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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.43% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
PUT
Paychex
PAYX
$44.4B
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
-10,000
| -42% | -$661K |
|
2552
Helen of Troy
HELE
$671M
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
9,743
+4,790
| +97% | +$436K |
|
2553
PUT
RingCentral
RNG
$5.47B
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,300
| New | +$779K |
|
2554
Snap-on
SNA
$20.6B
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
5,725
-1,305
| -19% | -$214K |
|
|
AET
2555
CALL
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-85,500
| -94% | -$15.4M |
|
2556
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.39B
| $842K | ﹤0.01% |
85,975
-13,280
| -13% | -$131K |
|
|
DCT
2557
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
| $842K | ﹤0.01% |
14,938
-18,493
| -55% | -$1.05M |
|
2558
CALL
Waste Management
WM
$88.9B
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
PGEM
2559
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
38,692
-72,465
| -65% | -$1.49M |
|
|
ZOES
2560
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
57,725
-38,948
| -40% | -$585K |
|
2561
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$22.8B
| $832K | ﹤0.01% |
6,163
+4,183
| +211% | +$546K |
|
2562
PUT
Yum China
YUMC
$16.2B
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$860K |
|
|
P
2563
CALL
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $830K | ﹤0.01% |
165,000
-296,200
| -64% | -$1.41M |
|
2564
PUT
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$15.7B
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$844K |
|
|
ESGR
2565
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
3,924
+2,122
| +118% | +$438K |
|
2566
CALL
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.13B
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,400
| New | +$836K |
|
2567
PUT
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.64B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
49,600
-90,000
| -64% | -$1.49M |
|
2568
PUT
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.95B
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
6,189
-17,623
| -74% | -$2.16M |
|
|
COBZ
2569
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
41,864
+6,740
| +19% | +$135K |
|
2570
Wabtec
WAB
$50.7B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,076
| New | +$811K |
|
2571
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40.4B
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
7,400
-103,800
| -93% | -$12.1M |
|
2572
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.39B
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
24,108
+14,771
| +158% | +$477K |
|
|
CHUY
2573
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
31,161
-3,159
| -9% | -$84K |
|
|
BMS
2574
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
18,750
-9,526
| -34% | -$434K |
|
2575
Copart
CPRT
$30.4B
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
63,952
-609,716
| -91% | -$7.05M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, David Shaw held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- David Shaw added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- David Shaw fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.