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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
CALL
3M
MMM
$92.7B
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
133,354
+64,704
| +94% | +$11M |
|
|
P
652
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
+2,777,137
| New | +$18.5M |
|
653
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$6.44B
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
1,628,000
-247,800
| -13% | -$3.05M |
|
|
UMPQ
654
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $21.9M | 0.03% |
968,518
+904,688
| +1,417% | +$21.1M |
|
655
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.99B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
537,783
+75,729
| +16% | +$2.95M |
|
656
Zillow
ZG
$8.43B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
364,779
-131,201
| -26% | -$7.25M |
|
|
FLOW
657
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
497,846
-7,927
| -2% | -$362K |
|
658
SPX Corp
SPXC
$10.2B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
620,783
-77,610
| -11% | -$2.63M |
|
|
ABMD
659
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
53,184
+29,678
| +126% | +$10.8M |
|
660
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.66B
| $21.7M | 0.03% |
744,133
+290,904
| +64% | +$9M |
|
661
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.8B
| $21.7M | 0.03% |
90,750
+85,146
| +1,519% | +$20.3M |
|
662
Incyte
INCY
$26.4B
| $21.7M | 0.03% |
323,418
+273,750
| +551% | +$18.7M |
|
663
Yext
YEXT
$658M
| $21.6M | 0.03% |
+1,117,649
| New | +$17.2M |
|
664
PUT
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.14B
| $21.5M | 0.03% |
115,527
+36,964
| +47% | +$6.31M |
|
665
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.4B
| $21.5M | 0.03% |
458,774
+97,451
| +27% | +$4.48M |
|
666
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.47B
| $21.5M | 0.03% |
482,117
-176,483
| -27% | -$7.38M |
|
667
PUT
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.64B
| $21.5M | 0.03% |
720,181
+412,168
| +134% | +$11.9M |
|
668
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.29B
| $21.4M | 0.03% |
808,374
+1,974
| +0.2% | +$53.7K |
|
669
CDW
CDW
$17.5B
| $21.4M | 0.03% |
265,269
+85,020
| +47% | +$6.58M |
|
670
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.58B
| $21.4M | 0.03% |
557,525
+202,867
| +57% | +$7.76M |
|
|
AGR
671
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
| $21.4M | 0.03% |
403,561
+195,359
| +94% | +$10.1M |
|
672
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.92B
| $21.3M | 0.03% |
966,135
+67,348
| +7% | +$1.52M |
|
673
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$15.6B
| $21.3M | 0.03% |
217,003
+66,656
| +44% | +$5.97M |
|
674
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.88B
| $21.3M | 0.03% |
580,166
-12,046
| -2% | -$427K |
|
675
CALL
UnitedHealth
UNH
$357B
| $21.3M | 0.03% |
+86,800
| New | +$20.8M |
|
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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.