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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
726
PUT
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.1B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
150,600
+42,600
| +39% | +$5.17M |
|
727
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.26B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
206,595
+87,017
| +73% | +$8.43M |
|
728
Atlassian
TEAM
$43.4B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
302,176
-47,434
| -14% | -$2.92M |
|
729
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$121B
| $18.9M | 0.02% |
244,051
+206,433
| +549% | +$15.9M |
|
730
PUT
NetEase
NTES
$78.7B
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
372,500
+203,000
| +120% | +$10.4M |
|
|
SC
731
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
| $18.8M | 0.02% |
982,171
+386,423
| +65% | +$7.05M |
|
732
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.2B
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
111,721
+11,174
| +11% | +$2.06M |
|
733
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.26B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
52,747
-13,591
| -20% | -$4.66M |
|
734
Teradyne
TER
$57B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
489,431
-39,055
| -7% | -$1.52M |
|
735
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$757M
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
2,173,814
-90,115
| -4% | -$946K |
|
736
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$182B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
+262,300
| New | +$18.5M |
|
|
PPLI
737
PUT
People Inc
PPLI
$2.89B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
681,521
+45,883
| +7% | +$1.26M |
|
738
CALL
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.3B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
60,200
+49,800
| +479% | +$14.9M |
|
739
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.07B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
1,145,778
+270,450
| +31% | +$3.94M |
|
740
Dominion Energy
D
$58.6B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
+271,523
| New | +$17.7M |
|
741
AdvanSix
ASIX
$454M
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
505,179
+124,306
| +33% | +$4.66M |
|
742
BlackBerry
BB
$4.48B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
1,905,811
-656,336
| -26% | -$7.32M |
|
743
Credicorp
BAP
$30.2B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
81,538
+15,763
| +24% | +$3.58M |
|
744
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$1.15B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
771,150
+642,332
| +499% | +$17.1M |
|
745
PUT
Starbucks
SBUX
$123B
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
375,000
+42,700
| +13% | +$2.42M |
|
746
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.52B
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
1,016,896
-103,902
| -9% | -$2.08M |
|
747
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.24B
| $18.3M | 0.02% |
436,211
+412,103
| +1,709% | +$17.2M |
|
748
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.75B
| $18M | 0.02% |
604,909
+212,546
| +54% | +$5.91M |
|
749
CALL
ExxonMobil
XOM
$675B
| $18M | 0.02% |
217,100
+42,100
| +24% | +$3.35M |
|
|
SIVB
750
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $17.9M | 0.02% |
62,048
+58,304
| +1,557% | +$17.1M |
|
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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.