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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.4B
| $240M | 0.31% |
1,453,677
+349,740
| +32% | +$56.4M |
|
52
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
| $237M | 0.31% |
2,223,063
+19,187
| +0.9% | +$2.09M |
|
53
Evergy
EVRG
$18.7B
| $234M | 0.3% |
+4,161,679
| New | +$223M |
|
|
TFCFA
54
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $233M | 0.3% |
4,681,962
+1,133,487
| +32% | +$44.8M |
|
|
OPLN
55
Openlane
OPLN
$4.08B
| $232M | 0.3% |
11,200,347
-760,650
| -6% | -$15.5M |
|
56
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
| $226M | 0.29% |
2,787,500
+597,500
| +27% | +$50.3M |
|
57
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.73B
| $224M | 0.29% |
2,781,945
+389,111
| +16% | +$33.4M |
|
|
LSXMA
58
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
| $224M | 0.29% |
6,875,408
-215,491
| -3% | -$6.83M |
|
59
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| $222M | 0.29% |
2,666,454
+328,234
| +14% | +$26.2M |
|
60
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| $219M | 0.29% |
6,046,432
-2,744,746
| -31% | -$107M |
|
61
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| $219M | 0.29% |
3,904,773
+153,009
| +4% | +$8.54M |
|
62
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.4B
| $217M | 0.28% |
5,576,474
+2,875,677
| +106% | +$120M |
|
63
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$61.3B
| $215M | 0.28% |
2,569,023
+1,268,837
| +98% | +$101M |
|
|
WP
64
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
| $215M | 0.28% |
2,623,183
+847,286
| +48% | +$69.2M |
|
65
Danaher
DHR
$154B
| $209M | 0.27% |
2,384,565
+971,942
| +69% | +$86.6M |
|
66
PUT
AT&T
T
$173B
| $208M | 0.27% |
8,588,126
+2,823,165
| +49% | +$70.9M |
|
|
CTXS
67
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $207M | 0.27% |
1,976,253
+203,008
| +11% | +$20.9M |
|
|
ETFC
68
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $206M | 0.27% |
3,362,141
+94,866
| +3% | +$5.87M |
|
69
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| $203M | 0.26% |
918,750
+729,471
| +385% | +$174M |
|
|
EXAS
70
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $200M | 0.26% |
3,337,105
+579,440
| +21% | +$31.2M |
|
|
EA
71
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $200M | 0.26% |
1,414,756
-475,495
| -25% | -$61.8M |
|
|
CELG
72
PUT
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $197M | 0.26% |
2,486,400
+580,600
| +30% | +$48.2M |
|
73
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
| $196M | 0.26% |
1,568,516
+1,241,719
| +380% | +$132M |
|
74
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $196M | 0.26% |
2,112,414
+416,639
| +25% | +$40.7M |
|
75
PUT
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| $195M | 0.25% |
4,942,200
+833,400
| +20% | +$32.8M |
|
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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.