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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3201
CALL
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.9B
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
51,537
| – | – |
|
|
PTE
3202
DELISTED
PolarityTE, Inc. Common Stock
PTE
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,478
| New | +$470K |
|
3203
CALL
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.7B
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3204
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.2B
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
45,513
-72,187
| -61% | -$557K |
|
|
BRSL
3205
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.16B
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
26,742
+1,284
| +5% | +$17.5K |
|
|
STKL
3206
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
105,529
-58,528
| -36% | -$216K |
|
|
FRTA
3207
DELISTED
Forterra, Inc
FRTA
| $346K | ﹤0.01% |
+69,526
| New | +$338K |
|
3208
Ennis
EBF
$544M
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
16,812
-15,455
| -48% | -$306K |
|
|
RDUS
3209
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
13,188
+3,925
| +42% | +$93.6K |
|
3210
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$9.4B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
2,015
+1,259
| +167% | +$218K |
|
|
MZTI
3211
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.17B
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
2,316
-4,697
| -67% | -$704K |
|
3212
Aqua Metals
AQMS
$9.95M
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
1,026
-1,028
| -50% | -$453K |
|
|
LTC
3213
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.18B
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
7,491
-7,930
| -51% | -$360K |
|
|
BERY
3214
CALL
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
7,079
| – | – |
|
3215
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$283M
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
16,318
-8,784
| -35% | -$168K |
|
3216
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.68B
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
12,206
-1,675
| -12% | -$46K |
|
3217
CALL
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.1B
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
15,200
+1,000
| +7% | +$25.7K |
|
3218
Rayonier
RYN
$6.31B
| $338K | ﹤0.01% |
12,285
-46,625
| -79% | -$1.3M |
|
3219
NexGen Energy
NXE
$7.33B
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
216,100
-532,100
| -71% | -$826K |
|
3220
Diana Shipping
DSX
$336M
| $336K | ﹤0.01% |
145,035
+87,643
| +153% | +$192K |
|
|
SA
3221
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.56B
| $335K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,730
| New | +$293K |
|
3222
Visteon
VC
$2.72B
| $334K | ﹤0.01% |
5,700
-4,716
| -45% | -$288K |
|
3223
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$150M
| $333K | ﹤0.01% |
51,994
-44,717
| -46% | -$286K |
|
3224
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$4B
| $333K | ﹤0.01% |
4,360
-1,099
| -20% | -$79.5K |
|
3225
CALL
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.83B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
6,200
| – | – |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.