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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$386M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$196M |
| 5 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$188M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$278M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$227M |
| 5 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$217M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 11.54% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.33% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 7.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VRNT
826
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
560,111
-198,775
| -26% | -$3.58M |
|
827
OneSpan
OSPN
$575M
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
608,093
-125,672
| -17% | -$2.21M |
|
|
BWLD
828
PUT
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
76,000
+20,400
| +37% | +$3.17M |
|
|
WBC
829
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
94,206
+70,250
| +293% | +$7.16M |
|
830
CALL
Valero Energy
VLO
$99.6B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
201,600
+14,300
| +8% | +$763K |
|
831
CALL
General Motors
GM
$76.3B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
335,900
+210,800
| +169% | +$6.58M |
|
832
Fossil Group
FOSL
$329M
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
383,986
+328,815
| +596% | +$9.72M |
|
833
Dollar General
DG
$27.6B
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
152,026
+10,938
| +8% | +$927K |
|
|
HES
834
CALL
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
198,300
-93,800
| -32% | -$5.03M |
|
|
CSGS
835
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
256,399
-12,065
| -4% | -$506K |
|
|
X
836
PUT
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
561,700
+334,200
| +147% | +$6.9M |
|
837
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
66,523
-38,566
| -37% | -$5.94M |
|
|
HES
838
PUT
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
197,000
+110,300
| +127% | +$5.91M |
|
839
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.4B
| $10.6M | 0.02% |
181,014
+156,223
| +630% | +$8.61M |
|
840
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.93B
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
751,177
+722,416
| +2,512% | +$5.87M |
|
841
PUT
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.9B
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
270,000
+210,400
| +353% | +$8M |
|
842
Photronics
PLAB
$1.74B
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
1,017,201
-32,160
| -3% | -$310K |
|
843
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.87B
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
607,869
-397,695
| -40% | -$6.8M |
|
844
CALL
Baxter International
BAX
$13.7B
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
220,000
-260,000
| -54% | -$12.3M |
|
845
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.7B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
1,628,057
-74,576
| -4% | -$435K |
|
|
LNKD
846
CALL
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
54,600
-13,900
| -20% | -$2.66M |
|
|
BCR
847
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
46,506
-14,985
| -24% | -$3.37M |
|
848
CALL
Cigna
CI
$74.1B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
|
TTM
849
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
260,774
+233,379
| +852% | +$9.06M |
|
850
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.38B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
423,993
-31,937
| -7% | -$767K |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, David Shaw held 3,773 positions worth $56.7B, up 4.5% from $54.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2016 filing shows 448 new, 1,212 increased, 1,375 reduced and 429 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $374M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- David Shaw's largest Q3 2016 buy was Dell: 13,808,231 shares worth $185M.
- David Shaw added most to Apple in Q3 2016, an estimated $453M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $374M.
- David Shaw fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $278M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- David Shaw opened 448 new positions and closed 429 in Q3 2016.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.