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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.14B
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
+26,814
| New | +$5.07M |
|
|
GPOR
1227
PUT
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
+309,800
| New | +$5.94M |
|
1228
Mastercard
MA
$525B
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
47,295
-131,216
| -74% | -$14.4M |
|
|
NEWR
1229
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
143,468
+134,767
| +1,549% | +$4.72M |
|
1230
PUT
Kroger
KR
$35.8B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
180,100
+49,100
| +37% | +$1.57M |
|
1231
CALL
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.7B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
+34,100
| New | +$5.1M |
|
1232
Spire
SR
$4.92B
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
78,463
-102,219
| -57% | -$6.65M |
|
1233
Prologis
PLD
$136B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
101,867
-133,151
| -57% | -$6.77M |
|
1234
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.67B
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
213,861
-4,019
| -2% | -$86.4K |
|
1235
McEwen Inc
MUX
$1.32B
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
172,254
+66,034
| +62% | +$2.38M |
|
1236
CALL
Viatris
VTRS
$19.2B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
133,600
-103,200
| -44% | -$4.16M |
|
1237
CALL
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$195B
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
80,500
-1,200
| -1% | -$73.8K |
|
1238
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.09B
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
597,154
-296,670
| -33% | -$2.73M |
|
|
TFCF
1239
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
163,184
-664,706
| -80% | -$20M |
|
1240
CALL
Baidu
BIDU
$31.7B
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
30,000
-29,800
| -50% | -$5.24M |
|
|
1241
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$31.7B
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
30,000
-311,900
| -91% | -$54.9M |
|
|
DFS
1242
CALL
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
75,600
+26,800
| +55% | +$1.88M |
|
1243
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.36B
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
374,172
-16,429
| -4% | -$248K |
|
1244
CALL
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$9.86B
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
123,000
-38,800
| -24% | -$1.69M |
|
1245
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.69B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
362,604
-226,890
| -38% | -$3.37M |
|
1246
PUT
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.54B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
135,575
+86,713
| +177% | +$3.91M |
|
1247
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.95B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
365,237
+66,882
| +22% | +$830K |
|
|
MAG
1248
DELISTED
MAG Silver
MAG
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
392,600
-37,300
| -9% | -$529K |
|
1249
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$15.2B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
246,873
-114,852
| -32% | -$2.15M |
|
1250
CALL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
33,300
-20,000
| -38% | -$3.06M |
|
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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.