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 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$570M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$469M |
| 3 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$342M |
| 4 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$249M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$434M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$301M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$245M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$235M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$230M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.95% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.57% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.23% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 8.8% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HI
1226
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
157,000
-17,667
| -10% | -$740K |
|
1227
Philip Morris
PM
$301B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
+66,367
| New | +$7.07M |
|
1228
CALL
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.3B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
56,400
+22,400
| +66% | +$2.49M |
|
|
YELL
1229
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $7M | 0.01% |
486,526
-345,221
| -42% | -$4.55M |
|
1230
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$34.2B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
+480,174
| New | +$6.75M |
|
|
ACC
1231
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
170,193
+160,437
| +1,644% | +$6.86M |
|
|
TOWR
1232
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
228,549
-22,581
| -9% | -$683K |
|
1233
PUT
NewMarket
NEU
$8.54B
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
+17,500
| New | +$7.09M |
|
|
CRCM
1234
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
384,199
+28,884
| +8% | +$506K |
|
1235
PUT
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.27B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
177,600
+36,600
| +26% | +$1.32M |
|
1236
CALL
Moody's
MCO
$88.4B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
46,600
+32,300
| +226% | +$4.73M |
|
1237
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.87B
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
63,593
-71,176
| -53% | -$7.34M |
|
1238
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$288M
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
127,187
-2,347
| -2% | -$130K |
|
1239
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$10.9B
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
88,973
+25,937
| +41% | +$2.02M |
|
|
K
1240
PUT
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
106,500
+95,850
| +900% | +$5.77M |
|
1241
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.9B
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
43,515
-49,386
| -53% | -$7.48M |
|
1242
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.55B
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
112,808
+106,670
| +1,738% | +$6.61M |
|
1243
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$263M
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
358,780
-446,316
| -55% | -$8.08M |
|
1244
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ICLR
$13.1B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
60,318
+39,688
| +192% | +$4.57M |
|
1245
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$43.4B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
43,229
+13,996
| +48% | +$2.2M |
|
1246
CALL
SLB Ltd
SLB
$80.1B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
100,300
+47,300
| +89% | +$3.06M |
|
1247
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$28.8B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
1,161,053
-53,870
| -4% | -$312K |
|
1248
Stantec
STN
$8.36B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
241,100
-21,700
| -8% | -$605K |
|
|
CMA
1249
PUT
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
77,600
-1,800
| -2% | -$145K |
|
1250
CALL
Equifax
EFX
$22.6B
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
+57,100
| New | +$6.42M |
|
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David Shaw's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, David Shaw held 3,940 positions worth $72.6B, up 12% from $65.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw deployed $3.73B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 507 new positions and adding to 1,441 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019: 3,178,870 shares worth $88.8M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $434M trimmed.
- David Shaw's largest Q4 2017 buy was iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019: 3,178,870 shares worth $88.8M.
- David Shaw added most to GE Aerospace in Q4 2017, an estimated $570M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $434M.
- David Shaw fully exited Tesla in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $230M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $72.6B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- David Shaw opened 507 new positions and closed 394 in Q4 2017.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $72.6B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.