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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.43% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VMW
26
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $374M | 0.51% |
3,087,481
+1,652,210
| +115% | +$208M |
|
|
AET
27
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $370M | 0.5% |
2,191,769
+1,626,332
| +288% | +$292M |
|
28
PUT
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $364M | 0.5% |
12,341,000
+295,000
| +2% | +$8.03M |
|
|
29
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $361M | 0.49% |
12,233,380
+2,111,830
| +21% | +$57.5M |
|
30
CALL
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $357M | 0.49% |
4,936,000
+1,736,000
| +54% | +$124M |
|
|
APC
31
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $355M | 0.48% |
5,876,289
+803,728
| +16% | +$47.1M |
|
32
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| $354M | 0.48% |
8,791,178
+4,861,399
| +124% | +$201M |
|
33
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
| $343M | 0.47% |
4,034,485
-330,465
| -8% | -$27.1M |
|
|
34
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $338M | 0.46% |
4,670,880
+1,658,720
| +55% | +$119M |
|
35
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
| $331M | 0.45% |
2,278,611
+378,765
| +20% | +$53.4M |
|
36
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
| $331M | 0.45% |
4,564,895
+89,862
| +2% | +$6.57M |
|
|
37
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $320M | 0.44% |
55,228,000
-12,912,000
| -19% | -$75.8M |
|
38
Agilent Technologies
A
$44.9B
| $314M | 0.43% |
4,700,809
+861,461
| +22% | +$60.4M |
|
39
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $307M | 0.42% |
1,168,293
-11,255
| -1% | -$3.07M |
|
40
PVH
PVH
$3.62B
| $304M | 0.41% |
2,009,842
+383,461
| +24% | +$55.9M |
|
|
41
CALL
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $304M | 0.41% |
3,459,100
+2,002,600
| +137% | +$190M |
|
|
TWTR
42
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $297M | 0.4% |
10,236,701
+7,488,733
| +273% | +$220M |
|
|
LSXMK
43
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
| $295M | 0.4% |
9,483,765
+11,341
| +0.1% | +$361K |
|
44
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
| $289M | 0.39% |
9,643,500
+1,938,100
| +25% | +$60.9M |
|
45
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.3B
| $273M | 0.37% |
6,549,619
+2,584,700
| +65% | +$112M |
|
46
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $272M | 0.37% |
3,388,821
-939,803
| -22% | -$77.5M |
|
47
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $263M | 0.36% |
1,218,897
+376,384
| +45% | +$76.5M |
|
48
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $261M | 0.36% |
954,925
+478,787
| +101% | +$149M |
|
49
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.3B
| $249M | 0.34% |
2,586,920
+126,696
| +5% | +$12.4M |
|
50
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
| $249M | 0.34% |
2,203,876
+995,957
| +82% | +$113M |
|
Similar funds
David Shaw's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, David Shaw held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- David Shaw added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- David Shaw fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.