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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $2.11B | 1.88% |
12,940,780
-65,560
| -0.5% | -$10.5M |
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $1.9B | 1.7% |
8,544,962
-1,534,390
| -15% | -$330M |
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $1.48B | 1.33% |
11,178,923
+364,623
| +3% | +$43.9M |
|
4
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $1.04B | 0.93% |
5,743,501
-842,242
| -13% | -$121M |
|
|
5
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $1.01B | 0.91% |
6,224,000
+132,000
| +2% | +$21.1M |
|
|
XYZ
6
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
| $937M | 0.84% |
4,307,300
+497,900
| +13% | +$97.1M |
|
|
7
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| $915M | 0.82% |
3,891,300
+237,600
| +7% | +$40.5M |
|
|
8
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $897M | 0.8% |
3,867,971
+1,609,063
| +71% | +$354M |
|
9
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $855M | 0.76% |
28,339,693
+787,543
| +3% | +$20.4M |
|
10
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $811M | 0.73% |
10,392,242
+4,212,731
| +68% | +$322M |
|
11
NIO
NIO
$11.6B
| $751M | 0.67% |
15,415,735
+4,001,055
| +35% | +$155M |
|
|
12
Snap
SNAP
$8.86B
| $700M | 0.63% |
13,987,623
+8,703,763
| +165% | +$362M |
|
|
13
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| $617M | 0.55% |
2,621,100
-3,963,900
| -60% | -$676M |
|
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $617M | 0.55% |
2,256,970
+140,201
| +7% | +$38.4M |
|
15
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $604M | 0.54% |
1,691,702
+464,023
| +38% | +$154M |
|
16
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $592M | 0.53% |
4,258,003
-592,164
| -12% | -$82.8M |
|
|
17
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$773B
| $581M | 0.52% |
6,334,571
-6,470,536
| -51% | -$558M |
|
18
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
| $571M | 0.51% |
12,766,068
+7,821,048
| +158% | +$321M |
|
19
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
| $557M | 0.5% |
7,407,596
+4,470,456
| +152% | +$270M |
|
20
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $550M | 0.49% |
2,563,048
+936,079
| +58% | +$204M |
|
21
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $546M | 0.49% |
6,225,020
+254,500
| +4% | +$21.4M |
|
22
PUT
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
| $543M | 0.49% |
324,300
+61,500
| +23% | +$86.7M |
|
|
23
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $536M | 0.48% |
3,339,961
-3,233,867
| -49% | -$525M |
|
24
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.17B
| $522M | 0.47% |
15,398,026
-2,945,078
| -16% | -$66.7M |
|
25
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
| $512M | 0.46% |
5,739,864
-906,390
| -14% | -$71.2M |
|
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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 $10.3B 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.