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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.48% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.82% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2776
PUT
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.9B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
81,100
-30,800
| -28% | -$1.1M |
|
2777
PUT
Welltower
WELL
$172B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,500
| New | +$2.54M |
|
2778
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.63B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
33,186
-180,352
| -84% | -$13.8M |
|
2779
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.87B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
34,808
+22,781
| +189% | +$1.45M |
|
2780
SoFi Technologies
SOFI
$24.4B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
441,352
-2,039,917
| -82% | -$13.8M |
|
2781
PUT
Chegg
CHGG
$87.2M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
123,600
-60,000
| -33% | -$1.38M |
|
2782
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.91B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
130,266
+27,661
| +27% | +$561K |
|
2783
PUT
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
38,300
| – | – |
|
|
GLHA
2784
DELISTED
Glass Houses Acquisition Corp. Class A common stock
GLHA
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
235,508
+169
| +0.1% | +$1.65K |
|
2785
Coupang
CPNG
$29.5B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
181,068
+135,012
| +293% | +$1.84M |
|
2786
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.72B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
30,946
+8,218
| +36% | +$637K |
|
2787
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.4B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
23,643
-124,975
| -84% | -$12.8M |
|
2788
Angi Inc
ANGI
$197M
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
50,250
+29,954
| +148% | +$1.47M |
|
2789
CALL
Peabody Energy
BTU
$3.32B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
107,700
+61,900
| +135% | +$1.52M |
|
|
AVB
2790
PUT
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
11,800
-20,500
| -63% | -$4.44M |
|
|
GOCO
2791
DELISTED
GoHealth
GOCO
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
254,514
+4,804
| +2% | +$55.8K |
|
|
LOVE
2792
PUT
LoveSac
LOVE
$237M
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+83,000
| New | +$3.23M |
|
2793
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.5B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+84,397
| New | +$2.52M |
|
|
EWCZ
2794
DELISTED
European Wax Center
EWCZ
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
129,158
+106,890
| +480% | +$2.73M |
|
2795
Kodak
KODK
$932M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
489,545
-605,472
| -55% | -$3.16M |
|
2796
PUT
Ciena
CIEN
$57.2B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,600
| New | +$2.57M |
|
2797
Oric Pharmaceuticals
ORIC
$1.45B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
505,987
+261,088
| +107% | +$1.04M |
|
2798
Cytek Biosciences
CTKB
$594M
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
210,802
-523,254
| -71% | -$5.21M |
|
|
FTII
2799
DELISTED
FutureTech II Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
FTII
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+225,000
| New | +$2.25M |
|
2800
Leslie's
LESL
$5.43M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
7,399
+4,918
| +198% | +$1.84M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, David Shaw held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $9.17B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,835 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- David Shaw added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- David Shaw opened 595 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.