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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$642M |
| 2 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$429M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$313M |
| 4 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$304M |
| 5 |
JD.com
JD
|
+$275M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.13B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$456M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$304M |
| 5 |
Costco
COST
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.94% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.37% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 8.89% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 6.57% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $2.12B | 2.17% |
10,079,352
-445,512
| -4% | -$93.6M |
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $2.05B | 2.1% |
13,006,340
-2,891,940
| -18% | -$456M |
|
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $1.25B | 1.28% |
10,814,300
-10,345,196
| -49% | -$1.13B |
|
4
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $1.09B | 1.12% |
6,573,828
-1,668,462
| -20% | -$257M |
|
|
5
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$773B
| $1.05B | 1.07% |
12,805,107
+4,096,415
| +47% | +$304M |
|
|
6
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $959M | 0.98% |
6,092,000
+2,324,000
| +62% | +$366M |
|
7
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| $942M | 0.96% |
6,585,000
+300,000
| +5% | +$35.4M |
|
|
8
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $817M | 0.84% |
6,585,743
+5,133,492
| +353% | +$642M |
|
|
9
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $817M | 0.84% |
2,777,735
+1,187,374
| +75% | +$313M |
|
|
10
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $674M | 0.69% |
4,850,167
-2,701,388
| -36% | -$359M |
|
|
11
PUT
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $651M | 0.67% |
2,213,900
+1,445,100
| +188% | +$381M |
|
|
12
Costco
COST
$420B
| $649M | 0.66% |
1,829,480
-886,103
| -33% | -$298M |
|
13
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $648M | 0.66% |
27,552,150
+4,127,316
| +18% | +$102M |
|
14
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $640M | 0.65% |
4,295,961
-443,967
| -9% | -$65.7M |
|
|
15
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| $632M | 0.65% |
4,418,085
-2,071,470
| -32% | -$245M |
|
|
XYZ
16
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
| $619M | 0.63% |
3,809,400
+775,800
| +26% | +$110M |
|
17
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $559M | 0.57% |
41,294,760
+2,604,800
| +7% | +$30.3M |
|
18
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $554M | 0.57% |
2,116,769
-542,630
| -20% | -$140M |
|
19
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $539M | 0.55% |
10,782,330
+1,162,480
| +12% | +$57.9M |
|
20
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $526M | 0.54% |
2,567,598
-56,678
| -2% | -$11.7M |
|
|
21
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| $522M | 0.53% |
3,653,700
+545,700
| +18% | +$64.4M |
|
|
XYZ
22
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
| $500M | 0.51% |
3,072,979
+742,785
| +32% | +$105M |
|
|
23
Boeing
BA
$169B
| $493M | 0.5% |
2,983,326
+2,517,256
| +540% | +$429M |
|
24
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
| $493M | 0.5% |
11,041,365
+1,795,255
| +19% | +$63.7M |
|
25
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $489M | 0.5% |
6,179,511
-2,878,041
| -32% | -$225M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, David Shaw held 4,373 positions worth $97.7B, up 16% from $83.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2020 filing shows 420 new, 1,314 increased, 1,591 reduced and 597 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Gold Trust: 6,019,847 shares worth $217M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $1.13B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares Gold Trust: 6,019,847 shares worth $217M.
- David Shaw added most to Walt Disney in Q3 2020, an estimated $642M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.13B.
- David Shaw fully exited American Airlines Group in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.7B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- David Shaw opened 420 new positions and closed 597 in Q3 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $97.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.