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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PRFT
3101
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
14,785
-6,165
| -29% | -$223K |
|
3102
CALL
Dine Brands
DIN
$449M
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,500
| New | +$614K |
|
3103
CDW
CDW
$17.8B
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
4,605
-14,239
| -76% | -$1.63M |
|
3104
PUT
Chegg
CHGG
$87.9M
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,900
| New | +$749K |
|
|
BITA
3105
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
37,801
-93,767
| -71% | -$1.15M |
|
3106
CALL
Synopsys
SNPS
$78.3B
| $563K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,100
| New | +$554K |
|
3107
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.02B
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,125
| New | +$556K |
|
|
NAV
3108
CALL
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $562K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3109
PUT
Deutsche Bank
DB
$73.4B
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
74,700
-32,400
| -30% | -$247K |
|
|
QADA
3110
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
12,114
+1,223
| +11% | +$51K |
|
3111
Artivion
AORT
$1.29B
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
20,521
-4,443
| -18% | -$126K |
|
3112
CALL
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.91B
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
4,100
| – | – |
|
|
JNCE
3113
DELISTED
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
JNCE
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
167,038
+33,595
| +25% | +$134K |
|
3114
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$27B
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
5,194
-598
| -10% | -$61.4K |
|
3115
CALL
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$22.6B
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
3116
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$195B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
7,047
-2,786,687
| -100% | -$218M |
|
3117
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.2B
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,474
| New | +$505K |
|
3118
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.48B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
12,576
-3,579
| -22% | -$158K |
|
|
MRCC
3119
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
| $552K | ﹤0.01% |
52,321
+33,005
| +171% | +$356K |
|
|
LNW
3120
CALL
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
27,100
| – | – |
|
|
ARA
3121
DELISTED
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc
ARA
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
+87,154
| New | +$650K |
|
3122
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$852M
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
47,926
+29,990
| +167% | +$342K |
|
3123
Pixelworks
PXLW
$42.8M
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
12,398
-1,325
| -10% | -$52.6K |
|
3124
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$290M
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
23,299
+6,981
| +43% | +$148K |
|
3125
PUT
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.4B
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
-6,900
| -58% | -$769K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
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 Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.