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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2826
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $381K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-21,800
| -69% | -$858K |
|
|
FTD
2827
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
| $380K | ﹤0.01% |
18,878
-58,282
| -76% | -$1.32M |
|
2828
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.14B
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
6,518
-9,688
| -60% | -$544K |
|
2829
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.27B
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,904
| New | +$398K |
|
|
HMTV
2830
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
32,228
-3,309
| -9% | -$37.6K |
|
|
AAC
2831
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,411
| New | +$363K |
|
|
SNCR
2832
CALL
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
| $378K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,722
| New | +$502K |
|
2833
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.85B
| $378K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,774
| New | +$375K |
|
2834
FirstCash
FCFS
$10.3B
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
7,672
-18,850
| -71% | -$838K |
|
2835
Frontline
FRO
$9.81B
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
55,903
+42,665
| +322% | +$298K |
|
2836
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$24M
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
1,047
-237
| -18% | -$73.3K |
|
2837
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$490M
| $376K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,789
| New | +$372K |
|
2838
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.58B
| $376K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,926
| New | +$369K |
|
|
DBD
2839
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
| $376K | ﹤0.01% |
12,245
-35,086
| -74% | -$991K |
|
|
FTR
2840
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $376K | ﹤0.01% |
11,712
+10,065
| +611% | +$461K |
|
2841
CALL
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.99B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,357
| New | +$361K |
|
2842
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.3B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
8,433
-1,651
| -16% | -$70K |
|
|
JOYY
2843
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.7B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,128
| New | +$361K |
|
2844
LendingTree
TREE
$435M
| $373K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,978
| New | +$340K |
|
2845
CALL
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$471M
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$365K |
|
2846
STMicroelectronics
STM
$44B
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
24,052
-5,548
| -19% | -$77.3K |
|
|
FNSR
2847
CALL
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+4,900
| +56% | +$150K |
|
|
CHSP
2848
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
| $371K | ﹤0.01% |
15,493
-53,462
| -78% | -$1.33M |
|
2849
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.6B
| $370K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,294
| New | +$378K |
|
|
TSE
2850
PUT
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,500
| New | +$369K |
|
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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.