$2.35M |
|
2177
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$55.5B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+74,823
| New | +$5.1M |
|
2178
Varex Imaging
VREX
$779M
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
166,048
-12,110
| -7% | -$343K |
|
2179
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.55B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
25,816
-1,877
| -7% | -$407K |
|
|
TBSA
2180
DELISTED
TB SA Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Share
TBSA
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
533,823
+448,273
| +524% | +$4.36M |
|
2181
Dorman Products
DORM
$3.8B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
46,247
+20,223
| +78% | +$2.2M |
|
2182
Fox Class A
FOXA
$28.3B
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
141,542
-101,815
| -42% | -$4.01M |
|
|
ENTF
2183
DELISTED
Enterprise 4.0 Technology Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
ENTF
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+525,000
| New | +$5.19M |
|
2184
CALL
Appian
APPN
$2.97B
| $5.22M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-600
| -0.7% | -$49.9K |
|
|
SWI
2185
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
367,097
+163,007
| +80% | +$2.64M |
|
|
HPX
2186
DELISTED
HPX Corp.
HPX
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
527,488
-527,666
| -50% | -$5.2M |
|
|
PXD
2187
PUT
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
28,600
| – | – |
|
|
BLDP
2188
PUT
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$706M
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
413,700
-4,500
| -1% | -$68K |
|
|
MBAC
2189
DELISTED
M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp.
MBAC
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
523,502
+128,999
| +33% | +$1.28M |
|
2190
PUT
AstraZeneca
AZN
$255B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
44,520
| – | – |
|
2191
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.97B
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
132,407
-3,652
| -3% | -$136K |
|
2192
Kennametal
KMT
$2.3B
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
144,215
-10,057
| -7% | -$374K |
|
2193
PUT
Ferrari
RACE
$72.8B
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$4.93M |
|
2194
AerCap
AER
$23.3B
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
78,963
-117,105
| -60% | -$7.25M |
|
2195
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.38B
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
84,646
-48,849
| -37% | -$3.32M |
|
2196
PUT
Quanta Services
PWR
$93.5B
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,000
| New | +$5.19M |
|
2197
CALL
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.31B
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$4.6M |
|
2198
Valaris
VAL
$5.93B
| $5.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+143,078
| New | +$4.98M |
|
2199
PUT
PACCAR
PCAR
$66.6B
| $5.15M | ﹤0.01% |
87,450
| – | – |
|
|
JMAC
2200
DELISTED
Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
JMAC
| $5.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+518,291
| New | +$5.14M |
|
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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.