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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$667M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$584M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$418M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$525M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$306M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.27% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.7% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.3% |
| 4 | Industrials | 7.34% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
PUT
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.6B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
120,000
+45,000
| +60% | +$2.79M |
|
|
GPOR
1302
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
1,444,112
+127,402
| +10% | +$812K |
|
1303
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
530,113
+42,017
| +9% | +$593K |
|
1304
W&T Offshore
WTI
$543M
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
1,425,413
+329,044
| +30% | +$1.77M |
|
|
GRUB
1305
PUT
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
45,300
+5,000
| +12% | +$681K |
|
1306
Interface
TILE
$2.25B
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
460,716
-113,934
| -20% | -$1.8M |
|
1307
Comscore
SCOR
$74.9M
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
68,275
+24,657
| +57% | +$5.28M |
|
|
LMNX
1308
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
341,384
+50,847
| +18% | +$1.12M |
|
|
HMHC
1309
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
1,222,334
+484,924
| +66% | +$3.22M |
|
|
DVAX
1310
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
1,764,427
-562,285
| -24% | -$3.26M |
|
1311
CALL
Illumina
ILMN
$34B
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
19,635
| – | – |
|
1312
PUT
Corpay
CPAY
$27.1B
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
25,000
-10,000
| -29% | -$2.62M |
|
1313
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
83,623
+44,540
| +114% | +$3.34M |
|
1314
PUT
Kroger
KR
$35.8B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
322,900
+188,300
| +140% | +$4.58M |
|
1315
Box
BOX
$4.57B
| $7M | 0.01% |
397,785
+329,447
| +482% | +$6.3M |
|
1316
PUT
Philip Morris
PM
$302B
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
88,800
-542,000
| -86% | -$44.8M |
|
1317
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$725M
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
637,354
-541,759
| -46% | -$6.07M |
|
|
DHC
1318
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.96B
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
842,543
+615,561
| +271% | +$5.13M |
|
|
SPLK
1319
PUT
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
55,400
| – | – |
|
|
CIC.U
1320
DELISTED
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
CIC.U
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
650,000
| – | – |
|
1321
PUT
Atlassian
TEAM
$42.1B
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
53,100
+4,600
| +9% | +$554K |
|
1322
PUT
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.9B
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
+18,900
| New | +$6.71M |
|
|
SJR
1323
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
338,970
-254,069
| -43% | -$5.17M |
|
|
HSII
1324
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
230,675
-23,611
| -9% | -$828K |
|
1325
PUT
Ecolab
ECL
$81.2B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
+34,900
| New | +$6.49M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, David Shaw held 4,048 positions worth $80.2B, up 3.6% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2019 filing shows 499 new, 1,419 increased, 1,452 reduced and 416 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2019 buy was Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: 5,926,898 shares worth $195M.
- David Shaw added most to Alibaba in Q2 2019, an estimated $667M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $836M.
- David Shaw fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $42.7M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $80.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw opened 499 new positions and closed 416 in Q2 2019.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $80.2B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.