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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3376
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$183M
| $323K | ﹤0.01% |
11,663
-1,303
| -10% | -$39.6K |
|
3377
Cars.com
CARS
$662M
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
35,900
-12,134
| -25% | -$164K |
|
3378
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$857M
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,211
| New | +$315K |
|
3379
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.3B
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,300
| New | +$300K |
|
3380
PUT
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.52B
| $319K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,167
| New | +$428K |
|
|
PDS
3381
Precision Drilling
PDS
$1.13B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
13,852
+11,341
| +452% | +$330K |
|
3382
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.19B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,749
| New | +$272K |
|
3383
PUT
Polaris
PII
$3.66B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
3,600
| – | – |
|
3384
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.5B
| $316K | ﹤0.01% |
65,700
-403,681
| -86% | -$2M |
|
|
FLNT
3385
Fluent
FLNT
$132M
| $316K | ﹤0.01% |
19,268
-12,890
| -40% | -$308K |
|
3386
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$155M
| $316K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,755
| New | +$297K |
|
3387
Ennis
EBF
$544M
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
15,594
-1,218
| -7% | -$24.7K |
|
3388
CALL
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.9B
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
51,537
| – | – |
|
3389
Truist Financial
TFC
$62.1B
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,900
| New | +$292K |
|
3390
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,438
| New | +$306K |
|
3391
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
$740M
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
26,858
-33,642
| -56% | -$390K |
|
|
ATVI
3392
CALL
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
5,900
-45,900
| -89% | -$2.29M |
|
3393
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.73B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
10,877
+3,263
| +43% | +$90.5K |
|
3394
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$15.2B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,654
| New | +$290K |
|
3395
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
18,129
+1,507
| +9% | +$25.4K |
|
|
ELGX
3396
DELISTED
Endologix Inc
ELGX
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
78,412
-99,519
| -56% | -$579K |
|
3397
CALL
NOV
NOV
$7.04B
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
-71,800
| -83% | -$1.53M |
|
|
DRNA
3398
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,537
| New | +$308K |
|
3399
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34B
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
5,577
-249,756
| -98% | -$13.6M |
|
3400
CALL
Seagate
STX
$180B
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,700
| New | +$280K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.