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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NEX
2876
PUT
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$748K |
|
|
FMI
2877
CALL
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,000
| New | +$454K |
|
2878
Silicom
SILC
$240M
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
17,759
-11,125
| -39% | -$426K |
|
|
TRTX
2879
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$600M
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
33,629
+15,857
| +89% | +$320K |
|
|
AVHI
2880
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
31,854
+12,834
| +67% | +$244K |
|
2881
APA Corp
APA
$15.1B
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
14,483
-27,303
| -65% | -$1.13M |
|
|
MDR
2882
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
34,492
-460,179
| -93% | -$9.34M |
|
2883
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$13B
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-4,500
| -47% | -$555K |
|
2884
Upland Software
UPLD
$14M
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
1,967
+689
| +54% | +$216K |
|
|
CUK
2885
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,708
| New | +$754K |
|
2886
PUT
Waste Management
WM
$90.5B
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,300
| New | +$687K |
|
2887
PUT
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$9.14B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
| – | – |
|
2888
CALL
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$37B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
| – | – |
|
2889
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$67M
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
19,481
+3,512
| +22% | +$119K |
|
2890
Corpay
CPAY
$27.2B
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
3,196
-91,288
| -97% | -$18.7M |
|
|
ULTI
2891
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
2,600
-602
| -19% | -$155K |
|
2892
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-8,200
| -45% | -$536K |
|
|
2893
PUT
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-9,600
| -49% | -$627K |
|
|
INOV
2894
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
66,900
-32,446
| -33% | -$336K |
|
2895
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.24B
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,669
| New | +$660K |
|
|
WFT
2896
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
201,405
-99,056
| -33% | -$309K |
|
|
QCP
2897
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
30,836
-5,298
| -15% | -$112K |
|
2898
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.95B
| $661K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,454
| New | +$677K |
|
2899
CALL
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.3B
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
-90,000
| -85% | -$3.46M |
|
|
LORL
2900
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,539
| New | +$686K |
|
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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.