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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LL
3026
PUT
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
22,200
-10,000
| -31% | -$229K |
|
3027
CALL
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.4B
| $540K | ﹤0.01% |
16,100
-23,900
| -60% | -$743K |
|
3028
Novanta
NOVT
$5.27B
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
8,653
-1,698
| -16% | -$104K |
|
3029
CALL
Realty Income
O
$59.8B
| $538K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,320
| New | +$523K |
|
|
NWHM
3030
DELISTED
THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.
NWHM
| $538K | ﹤0.01% |
54,012
-5,254
| -9% | -$54K |
|
3031
PUT
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.74B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,300
| New | +$494K |
|
|
CNSL
3032
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
43,358
-17,488
| -29% | -$204K |
|
3033
PUT
Match Group
MTCH
$9.58B
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
| – | – |
|
|
PVG
3034
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
72,885
+46,637
| +178% | +$332K |
|
3035
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.43B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
14,138
+4,117
| +41% | +$152K |
|
3036
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.43B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
8,890
-20,235
| -69% | -$1.09M |
|
|
COR
3037
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
4,806
-10,856
| -69% | -$1.15M |
|
|
AKS
3038
CALL
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
122,700
+22,700
| +23% | +$104K |
|
3039
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.2B
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
123,631
+5,878
| +5% | +$27.5K |
|
|
BHR
3040
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$141M
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
46,923
-29,227
| -38% | -$306K |
|
|
PFC
3041
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
15,832
-692
| -4% | -$21.3K |
|
|
NFX
3042
PUT
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
| $529K | ﹤0.01% |
17,500
-120,100
| -87% | -$3.4M |
|
3043
CALL
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.18B
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$557K |
|
3044
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$3.72B
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
30,396
+31
| +0.1% | +$551 |
|
3045
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| $527K | ﹤0.01% |
21,661
-290,693
| -93% | -$7.93M |
|
|
JBGS
3046
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$732M
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,329
| New | +$519K |
|
|
SF
3047
CALL
Stifel
SF
$12.2B
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
22,500
| – | – |
|
|
CY
3048
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
33,549
+17,577
| +110% | +$290K |
|
|
TNAV
3049
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
92,930
-11,465
| -11% | -$62.3K |
|
|
LN
3050
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
12,667
+6,293
| +99% | +$237K |
|
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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.