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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$454M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$364M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$314M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$308M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$299M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$735M |
| 2 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$423M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$338M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.34% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.75% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.24% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.7% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 6.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3301
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.47B
| $355K | ﹤0.01% |
2,446
+1,081
| +79% | +$213K |
|
3302
PUT
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.9B
| $354K | ﹤0.01% |
+70,560
| New | +$774K |
|
3303
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.04B
| $354K | ﹤0.01% |
1,107,228
-229,494
| -17% | -$272K |
|
|
GLOG
3304
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $354K | ﹤0.01% |
97,909
+61,109
| +166% | +$373K |
|
|
TIVO
3305
PUT
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $354K | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
3306
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$737M
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
67,260
+5,327
| +9% | +$32.1K |
|
|
ARR
3307
PUT
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.31B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
8,000
-8,000
| -50% | -$684K |
|
3308
CALL
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.36B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,800
| New | +$579K |
|
3309
PUT
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.37B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,000
| New | +$584K |
|
3310
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.5B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,468
| New | +$383K |
|
3311
FMC
FMC
$1.39B
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,274
| New | +$397K |
|
3312
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.21B
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
20,840
-8,241
| -28% | -$226K |
|
3313
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.27B
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
104,692
-761,727
| -88% | -$3.36M |
|
|
PPBI
3314
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
18,491
-46,910
| -72% | -$1.25M |
|
|
ADAM
3315
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$880M
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
55,995
+50,797
| +977% | +$1.07M |
|
3316
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.6B
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
-73,127
| -93% | -$5.73M |
|
3317
Gaia
GAIA
$39.4M
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
38,877
+22,878
| +143% | +$186K |
|
|
KDNY
3318
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
25,098
-56,805
| -69% | -$672K |
|
|
RDS.B
3319
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
10,500
-1,100
| -9% | -$51.6K |
|
3320
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.9B
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,428
| New | +$497K |
|
|
SILV
3321
DELISTED
SilverCrest Metals Inc. Common Shares
SILV
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
-78,300
| -55% | -$495K |
|
3322
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,160
| New | +$436K |
|
|
IBTX
3323
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
14,338
-24,725
| -63% | -$1.14M |
|
3324
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.25B
| $338K | ﹤0.01% |
4,904
-17,293
| -78% | -$1.48M |
|
|
QADA
3325
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $338K | ﹤0.01% |
8,467
-2,912
| -26% | -$138K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, David Shaw held 4,498 positions worth $64.1B, down 27% from $87.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.59B in Q1 2020, closing 626 positions and reducing 1,723 holdings. Its most notable exit was PG&E, an estimated $79M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $124M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2020 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 1,005,000 shares worth $124M.
- David Shaw added most to ExxonMobil in Q1 2020, an estimated $454M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $735M.
- David Shaw fully exited PG&E in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $79M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $64.1B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- David Shaw opened 538 new positions and closed 626 in Q1 2020.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 27% quarter-over-quarter to $64.1B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.