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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76
PUT
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $193M | 0.25% |
3,468,000
+700,000
| +25% | +$37.8M |
|
77
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $192M | 0.25% |
32,440,000
-22,788,000
| -41% | -$138M |
|
78
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$139B
| $187M | 0.24% |
1,101,590
+142,529
| +15% | +$22.1M |
|
|
XYZ
79
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
| $180M | 0.24% |
2,923,636
+237,077
| +9% | +$13M |
|
80
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
| $179M | 0.23% |
1,181,895
+786,290
| +199% | +$120M |
|
|
81
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
| $177M | 0.23% |
7,282,620
-10,811,380
| -60% | -$265M |
|
82
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $176M | 0.23% |
1,684,872
+1,144,903
| +212% | +$126M |
|
|
XYZ
83
PUT
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
| $175M | 0.23% |
2,842,500
+85,000
| +3% | +$4.68M |
|
84
PUT
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $172M | 0.22% |
2,633,691
+232,908
| +10% | +$15.5M |
|
|
GRUB
85
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $170M | 0.22% |
811,864
+255,780
| +46% | +$53M |
|
86
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $170M | 0.22% |
5,962,701
-793,221
| -12% | -$22.5M |
|
87
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $168M | 0.22% |
687,584
-531,313
| -44% | -$126M |
|
88
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $167M | 0.22% |
2,401,240
+202,562
| +9% | +$13.5M |
|
89
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
| $167M | 0.22% |
1,952,717
-624,489
| -24% | -$51.3M |
|
90
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.3B
| $166M | 0.22% |
2,351,260
+858,065
| +57% | +$58.4M |
|
91
CALL
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $166M | 0.22% |
4,235,000
-2,638,000
| -38% | -$89.9M |
|
92
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.38B
| $165M | 0.22% |
2,414,077
-262,436
| -10% | -$17.2M |
|
93
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$46.7B
| $164M | 0.21% |
19,036,850
+15,785,650
| +486% | +$129M |
|
|
CLGX
94
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
| $164M | 0.21% |
3,159,530
-80,888
| -2% | -$4.06M |
|
95
Ashland
ASH
$3.33B
| $162M | 0.21% |
2,077,130
+431,066
| +26% | +$32.1M |
|
96
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
| $160M | 0.21% |
5,673,700
-3,969,800
| -41% | -$118M |
|
97
Etsy
ETSY
$7.44B
| $156M | 0.2% |
3,706,741
-293,483
| -7% | -$9.55M |
|
98
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $156M | 0.2% |
1,913,441
+463,276
| +32% | +$38.4M |
|
99
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| $155M | 0.2% |
6,798,000
+375,000
| +6% | +$7.62M |
|
100
PUT
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $154M | 0.2% |
2,785,800
+25,000
| +0.9% | +$1.34M |
|
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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.