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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2951
Lumentum
LITE
$74.5B
| $623K | ﹤0.01% |
10,767
-15,642
| -59% | -$932K |
|
2952
StoneX
SNEX
$8.17B
| $623K | ﹤0.01% |
61,003
-17,000
| -22% | -$160K |
|
2953
CALL
Accenture
ACN
$114B
| $622K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,800
| New | +$591K |
|
2954
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
| $621K | ﹤0.01% |
44,188
-17,896
| -29% | -$242K |
|
2955
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$879M
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
39,342
+8,108
| +26% | +$124K |
|
|
DERM
2956
DELISTED
Dermira, Inc.
DERM
| $618K | ﹤0.01% |
67,122
+44,218
| +193% | +$412K |
|
|
SFE
2957
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
| $616K | ﹤0.01% |
48,137
+642
| +1% | +$8.28K |
|
2958
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.15B
| $614K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,344
| New | +$641K |
|
|
VSLR
2959
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
| $614K | ﹤0.01% |
+124,029
| New | +$520K |
|
|
HEES
2960
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $609K | ﹤0.01% |
16,191
-31,647
| -66% | -$1.18M |
|
|
AIG.WS
2961
DELISTED
American International Group, Inc.
AIG.WS
| $609K | ﹤0.01% |
41,284
| – | – |
|
2962
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$490M
| $608K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,528
| New | +$614K |
|
|
ENT
2963
DELISTED
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
ENT
| $608K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,651
| New | +$421K |
|
2964
CALL
Tucows
TCX
$104M
| $607K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
2965
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.67B
| $605K | ﹤0.01% |
21,305
-5,907
| -22% | -$176K |
|
|
CTB
2966
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
| $605K | ﹤0.01% |
23,006
-2,757
| -11% | -$74.1K |
|
2967
Gladstone Capital
GLAD
$448M
| $604K | ﹤0.01% |
33,542
+15,331
| +84% | +$274K |
|
|
BHBK
2968
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
| $604K | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
+468
| +2% | +$9.81K |
|
2969
Cactus
WHD
$5.46B
| $602K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,809
| New | +$551K |
|
|
CSS
2970
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
| $602K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,605
| New | +$600K |
|
2971
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.77B
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,888
| New | +$605K |
|
2972
Xencor
XNCR
$2.16B
| $600K | ﹤0.01% |
16,200
-7,662
| -32% | -$264K |
|
2973
CALL
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.92B
| $598K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
2974
CALL
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.9B
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
+4,400
| +169% | +$371K |
|
|
DISH
2975
PUT
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $595K | ﹤0.01% |
17,700
-13,600
| -43% | -$464K |
|
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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.