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 | Technology | 15.8% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.16% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.89% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.91% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
NiSource
NI
$19.5B
| $101M | 0.12% |
3,645,565
+2,559,777
| +236% | +$70.2M |
|
|
LBRDA
202
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
| $101M | 0.12% |
810,558
-89,479
| -10% | -$10.4M |
|
203
AT&T
T
$173B
| $101M | 0.12% |
3,416,594
-3,604,652
| -51% | -$104M |
|
204
CALL
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
| $101M | 0.12% |
1,356,300
+297,100
| +28% | +$20.9M |
|
205
Trane Technologies
TT
$99.8B
| $101M | 0.11% |
756,297
+291,467
| +63% | +$36.9M |
|
206
CALL
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $98.5M | 0.11% |
1,411,600
-462,100
| -25% | -$32M |
|
|
STMP
207
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
| $96.8M | 0.11% |
1,159,484
-157,513
| -12% | -$13.1M |
|
208
PUT
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| $96.2M | 0.11% |
1,089,900
+157,900
| +17% | +$13.2M |
|
209
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.3B
| $95.9M | 0.11% |
5,141,773
+39,801
| +0.8% | +$739K |
|
|
ALXN
210
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $95.6M | 0.11% |
884,209
-752,592
| -46% | -$80.5M |
|
211
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
| $95.6M | 0.11% |
1,218,484
+1,211,437
| +17,191% | +$95.3M |
|
212
Teradyne
TER
$58.7B
| $94.9M | 0.11% |
1,391,460
-1,067,340
| -43% | -$67.8M |
|
213
Boeing
BA
$169B
| $93.8M | 0.11% |
287,921
-137,475
| -32% | -$48.7M |
|
|
214
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| $93.7M | 0.11% |
1,061,500
+52,300
| +5% | +$4.38M |
|
215
PUT
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| $93.6M | 0.11% |
2,558,000
+708,400
| +38% | +$25.7M |
|
216
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $93.5M | 0.11% |
2,078,356
-1,247,515
| -38% | -$55.5M |
|
217
ASML
ASML
$677B
| $93.3M | 0.11% |
315,353
+20,118
| +7% | +$5.43M |
|
218
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
| $93.1M | 0.11% |
3,160,342
+1,674,553
| +113% | +$45.5M |
|
|
ACIA
219
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
| $92.5M | 0.11% |
1,364,175
+286,496
| +27% | +$19M |
|
220
Trimble
TRMB
$14B
| $92.2M | 0.11% |
2,212,426
-31,772
| -1% | -$1.26M |
|
221
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $90.4M | 0.1% |
2,369,874
-991,433
| -29% | -$34.2M |
|
|
AVLR
222
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
| $90.2M | 0.1% |
1,231,791
+179,439
| +17% | +$13M |
|
223
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $90M | 0.1% |
702,598
+205,225
| +41% | +$26.7M |
|
224
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$194B
| $88.9M | 0.1% |
1,585,295
+1,164,980
| +277% | +$66.1M |
|
225
Amdocs
DOX
$6.41B
| $88.5M | 0.1% |
1,225,564
-311,473
| -20% | -$21.2M |
|
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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's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- 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.