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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.26% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSA
2826
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| $753K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,422
| New | +$669K |
|
2827
Resources Connection
RGP
$148M
| $753K | ﹤0.01% |
44,571
+3,405
| +8% | +$55.7K |
|
2828
Impinj
PI
$4.95B
| $750K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,917
| New | +$574K |
|
2829
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.39B
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
9,590
-3,019
| -24% | -$230K |
|
2830
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$380M
| $747K | ﹤0.01% |
43,801
+8,539
| +24% | +$149K |
|
2831
CACI
CACI
$13.9B
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
4,412
-1,364
| -24% | -$220K |
|
2832
PUT
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.29B
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
4,900
+1,400
| +40% | +$205K |
|
2833
Helen of Troy
HELE
$656M
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
7,456
-2,287
| -23% | -$209K |
|
2834
Unitil
UTL
$973M
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
14,381
-2,060
| -13% | -$99.2K |
|
|
PVG
2835
CALL
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
2836
CALL
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.4B
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
28,800
| – | – |
|
|
GSV
2837
DELISTED
Gold Standard Ventures Corp.
GSV
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
537,045
-100,673
| -16% | -$154K |
|
2838
FormFactor
FORM
$8.67B
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
55,066
-30,103
| -35% | -$408K |
|
2839
PUT
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $731K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
PEI
2840
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,421
| New | +$689K |
|
2841
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.8B
| $725K | ﹤0.01% |
28,017
-120,853
| -81% | -$3.42M |
|
2842
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$165M
| $723K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,269
| New | +$747K |
|
|
HAYN
2843
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
| $723K | ﹤0.01% |
19,692
-19,193
| -49% | -$774K |
|
|
STEL
2844
DELISTED
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
| $719K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,761
| New | +$662K |
|
|
KG
2845
Kestrel Group
KG
$61.3M
| $718K | ﹤0.01% |
4,629
+3,631
| +364% | +$571K |
|
2846
Funko
FNKO
$377M
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,124
| New | +$559K |
|
2847
Safe Bulkers
SB
$867M
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
210,820
+765
| +0.4% | +$2.54K |
|
2848
Workday
WDAY
$48.2B
| $715K | ﹤0.01% |
5,900
-147,360
| -96% | -$18.9M |
|
2849
CALL
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.18B
| $714K | ﹤0.01% |
11,200
-1,200
| -10% | -$81.6K |
|
2850
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.19B
| $714K | ﹤0.01% |
+73,598
| New | +$917K |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.