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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.67%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.65%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+910.08%
AUM
$76.7B
AUM Growth
+$3.2B
Cap. Flow
-$965M
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.81%
Holding
4,066
New
622
Increased
1,512
Reduced
1,263
Closed
399

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$696M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$379M
3
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$289M
4
KDP icon
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
+$275M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$241M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$648M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$453M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$390M
4
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
+$273M
5
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$265M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.15%
2 Consumer Discretionary 12.62%
3 Healthcare 10.65%
4 Financials 9.26%
5 Industrials 6.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
JNCE
3901
DELISTED
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
JNCE
– –
-30,879
Closed -$690K
MYOV
3902
DELISTED
Myovant Sciences Ltd.
MYOV
– –
-350,000
Closed -$7.45M
LCI
3903
PUT
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
– –
-18,750
Closed -$1.2M
SJI
3904
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
– –
-84,400
Closed -$2.38M
SWCH
3905
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
– –
-243,591
Closed -$3.88M
CFMS
3906
DELISTED
Conformis, Inc. Common Stock
CFMS
– –
-776
Closed -$28K
GBT
3907
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
– –
-5,494
Closed -$265K
MTOR
3908
CALL
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
– –
-13,700
Closed -$282K
MTOR
3909
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
– –
-39,353
Closed -$809K
SAFM
3910
CALL
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
– –
-43,600
Closed -$5.19M
PSB
3911
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
– –
-9,771
Closed -$1.1M
DISCK
3912
PUT
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
– –
-20,000
Closed -$390K
RDS.A
3913
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
– –
-6,200
Closed -$396K
COR
3914
PUT
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
– –
-52,000
Closed -$5.21M
XLRN
3915
PUT
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
– –
-19,000
Closed -$743K
CAI
3916
PUT
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
– –
-20,000
Closed -$425K
SNR
3917
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
– –
-68,118
Closed -$557K
SQBG
3918
DELISTED
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
SQBG
– –
-3,415
Closed -$285K
KIN
3919
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
– –
-13,163
Closed -$114K
PRAH
3920
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
– –
-14,158
Closed -$1.18M
GSUM
3921
DELISTED
Gridsum Holding Inc.
GSUM
– –
-11,293
Closed -$92K
SRE.PRA
3922
DELISTED
Sempra Energy 6% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
SRE.PRA
– –
-100,000
Closed -$10.2M
CBL
3923
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
– –
-10,131
Closed -$42K
GARS
3924
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
– –
-10,359
Closed -$84K
AMTD
3925
CALL
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
– –
-50,000
Closed -$2.96M
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.

David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.

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 Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
  • David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
  • David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.