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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.4B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
68,689
-177,602
| -72% | -$5.03M |
|
2302
CALL
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.6B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,000
| New | +$2.21M |
|
2303
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.64B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
68,162
+49,288
| +261% | +$1.54M |
|
2304
Daktronics
DAKT
$953M
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
377,084
-66,043
| -15% | -$441K |
|
2305
PUT
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.56B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+121,100
| New | +$2.27M |
|
|
FPI
2306
Farmland Partners
FPI
$449M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
338,196
-52,047
| -13% | -$343K |
|
2307
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.11B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,834
| New | +$2.05M |
|
2308
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.9B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
| – | – |
|
2309
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$347M
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
162,538
+19,941
| +14% | +$278K |
|
2310
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.7B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
37,005
+2,756
| +8% | +$183K |
|
|
VMRK
2311
CALL
Vivmark Residential
VMRK
$26.2B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,200
| New | +$2.4M |
|
2312
CALL
Targa Resources
TRGP
$61.8B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+55,900
| New | +$2.17M |
|
2313
PUT
Waste Management
WM
$87.1B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2314
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.99B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
73,398
+9,989
| +16% | +$306K |
|
2315
CALL
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.8B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
35,100
+21,800
| +164% | +$1.48M |
|
|
INFO
2316
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,104
| New | +$2.14M |
|
|
CPRX
2317
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+604,435
| New | +$2.83M |
|
2318
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.36B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
109,662
-22,153
| -17% | -$485K |
|
|
ABMD
2319
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
13,183
-57,002
| -81% | -$10.6M |
|
2320
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$2.96B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
403,556
+164,807
| +69% | +$680K |
|
2321
PUT
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$57.8B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
113,678
| – | – |
|
|
MANT
2322
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
28,038
+8,809
| +46% | +$661K |
|
2323
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.32B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
22,197
+6,003
| +37% | +$593K |
|
2324
CALL
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.25B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+103,668
| New | +$2.02M |
|
|
LBAI
2325
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
128,679
+25,698
| +25% | +$423K |
|
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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.