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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DATA
951
CALL
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
80,500
| – | – |
|
|
ECHO
952
EchoStar
ECHO
$24.8B
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
372,100
-52,294
| -12% | -$1.74M |
|
953
PUT
American International
AIG
$40.5B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
250,100
-280,100
| -53% | -$14M |
|
954
Avis
CAR
$5.19B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
378,414
+8,914
| +2% | +$299K |
|
955
Constellium
CSTM
$3.61B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
1,323,830
+212,488
| +19% | +$1.97M |
|
956
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.7B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
90,567
+87,867
| +3,254% | +$12.4M |
|
957
PUT
Coca-Cola
KO
$396B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
260,400
-671,600
| -72% | -$32.9M |
|
958
PUT
Walmart Inc
WMT
$847B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
360,000
-189,000
| -34% | -$6.51M |
|
959
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.7B
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
660,317
+288,585
| +78% | +$5.88M |
|
|
ATVI
960
PUT
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
279,600
-216,400
| -44% | -$9.94M |
|
961
Regions Financial
RF
$26.1B
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
882,753
-330,007
| -27% | -$4.87M |
|
|
TRUE
962
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
2,405,849
+759,244
| +46% | +$4.65M |
|
963
PUT
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.62T
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
98,000
-500
| -0.5% | -$63.5K |
|
964
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$67.4B
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
98,800
-87,800
| -47% | -$11.1M |
|
965
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$52.2B
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
212,724
+164,148
| +338% | +$9.93M |
|
|
RTN
966
CALL
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
75,200
-4,800
| -6% | -$864K |
|
967
CALL
Petrobras
PBR
$120B
| $13M | 0.02% |
834,500
-1,523,900
| -65% | -$23.2M |
|
968
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.28B
| $13M | 0.02% |
140,691
-74,476
| -35% | -$7.31M |
|
969
General Mills
GIS
$21.9B
| $13M | 0.02% |
+246,602
| New | +$12.7M |
|
970
CALL
Hershey
HSY
$38.2B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
96,500
+93,000
| +2,657% | +$11.8M |
|
971
PUT
Newmont
NEM
$139B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
335,000
+201,100
| +150% | +$6.8M |
|
|
B
972
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
228,520
+118,657
| +108% | +$6.46M |
|
|
SAGE
973
CALL
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
70,300
| – | – |
|
974
CALL
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.3B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
47,000
-10,600
| -18% | -$3.2M |
|
|
GWPH
975
PUT
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
| $12.8M | 0.02% |
74,500
+16,600
| +29% | +$2.87M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.