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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$446M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$276M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$267M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$244M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$274M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$196M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.94% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.65% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.31% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.79% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
976
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36B
| $7.95M | 0.01% |
222,987
+49,098
| +28% | +$1.74M |
|
|
WCC
977
WESCO International
WCC
$16.5B
| $7.95M | 0.01% |
114,296
-86,650
| -43% | -$6.07M |
|
978
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.2B
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
114,879
-30,215
| -21% | -$2.17M |
|
|
PMC
979
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
338,814
+10,350
| +3% | +$255K |
|
980
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.68B
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
153,686
-48,652
| -24% | -$2.39M |
|
981
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.1B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
276,726
+89,697
| +48% | +$2.65M |
|
982
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.18B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
297,936
+39,468
| +15% | +$985K |
|
983
PUT
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.4B
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
507,600
-5,100
| -1% | -$77.7K |
|
984
Teradata
TDC
$2.55B
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
252,151
+73,779
| +41% | +$2.23M |
|
985
CALL
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.5B
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
+39,100
| New | +$7.95M |
|
|
LOGM
986
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
+80,264
| New | +$7.99M |
|
|
CARB
987
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
385,523
+50,631
| +15% | +$951K |
|
|
SCHW
988
CALL
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| $7.77M | 0.01% |
190,300
+20,300
| +12% | +$838K |
|
|
COWN
989
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
| $7.7M | 0.01% |
514,934
-45,714
| -8% | -$675K |
|
990
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$17B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
306,772
+82,232
| +37% | +$1.86M |
|
991
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.36B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
248,419
+104,235
| +72% | +$3.21M |
|
992
CALL
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.27B
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
40,000
+30,000
| +300% | +$5.32M |
|
993
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.89B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
+78,310
| New | +$7.15M |
|
994
CALL
Diageo
DEO
$52.7B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
66,300
+26,300
| +66% | +$2.95M |
|
995
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.88B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
984,737
-366,909
| -27% | -$2.93M |
|
|
B
996
CALL
Barrick Mining
B
$80.4B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
403,300
+150,800
| +60% | +$2.78M |
|
|
ATSG
997
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
476,807
-22,393
| -4% | -$365K |
|
998
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10B
| $7.65M | 0.01% |
104,184
+14,375
| +16% | +$948K |
|
999
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$29B
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
1,215,894
+4,589
| +0.4% | +$29.4K |
|
|
VMRK
1000
Vivmark Residential
VMRK
$27B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
122,157
+60,858
| +99% | +$3.81M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, David Shaw held 3,844 positions worth $56.9B, down 3.4% from $58.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
David Shaw withdrew a net $5.64B in Q1 2017, closing 599 positions and reducing 1,534 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dick's Sporting Goods, an estimated $62.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, David Shaw opened a new position in C&J Energy Services, Inc. worth $131M.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2017 buy was C&J Energy Services, Inc.: 3,857,413 shares worth $131M.
- David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $446M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $304M.
- David Shaw fully exited Dick's Sporting Goods in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $62.3M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $56.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw opened 437 new positions and closed 599 in Q1 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $56.9B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.