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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3251
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.42B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
8,616
-5,476
| -39% | -$181K |
|
3252
Antero Resources
AR
$11.7B
| $316K | ﹤0.01% |
57,125
+41,988
| +277% | +$303K |
|
3253
Movado Group
MOV
$772M
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
11,651
-18,153
| -61% | -$571K |
|
3254
PUT
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.19B
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
6,800
-10,900
| -62% | -$531K |
|
|
ADAP
3255
DELISTED
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
77,990
-216,583
| -74% | -$883K |
|
3256
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.94B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
5,237
-29,089
| -85% | -$1.61M |
|
3257
CALL
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.1B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
| – | – |
|
3258
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.14B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
5,124
-6,552
| -56% | -$367K |
|
3259
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$1B
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
10,303
+955
| +10% | +$32.2K |
|
3260
CALL
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
3,400
+600
| +21% | +$53.1K |
|
|
UBA
3261
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
14,540
-20,123
| -58% | -$436K |
|
|
OPI
3262
DELISTED
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
11,582
-800
| -6% | -$21K |
|
|
AAWW
3263
CALL
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
6,800
| – | – |
|
3264
Gladstone Investment Corp
GAIN
$657M
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
27,011
-8,792
| -25% | -$104K |
|
3265
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.43B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,310
| New | +$352K |
|
3266
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$883M
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
18,539
-16,332
| -47% | -$331K |
|
3267
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$5.86B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
30,766
-24,866
| -45% | -$238K |
|
3268
CALL
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.24B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,900
| New | +$363K |
|
|
SAVE
3269
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,300
| New | +$321K |
|
|
EMKR
3270
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
9,164
+1,414
| +18% | +$52.6K |
|
|
FARO
3271
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,659
| New | +$286K |
|
3272
Neurogene
NGNE
$793M
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
6,318
| – | – |
|
|
WW
3273
PUT
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
15,600
-7,400
| -32% | -$147K |
|
|
BKCC
3274
DELISTED
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
BKCC
| $297K | ﹤0.01% |
49,268
-12,876
| -21% | -$78.9K |
|
3275
PUT
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$17.8B
| $295K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,100
| New | +$298K |
|
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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.