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 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$251M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$297M |
| 5 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$272M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.74% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.89% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.05% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
Semtech
SMTC
$12.8B
| $9.74M | 0.01% |
200,329
-41,680
| -17% | -$1.98M |
|
|
AVNS
1152
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $9.72M | 0.01% |
259,576
+18,238
| +8% | +$696K |
|
1153
Gildan
GIL
$10.1B
| $9.72M | 0.01% |
273,618
-31,786
| -10% | -$1.19M |
|
|
PETQ
1154
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
| $9.7M | 0.01% |
355,860
-59,679
| -14% | -$1.89M |
|
1155
CALL
LendingTree
TREE
$424M
| $9.69M | 0.01% |
31,200
-10,000
| -24% | -$3.41M |
|
1156
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.7B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
143,101
+56,666
| +66% | +$4.36M |
|
1157
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.6B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
1,544,510
+513,308
| +50% | +$3.15M |
|
1158
CALL
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.6B
| $9.62M | 0.01% |
173,900
+80,800
| +87% | +$4.42M |
|
1159
CALL
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.09B
| $9.6M | 0.01% |
93,850
+76,183
| +431% | +$8.58M |
|
1160
Radware
RDWR
$1.2B
| $9.57M | 0.01% |
394,558
+93,109
| +31% | +$2.33M |
|
1161
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.18B
| $9.54M | 0.01% |
72,033
+44,702
| +164% | +$5.71M |
|
1162
Synchrony
SYF
$26.3B
| $9.47M | 0.01% |
277,931
-87,894
| -24% | -$3.01M |
|
1163
Equinor
EQNR
$98.1B
| $9.47M | 0.01% |
499,665
-395,175
| -44% | -$7.27M |
|
1164
CALL
EOG Resources
EOG
$76.4B
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
127,500
+88,100
| +224% | +$7.14M |
|
1165
Equinix
EQIX
$106B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
16,377
-5,765
| -26% | -$3.1M |
|
1166
PUT
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56.2B
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
104,900
+27,700
| +36% | +$2.75M |
|
1167
Jabil
JBL
$32.9B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
262,775
-122,676
| -32% | -$3.7M |
|
|
DFS
1168
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
115,401
-61,883
| -35% | -$5.11M |
|
|
JKS
1169
JinkoSolar
JKS
$710M
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
586,457
+306,200
| +109% | +$6.15M |
|
1170
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.9B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
172,952
-35,533
| -17% | -$1.93M |
|
1171
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.19B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
267,162
+216,537
| +428% | +$7.56M |
|
|
GRUB
1172
PUT
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
82,800
+37,500
| +83% | +$4.98M |
|
1173
PUT
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.72B
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
587,575
+400,417
| +214% | +$7.07M |
|
1174
O-I Glass
OI
$1.16B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
903,999
+871,665
| +2,696% | +$11.2M |
|
1175
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$27.6B
| $9.28M | 0.01% |
273,036
-543,998
| -67% | -$18M |
|
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David Shaw's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, David Shaw held 4,189 positions worth $81.2B, up 1.3% from $80.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q3 2019 filing shows 550 new, 1,503 increased, 1,391 reduced and 422 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M. The largest sale was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $567M.
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 Q3 2019 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 3,554,658 shares worth $310M.
- David Shaw added most to PayPal in Q3 2019, an estimated $354M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Fidelity National Information Services, cutting an estimated $410M.
- David Shaw fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $567M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $81.2B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw opened 550 new positions and closed 422 in Q3 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $81.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.