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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3351
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.45B
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,690
| New | +$238K |
|
|
WLL
3352
CALL
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
+172
| New | +$296K |
|
|
FLIC
3353
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $240K | ﹤0.01% |
11,965
-15,473
| -56% | -$342K |
|
|
CYBE
3354
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
| $239K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,704
| New | +$247K |
|
3355
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$10.8B
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
2,910
-5,891
| -67% | -$475K |
|
3356
Genie Energy
GNE
$402M
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
22,221
| – | – |
|
3357
PUT
Ryanair
RYAAY
$29.4B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
9,250
-2,250
| -20% | -$63.7K |
|
3358
Assurant
AIZ
$14.2B
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
2,216
-1,110
| -33% | -$110K |
|
3359
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$848M
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
17,936
-119,081
| -87% | -$1.59M |
|
|
ORTX
3360
DELISTED
Orchard Therapeutics plc American Depositary Shares
ORTX
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,690
| New | +$297K |
|
|
GRA
3361
CALL
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
3,100
| – | – |
|
3362
CALL
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.58B
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
2,900
| – | – |
|
|
BRG
3363
DELISTED
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
BRG
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
19,925
+200
| +1% | +$2.27K |
|
|
ALBO
3364
DELISTED
Albireo Pharma Inc
ALBO
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,240
| New | +$242K |
|
3365
eHealth
EHTH
$39.4M
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
2,695
-32,784
| -92% | -$2.21M |
|
|
EGIO
3366
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
2,148
-442
| -17% | -$52.8K |
|
3367
Xencor
XNCR
$2.16B
| $230K | ﹤0.01% |
5,610
-7,446
| -57% | -$245K |
|
|
LTHM
3368
DELISTED
Livent Corporation
LTHM
| $230K | ﹤0.01% |
33,258
-335,880
| -91% | -$3.02M |
|
3369
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$17.5B
| $229K | ﹤0.01% |
17,407
+2,392
| +16% | +$31.4K |
|
3370
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
| $229K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,000
| New | +$223K |
|
|
CPL
3371
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
| $229K | ﹤0.01% |
14,652
+100
| +0.7% | +$1.5K |
|
|
CARB
3372
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
| $229K | ﹤0.01% |
8,793
-4,232
| -32% | -$103K |
|
|
CADE
3373
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,867
| New | +$228K |
|
3374
First Merchants
FRME
$2.63B
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
6,018
-4,500
| -43% | -$165K |
|
3375
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$485M
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,957
| New | +$183K |
|
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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.