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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.43% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1101
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10B
| $7.98M | 0.01% |
377,176
-43,231
| -10% | -$984K |
|
1102
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.91B
| $7.96M | 0.01% |
250,000
-259,000
| -51% | -$9.26M |
|
1103
CALL
Abbott
ABT
$200B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
132,000
-36,600
| -22% | -$2.21M |
|
1104
CALL
Vale
VALE
$64.4B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
621,600
+237,300
| +62% | +$3.12M |
|
1105
Cohu
COHU
$2.4B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
345,875
+74,764
| +28% | +$1.66M |
|
1106
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.1B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
367,741
-284,686
| -44% | -$5.91M |
|
|
NLSN
1107
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
247,794
+239,211
| +2,787% | +$8.27M |
|
1108
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$673M
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
414,150
-17,672
| -4% | -$317K |
|
1109
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.9B
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
295,509
+61,758
| +26% | +$1.83M |
|
1110
PUT
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.2B
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
215,000
+36,000
| +20% | +$1.24M |
|
1111
Orion
OEC
$336M
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
287,762
+150,870
| +110% | +$4.21M |
|
1112
Coherent
COHR
$55.3B
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
190,317
+113,815
| +149% | +$4.93M |
|
1113
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$391M
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
820,093
-414,609
| -34% | -$4.52M |
|
1114
Cognex
CGNX
$10.1B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
149,157
+134,226
| +899% | +$7.93M |
|
1115
Lear
LEA
$8.25B
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
41,610
+21,573
| +108% | +$4.06M |
|
|
SF
1116
Stifel
SF
$12B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
293,738
+39,711
| +16% | +$1.13M |
|
1117
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.68B
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
71,667
| – | – |
|
1118
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.3B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
138,950
+3,899
| +3% | +$204K |
|
1119
PUT
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$114B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
436,700
-1,801,700
| -80% | -$33.8M |
|
1120
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
77,226
+55,281
| +252% | +$5.69M |
|
1121
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.91B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
73,027
-16,634
| -19% | -$1.61M |
|
1122
RH
RH
$2.67B
| $7.63M | 0.01% |
80,066
-473,710
| -86% | -$42M |
|
1123
Photronics
PLAB
$1.74B
| $7.6M | 0.01% |
921,749
+74,720
| +9% | +$625K |
|
|
ESRX
1124
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
| $7.59M | 0.01% |
109,818
+2,742
| +3% | +$209K |
|
1125
PUT
American Express
AXP
$228B
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
81,000
-106,300
| -57% | -$10.3M |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, David Shaw held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- David Shaw added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- David Shaw fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.