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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
951
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.01B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
754,181
+142,705
| +23% | +$1.94M |
|
952
Timken Company
TKR
$8.5B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
277,043
-10,814
| -4% | -$504K |
|
953
Emcor
EME
$33.7B
| $12M | 0.02% |
158,120
+24,390
| +18% | +$1.89M |
|
954
BlackLine
BL
$1.86B
| $12M | 0.02% |
277,313
+163,709
| +144% | +$6.92M |
|
|
RP
955
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
| $12M | 0.02% |
+218,555
| New | +$12.3M |
|
956
Civeo
CVEO
$348M
| $12M | 0.02% |
229,549
+9,033
| +4% | +$409K |
|
|
PXD
957
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $12M | 0.02% |
63,456
-237,238
| -79% | -$45.4M |
|
958
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
235,059
-265,780
| -53% | -$14M |
|
|
AEL
959
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
328,558
-224,642
| -41% | -$7.25M |
|
960
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.71B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
340,122
+181,825
| +115% | +$5.89M |
|
961
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.26B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
159,878
+125,345
| +363% | +$8.67M |
|
|
OPTU
962
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$328M
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
690,762
+678,132
| +5,369% | +$12.5M |
|
|
VMW
963
CALL
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
80,000
+30,000
| +60% | +$4.14M |
|
964
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
211,216
-1,117
| -0.5% | -$62.6K |
|
|
AVB
965
PUT
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
68,000
| – | – |
|
966
PUT
ServiceNow
NOW
$132B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
338,500
+26,000
| +8% | +$901K |
|
967
National Grid
NGG
$80.9B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
236,274
-178,414
| -43% | -$9.01M |
|
|
COUP
968
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
186,978
+83,181
| +80% | +$4.42M |
|
969
UnitedHealth
UNH
$358B
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
47,332
-109,520
| -70% | -$26.3M |
|
970
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
714,839
+455,880
| +176% | +$7.45M |
|
971
AB InBev
BUD
$156B
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
114,956
-55,876
| -33% | -$5.54M |
|
|
KNL
972
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
555,750
+51,720
| +10% | +$1.06M |
|
973
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.57B
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
39,331
+38,208
| +3,402% | +$10.4M |
|
|
FISV
974
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.2B
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
155,026
+102,500
| +195% | +$7.44M |
|
975
Constellium
CSTM
$3.61B
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
1,114,239
-334,546
| -23% | -$3.89M |
|
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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.