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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$454M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$314M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$308M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$299M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$735M |
| 2 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$423M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$338M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.34% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.75% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.24% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.7% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FFIC
2951
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
49,806
-25,147
| -34% | -$461K |
|
2952
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.76B
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
31,889
-59,882
| -65% | -$1.11M |
|
2953
PUT
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.85B
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$966K |
|
|
GPX
2954
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
101,881
-19,909
| -16% | -$232K |
|
2955
Credicorp
BAP
$30.4B
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
4,624
-40,096
| -90% | -$7.58M |
|
|
SEE
2956
PUT
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,800
| New | +$875K |
|
2957
PUT
IMAX
IMAX
$2.96B
| $661K | ﹤0.01% |
+73,000
| New | +$1.16M |
|
|
PDCE
2958
CALL
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
| $661K | ﹤0.01% |
106,500
+27,300
| +34% | +$492K |
|
2959
Marcus Corp
MCS
$930M
| $660K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,602
| New | +$1.35M |
|
2960
SI-BONE Inc
SIBN
$876M
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
+54,816
| New | +$1.01M |
|
2961
LendingTree
TREE
$429M
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
3,573
+355
| +11% | +$100K |
|
2962
Titan Machinery
TITN
$446M
| $654K | ﹤0.01% |
75,288
-9,964
| -12% | -$113K |
|
2963
UBS Group
UBS
$166B
| $654K | ﹤0.01% |
70,654
+45,193
| +177% | +$521K |
|
2964
PUT
Boston Scientific
BSX
$72.3B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$781K |
|
2965
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,006
| New | +$637K |
|
2966
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$6.42B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
563,200
-1,872,400
| -77% | -$7.31M |
|
2967
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$472M
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
213,078
-482,736
| -69% | -$1.98M |
|
2968
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$29.1B
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,192
| New | +$753K |
|
2969
CALL
Nutanix
NTNX
$18B
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
41,000
-43,700
| -52% | -$1.23M |
|
2970
CALL
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.4B
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
33,900
-220,800
| -87% | -$5.16M |
|
|
AVYA
2971
CALL
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-55,000
| -41% | -$653K |
|
2972
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$613M
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
12,698
+3,315
| +35% | +$163K |
|
2973
PUT
First Solar
FSLR
$22.2B
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
17,900
-7,700
| -30% | -$366K |
|
2974
Silicom
SILC
$249M
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
23,879
-1,983
| -8% | -$63K |
|
|
MORF
2975
DELISTED
Morphic Holding, Inc. Common Stock
MORF
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
+43,957
| New | +$737K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, David Shaw held 4,498 positions worth $64.1B, down 27% from $87.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.59B in Q1 2020, closing 626 positions and reducing 1,723 holdings. Its most notable exit was PG&E, an estimated $79M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $124M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2020 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 1,005,000 shares worth $124M.
- David Shaw added most to ExxonMobil in Q1 2020, an estimated $454M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $735M.
- David Shaw fully exited PG&E in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $79M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $64.1B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- David Shaw opened 538 new positions and closed 626 in Q1 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 27% quarter-over-quarter to $64.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.