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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
426
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.4B
| $42.8M | 0.05% |
575,578
+100,482
| +21% | +$7.36M |
|
427
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$48.6B
| $42.7M | 0.05% |
769,372
+162,513
| +27% | +$9.08M |
|
428
CALL
Baidu
BIDU
$31.3B
| $42.5M | 0.05% |
414,000
+151,500
| +58% | +$16.3M |
|
429
CALL
Merck
MRK
$372B
| $42.3M | 0.05% |
527,039
-138,860
| -21% | -$11.1M |
|
430
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$104B
| $42.3M | 0.05% |
3,245,667
+386,324
| +14% | +$4.79M |
|
431
Aramark
ARMK
$15.6B
| $42.3M | 0.05% |
1,344,544
-1,348,348
| -50% | -$37.9M |
|
432
PUT
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85.3B
| $42.3M | 0.05% |
152,500
+56,700
| +59% | +$16.8M |
|
433
CALL
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$658B
| $42.2M | 0.05% |
326,200
+161,700
| +98% | +$21.3M |
|
434
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.39B
| $41.9M | 0.05% |
2,843,554
+243,486
| +9% | +$3.42M |
|
435
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.3B
| $41.8M | 0.05% |
647,046
+302,988
| +88% | +$20.1M |
|
436
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$77.1B
| $41.6M | 0.05% |
462,535
+159,480
| +53% | +$14.7M |
|
437
CALL
FedEx
FDX
$79.1B
| $41.5M | 0.05% |
285,400
-54,000
| -16% | -$8.71M |
|
438
Danaher
DHR
$151B
| $41.2M | 0.05% |
321,679
+22,556
| +8% | +$2.82M |
|
439
CALL
Mastercard
MA
$525B
| $41M | 0.05% |
151,100
+12,800
| +9% | +$3.53M |
|
|
LCI
440
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
| $40.8M | 0.05% |
909,881
+47,078
| +5% | +$1.6M |
|
441
PUT
Cisco
CSCO
$434B
| $40.8M | 0.05% |
824,900
+679,200
| +466% | +$35.3M |
|
442
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.4B
| $40.4M | 0.05% |
180,996
+63,611
| +54% | +$13.7M |
|
443
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.9B
| $40.3M | 0.05% |
1,215,878
+998,674
| +460% | +$32.4M |
|
|
CELG
444
PUT
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $40.3M | 0.05% |
405,900
-60,000
| -13% | -$5.7M |
|
445
CALL
Coca-Cola
KO
$396B
| $40.3M | 0.05% |
739,500
+136,600
| +23% | +$7.31M |
|
446
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.9B
| $40.2M | 0.05% |
344,535
+270,920
| +368% | +$31.3M |
|
447
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
| $40.1M | 0.05% |
366,318
+151,162
| +70% | +$16.9M |
|
448
MongoDB
MDB
$32.4B
| $40.1M | 0.05% |
332,814
-488,011
| -59% | -$70.4M |
|
449
PUT
Snap
SNAP
$9.35B
| $40M | 0.05% |
2,529,500
-149,600
| -6% | -$2.4M |
|
|
MDRX
450
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $39.9M | 0.05% |
3,635,036
-462,184
| -11% | -$4.74M |
|
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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.