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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$300M |
| 5 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$267M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$479M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$358M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$298M |
| 5 |
Bausch Health
BHC
|
+$298M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 11.89% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.38% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.99% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.75% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DTLK
2951
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
75,705
-28,060
| -27% | -$288K |
|
2952
Stryker
SYK
$127B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
7,053
+4,689
| +198% | +$444K |
|
|
CS
2953
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
24,433
-52,924
| -68% | -$1.43M |
|
|
DBVT
2954
DBV Technologies
DBVT
$932M
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,258
| New | +$584K |
|
2955
Bruker
BRKR
$8.73B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
32,914
-48,887
| -60% | -$988K |
|
|
FCRD
2956
DELISTED
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. Common Stock
FCRD
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
58,220
-85,913
| -60% | -$1.05M |
|
|
QEP
2957
PUT
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,300
| New | +$745K |
|
2958
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.16B
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
273,770
-55,800
| -17% | -$146K |
|
2959
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.11T
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
1,332,000
-248,000
| -16% | -$134K |
|
|
WIFI
2960
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
81,069
+67,036
| +478% | +$577K |
|
2961
American Public Education
APEI
$831M
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
25,934
-11,697
| -31% | -$316K |
|
2962
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.6B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
93,138
-59,404
| -39% | -$408K |
|
|
AXON
2963
CALL
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.7B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$625K |
|
2964
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$112M
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
148,536
+53,054
| +56% | +$272K |
|
2965
Vera Bradley
VRA
$88.2M
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
58,918
+14,667
| +33% | +$199K |
|
|
SPIL
2966
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
88,837
-64,672
| -42% | -$513K |
|
|
QADA
2967
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
25,063
-762
| -3% | -$19.5K |
|
2968
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.7B
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
11,900
| – | – |
|
2969
CALL
ATI
ATI
$28.9B
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
| – | – |
|
|
CSC
2970
CALL
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
23,730
| – | – |
|
|
AFSI
2971
CALL
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
|
OUTR
2972
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,608
| New | +$628K |
|
2973
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.75B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
20,022
-8,125
| -29% | -$248K |
|
|
VRTU
2974
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
12,697
-17,936
| -59% | -$797K |
|
2975
CALL
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, David Shaw held 4,083 positions worth $67.1B, up 2.8% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2015 filing shows 504 new, 1,541 increased, 1,229 reduced and 364 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $479M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2015 buy was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF: 3,541,400 shares worth $133M.
- David Shaw added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, an estimated $410M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $479M.
- David Shaw fully exited TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $164M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $67.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- David Shaw opened 504 new positions and closed 364 in Q2 2015.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $67.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.