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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3226
PUT
Antero Resources
AR
$11.7B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-1,900
| -3% | -$13.7K |
|
3227
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.9B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
13,393
-36,115
| -73% | -$886K |
|
3228
CALL
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.13B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
5,000
| – | – |
|
3229
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.52B
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
7,019
+467
| +7% | +$18.7K |
|
|
ESGR
3230
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
1,899
-52
| -3% | -$9.02K |
|
|
WIRE
3231
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
5,650
-4,663
| -45% | -$261K |
|
3232
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$735M
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
6,816
-4,626
| -40% | -$217K |
|
3233
CALL
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.63B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$322K |
|
3234
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.9B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,250
| New | +$308K |
|
3235
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.99B
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,020
| New | +$319K |
|
3236
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$579M
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
8,461
-9,862
| -54% | -$392K |
|
|
S
3237
CALL
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
50,100
+100
| +0.2% | +$632 |
|
3238
PUT
GameStop
GME
$8.09B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+240,000
| New | +$469K |
|
3239
International Seaways
INSW
$4.95B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,265
| New | +$320K |
|
3240
PUT
Polaris
PII
$3.66B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
3,600
| – | – |
|
3241
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.19B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
1,900
-187
| -9% | -$30.5K |
|
3242
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$1.17B
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
38,689
-46,990
| -55% | -$389K |
|
|
RNET
3243
PUT
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,100
| New | +$296K |
|
3244
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.16B
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
5,267
-476
| -8% | -$29.7K |
|
3245
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.4B
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
43,859
-319,867
| -88% | -$2.81M |
|
3246
PUT
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$909M
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
-11,000
| -57% | -$387K |
|
|
WLL
3247
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
228
+120
| +111% | +$206K |
|
3248
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.6B
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
44,272
-1,331
| -3% | -$10.4K |
|
|
TLRA
3249
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
42,407
+27,653
| +187% | +$207K |
|
|
SFUN
3250
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
10,230
-3,823
| -27% | -$241K |
|
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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.