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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.65% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.31% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FPRX
2501
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $718K | ﹤0.01% |
19,861
-25,331
| -56% | -$1.12M |
|
2502
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.6B
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
14,100
-64,724
| -82% | -$3.29M |
|
2503
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.78B
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
20,379
-9,366
| -31% | -$336K |
|
|
IMH
2504
DELISTED
Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.
IMH
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
57,170
-17,838
| -24% | -$243K |
|
|
NAME
2505
DELISTED
Rightside Group, Ltd.
NAME
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
71,572
| – | – |
|
2506
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
6,928
-37,481
| -84% | -$3.82M |
|
|
USCR
2507
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,949
| New | +$708K |
|
2508
Avista
AVA
$3.16B
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,079
| New | +$708K |
|
|
FTR
2509
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,000
| New | +$1.01M |
|
|
AMRN
2510
Amarin Corp
AMRN
$299M
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
11,008
-2,481
| -18% | -$158K |
|
2511
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.55B
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
7,038
+3,647
| +108% | +$392K |
|
2512
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$651M
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
67,577
-28,486
| -30% | -$340K |
|
|
RRD
2513
CALL
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
+58,000
| New | +$926K |
|
|
DCOM
2514
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
34,567
-30,125
| -47% | -$627K |
|
2515
CALL
Royal Gold
RGLD
$22.7B
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-2,700
| -21% | -$183K |
|
2516
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.65B
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
4,093
-252
| -6% | -$44.8K |
|
2517
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.77B
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,256
| New | +$644K |
|
|
KATE
2518
CALL
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$627K |
|
|
GRA
2519
CALL
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2520
Artivion
AORT
$1.29B
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
41,781
-22,216
| -35% | -$392K |
|
2521
ATN International
ATNI
$473M
| $695K | ﹤0.01% |
9,863
+1,506
| +18% | +$115K |
|
|
XENT
2522
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
40,480
+7,663
| +23% | +$107K |
|
|
CKH
2523
CALL
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,340
| New | +$707K |
|
|
SWC
2524
PUT
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-10,000
| -20% | -$171K |
|
2525
Costamare
CMRE
$1.91B
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
103,540
-29,978
| -22% | -$182K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, David Shaw held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.