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 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$351M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$405M |
| 3 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$387M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$358M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 12.38% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.48% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 7.82% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.11% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 5.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3726
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$603M
| $675K | ﹤0.01% |
51,379
| – | – |
|
3727
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.8B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
4,165
-90,794
| -96% | -$15.5M |
|
3728
PUT
Cardlytics
CDLX
$24.7M
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,020
| New | +$1.01M |
|
3729
REX American Resources
REX
$1.4B
| $674K | ﹤0.01% |
47,724
+6,774
| +17% | +$99.7K |
|
3730
PUT
Appian
APPN
$2.77B
| $673K | ﹤0.01% |
14,200
-9,000
| -39% | -$452K |
|
3731
Interface
TILE
$2.22B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
53,609
-23,551
| -31% | -$312K |
|
3732
Veru
VERU
$47.4M
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
5,946
+3,027
| +104% | +$351K |
|
|
API
3733
Agora
API
$348M
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
102,053
+61,918
| +154% | +$438K |
|
3734
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$794M
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
45,638
+24,803
| +119% | +$419K |
|
|
SPEC
3735
DELISTED
Spectaire Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SPEC
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
16,667
-64,412
| -79% | -$2.58M |
|
|
MIC
3736
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
171,422
-29,644
| -15% | -$112K |
|
|
OHAA
3737
DELISTED
OPY Acquisition Corp. I Class A Common Stock
OHAA
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
68,000
| – | – |
|
|
SAVE
3738
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
28,000
| – | – |
|
3739
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.5B
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,939
| New | +$701K |
|
|
CHEA
3740
DELISTED
Chenghe Acquisition Co. Class A Ordinary Share
CHEA
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,667
| New | +$667K |
|
3741
Innospec
IOSP
$2.36B
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
6,948
-23,053
| -77% | -$2.24M |
|
3742
NRG Energy
NRG
$24.4B
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
17,394
-29,884
| -63% | -$1.22M |
|
3743
Xerox
XRX
$394M
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
44,769
-567,773
| -93% | -$10.1M |
|
|
RAD
3744
PUT
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
98,400
+8,400
| +9% | +$55.6K |
|
|
BBBY
3745
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
133,453
-160,760
| -55% | -$1.87M |
|
3746
Montauk Renewables
MNTK
$255M
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
+65,533
| New | +$780K |
|
|
ABTX
3747
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares
ABTX
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
17,447
+5,320
| +44% | +$214K |
|
3748
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$353M
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
52,509
-44,000
| -46% | -$591K |
|
|
OSH
3749
PUT
DELISTED
Oak Street Health, Inc.
OSH
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
3750
Kanzhun
BZ
$8.48B
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
25,000
-5,224
| -17% | -$116K |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, David Shaw held 6,080 positions worth $85.3B, down 20% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $8.25B in Q2 2022, closing 791 positions and reducing 1,835 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units, an estimated $64.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $171M.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2022 buy was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: 4,273,656 shares worth $171M.
- David Shaw added most to iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q2 2022, an estimated $510M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Marathon Petroleum, cutting an estimated $573M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dominion Energy, Inc. 2019 Series A Corporate Units in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $64.1M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85.3B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- David Shaw opened 595 new positions and closed 791 in Q2 2022.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $85.3B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.