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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$300M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$267M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$479M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$358M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$298M |
| 5 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.38% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.99% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.75% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AUD
2576
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
100,247
-11,521
| -10% | -$139K |
|
2577
Ennis
EBF
$543M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
61,552
+38,850
| +171% | +$627K |
|
2578
CALL
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$861M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
2,820
| – | – |
|
2579
SuperCom
SPCB
$67.6M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+451
| New | +$1.06M |
|
|
ATCO
2580
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
60,605
-22,555
| -27% | -$445K |
|
|
FSP
2581
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$45.5M
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
100,886
-32,459
| -24% | -$387K |
|
2582
TransDigm Group
TDG
$65.9B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
5,070
+1,803
| +55% | +$404K |
|
2583
PUT
Tidewater
TDW
$4.59B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
1,553
+620
| +66% | +$504K |
|
|
RHT
2584
CALL
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
| – | – |
|
2585
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.26B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
40,806
-8,968
| -18% | -$246K |
|
|
ZINC
2586
DELISTED
HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
ZINC
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
97,026
-41,395
| -30% | -$540K |
|
2587
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$52.4B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
47,790
-1,851,924
| -97% | -$41.8M |
|
2588
CALL
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$369M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+52,900
| New | +$1.13M |
|
|
INVN
2589
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
75,022
+48,393
| +182% | +$731K |
|
|
EVER
2590
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
57,433
+5,429
| +10% | +$102K |
|
2591
CALL
ResMed
RMD
$34.1B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
+10,000
| +100% | +$631K |
|
|
RPT
2592
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
69,054
+2,293
| +3% | +$40.1K |
|
2593
CALL
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.5B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
|
2594
PUT
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.5B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-11,200
| -53% | -$1.42M |
|
|
RFP
2595
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
100,086
-174,707
| -64% | -$2.43M |
|
2596
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.24B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+54,687
| New | +$1.18M |
|
|
LCI
2597
PUT
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
4,725
-2,500
| -35% | -$600K |
|
|
GDP
2598
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
603,581
+180,341
| +43% | +$562K |
|
2599
Culp Inc
CULP
$44.3M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
36,188
+8,385
| +30% | +$230K |
|
2600
CALL
ServiceNow
NOW
$131B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+75,500
| New | +$1.16M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, David Shaw held 4,083 positions worth $67.1B, up 2.8% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2015 filing shows 504 new, 1,541 increased, 1,229 reduced and 364 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $479M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2015 buy was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M.
- David Shaw added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, an estimated $410M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $479M.
- David Shaw fully exited TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $164M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $67.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- David Shaw opened 504 new positions and closed 364 in Q2 2015.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $67.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.