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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2801
PetMed Express
PETS
$37.9M
| $754K | ﹤0.01% |
48,126
+20,033
| +71% | +$394K |
|
2802
PUT
DexCom
DXCM
$33.6B
| $749K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
2803
eGain
EGAN
$198M
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
91,856
+25,267
| +38% | +$228K |
|
2804
Artivion
AORT
$1.29B
| $747K | ﹤0.01% |
24,964
+17,185
| +221% | +$510K |
|
|
ARR
2805
PUT
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.31B
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,000
| New | +$752K |
|
|
HSKA
2806
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
8,758
+132
| +2% | +$10.3K |
|
|
CHMI
2807
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$109M
| $745K | ﹤0.01% |
46,572
-39,156
| -46% | -$664K |
|
|
BLD
2808
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
8,995
+4,966
| +123% | +$380K |
|
2809
Nordson
NDSN
$18.7B
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
5,268
+2,368
| +82% | +$326K |
|
|
NGHC
2810
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,449
| New | +$774K |
|
2811
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.3B
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
10,153
+3,547
| +54% | +$264K |
|
2812
PUT
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.7B
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,200
| New | +$786K |
|
|
IMMU
2813
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
53,487
-1,687
| -3% | -$25.4K |
|
2814
PUT
Inogen
INGN
$148M
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,100
| New | +$845K |
|
|
RRD
2815
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
374,722
+270,222
| +259% | +$892K |
|
|
GNC
2816
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
492,281
-284,468
| -37% | -$539K |
|
2817
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.36B
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,359
| New | +$732K |
|
2818
CALL
Synchrony
SYF
$26.3B
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,200
| New | +$719K |
|
|
JMIA
2819
Jumia Technologies
JMIA
$857M
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,779
| New | +$801K |
|
2820
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.6B
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,400
| New | +$663K |
|
2821
CALL
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.92B
| $730K | ﹤0.01% |
4,100
-5,700
| -58% | -$934K |
|
2822
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.24B
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
26,774
-10,923
| -29% | -$284K |
|
|
TEN
2823
CALL
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
+65,600
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
CMA
2824
CALL
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2825
PUT
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$74.2B
| $725K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.