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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.26% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AD
1276
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.11B
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
188,460
+22,712
| +14% | +$861K |
|
1277
CALL
Corpay
CPAY
$27.2B
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
33,000
+13,200
| +67% | +$2.71M |
|
|
CAVM
1278
PUT
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
80,000
| – | – |
|
|
WWE
1279
CALL
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
94,900
+47,900
| +102% | +$2.42M |
|
1280
PUT
First Solar
FSLR
$22.1B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
130,800
+125,800
| +2,516% | +$8.23M |
|
1281
Celestica
CLS
$38.2B
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
577,715
-95,255
| -14% | -$1.09M |
|
|
SCG
1282
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
+177,918
| New | +$6.48M |
|
1283
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.59B
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
66,828
+40,672
| +155% | +$4.08M |
|
|
TVPT
1284
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
369,022
-333,564
| -47% | -$5.84M |
|
1285
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.4B
| $6.81M | 0.01% |
108,996
+85,227
| +359% | +$5.67M |
|
|
CRR
1286
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
741,269
+42,882
| +6% | +$385K |
|
1287
CALL
Chemed
CHE
$7.1B
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
21,100
+4,800
| +29% | +$1.5M |
|
1288
UDR
UDR
$12.3B
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
180,684
+160,684
| +803% | +$5.81M |
|
1289
Koppers
KOP
$865M
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
176,863
+43,070
| +32% | +$1.79M |
|
|
WRD
1290
DELISTED
WildHorse Resource Development
WRD
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
266,465
+99,855
| +60% | +$2.49M |
|
1291
CareDx
CDNA
$2.61B
| $6.72M | 0.01% |
+548,756
| New | +$6.29M |
|
1292
Revvity
RVTY
$13.9B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
91,489
+49,282
| +117% | +$3.7M |
|
|
CIC.U
1293
DELISTED
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
CIC.U
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
650,000
| – | – |
|
1294
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.94B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
145,921
-13,125
| -8% | -$634K |
|
1295
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
110,899
+41,132
| +59% | +$2.42M |
|
1296
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.01B
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
1,496,424
+216,511
| +17% | +$895K |
|
|
TFCFA
1297
CALL
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
133,600
| – | – |
|
1298
FedEx
FDX
$78.9B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
29,206
+20,581
| +239% | +$5.1M |
|
1299
PUT
Broadridge
BR
$21.1B
| $6.62M | 0.01% |
57,500
+20,400
| +55% | +$2.3M |
|
1300
CALL
Ralph Lauren
RL
$21.7B
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
52,600
+32,500
| +162% | +$3.95M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
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 Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.